It’s our last post of the year so we’re leaving 2025 with a bag of curiosities for your viewing pleasure. Feast your eyes on flowers, matryoshka, and Daliesque scenes, and have a lovely winter holiday! 1) Ditorni Isola Designed by Inga Sempé for Mutina, plain colours, patterns, and scenes make up Ditorni (surroundings). Geometric motifs and solid shades form distinctive details and intriguing space, but … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XXIV
Start from the floor to fill your home with character. Don’t be shy when it comes to colour, get creative with pattern, and make a space entirely your own. Get inspired then get the look with our tile matches. 1) Reimagined Classic A contemporary take on a classic pattern, the feature floor of this joyful kitchen ties all the colourful cabinets together. Get the look … Continue reading Get the Look: Feature Floors
Inspired by the beauty of block printed textiles, Mosaic Factory‘s new collaboration with British designer Molly Mahon brings her striking motifs to cement tile. On fabric, wallpaper, and homeware, Mahon’s patterns form a rhythm, layering vivid colours, checks, and details to delight the eye and infuse spaces with handcrafted charm. Their cement counterparts carry this same artisanal spirit, translating the characterful irregularities of block printing … Continue reading Mosaic Factory x Molly Mahon
There’s something about a wibbly-wobbly wavy tile that brings me so much joy. Injecting whimsy into interiors and filling spaces with fun, these designs are a hit for lovers of Dopamine Decor, playful styling, and people that don’t take life too seriously. 1) Fluxo Completo From the wonderfully colourful and creative Studio Latitude comes Fluxo Completo. Endless colour combinations form the irregular waves that serve … Continue reading A whole lot of wibbly-wobbly tiles
Celebrating their tenth anniversary in style, Otto Tiles & Design are welcome Kismet – a collection that encapsulates the company’s rich contemporary style and pays homage to its Turkish roots. Each of Kismet’s three designs are named for the country’s historic people and places – Amara (a neighbourhood in Halfeti), Patara (an ancient city in Antalya), and Hittites (a Bronze Age Anatolian civilisation). Decorative split-moon … Continue reading Otto’s Kismet
Adding to our joyful June stream of colour and loveliness, today’s get the looks are all about patchwork perfection! 1) Harlequin A trippy selection of triangles mix and match for a feature floor that draws all the attention. Get the look with 6″ Triangle tiles from Fireclay Tile, triangle tiles from Original Features, or Cursive from Crossville Inc. 2) Elmer In the captivating colours of … Continue reading Get the look: Patchwork
We’ve got more rainbow loveliness coming your way today with this stunning selection of seven tiles that are colourful and fabulous. 1) Ojo de Dios These unique eye-shaped tiles from Erick Millan feature striking stripes in a kaleidoscope of colours, made to be mixed and matched for a watchful wall of wonder. 2) Fruit Salad Featured in our Rainbow Kitchen II the other week, these … Continue reading Seven striking rainbow tiles for multicolour magic
If you love playful interiors and unique, functional art, you’ll love this curated collection of companies and artists. 1) Hal Haines In bold and beautiful colours, Hal Haines translates the everyday into wonderful, whimsical scenes that live in perpetual summer. Read more about his work here. 2) César Bazaar Through collaborations with artists from around the world, César Bazaar has created a cement tile portfolio … Continue reading Six tile companies and artists drenched in colour and fun
After proving itself to be one of our most popular articles, our collection of rainbow kitchens from three years ago is getting itself a twin! I’ve scoured high and low, fending off AI nonsense left and right to find you real rainbow delights, so today we can welcome five more magically proud designs and the tiles you need to get the look. 1) Fruit Salad … Continue reading Get the Look: Rainbow Kitchen II
My first look at the vibrant work of Brazilian tile company Studio Latitude was during an Instagram ‘research’ sesh, when I stumbled upon this (pictured below, and featured in our most recent Get the Look post), an intensely joyful, sunshine-filled shower decorated in tiles I didn’t recognise. Although the company wasn’t tagged in the post, a quick reverse image search revealed the tile design – … Continue reading Studio Latitude
Today I’ve chosen to celebrate the Flower Moon (May’s full moon) with a little collection of lunar loveliness. Taking us through the full cycle, these moon-inspired tiles are made to add celestial magic to your home. 1) Phase to Phase These waterjet mosaics from New Ravenna are part of Cean Irminger’s third Kiddo collection. Available in two colour ways – Orchid, Tiger Lily, and Magnolia, and Nero … Continue reading Seven moon tiles full of lunar loveliness
For over 40 years, Carocim has been producing expertly crafted cement tiles. At their base in Aix-en-Provence, Carocim develops their own strikingly unique patterns and works with designers to inject fresh personality to their portfolio. Embracing the stylish finesse of brands and creatives like Celeste Mogador, Petit Pan, and Margaux Keller, Carocim’s collections feature familiar patterns reworked, recoloured, and adapted to cement. Intense carnival colours … Continue reading A Carnival of Colours at Carocim
Today’s tile theme may be unexpected, but after being asked on Instagram to find a bunch of interiors featuring nudes on tile I fell down a fun little rabbit hole. Surprisingly, some boob tiles have already featured across various articles but I had to find a few more to flesh out the list. So please enjoy this breast-taking selection! 1) Boobs à l’unité From Tue … Continue reading Five titillating boob tiles
In a collaboration with the vibrant luxury boutique hotel in Barbados – Cobblers Cove – Bert & May‘s new collection brings the lively energy of the Caribbean to a striking set of tile rugs. Leafy shapes and geometric designs form playful borders made to be mixed and matched for unique layouts. Adding layers to the tile rugs, palm frond patterns, bold cross hatching, and wavy … Continue reading Caribbean Charm with Cobblers Cove
Finding one exciting, novel tile design is wonderful. Finding an entire catalogue feels like magic. And when we came across César Bazaar we knew we’d stumbled across a font of wonder. Rather than utilise labour from abroad, the cement tiles of César Bazaar are made in France, with pieces of the country residing within each tile including sand from the Oise, marble powder from the … Continue reading César’s Captivating Cement
Today we celebrate Valentine’s Day with a gorgeous collection of romantic interiors and the tiles you can use to get the look at home. 1) Pink Frame Add thoughtful decor with a whimsical waving frame for a space that delights and invites. Get the look with Gambas Original from Maitland & Poate, Coquette Frame Burgundy Pink from Thatcher Studio, or Reclaimed tiles from Floors of … Continue reading Get the Look: Romantic design
It’s our last article before DTA’s long Christmas break so to celebrate the end of yet another tiletastic year, here are our top ten tile finds of 2024. 1) Petra Palumbo’s Tartan Tiles Intensely vibrant and wonderfully dramatic, Petra Palumbo‘s tartan tiles are an exciting addition to our mental tile catalogue. Four colours with matching trim pieces and complementing art pieces make this selection a … Continue reading DTA’s tiling favourites from 2024
A plethora of patterns for patchwork perfection make up the creative catalogue of Moroccan company Kraftsol. With styles that track trends and motifs with a timeless soul, Kraftsol’s cement tiles are made for all. Classic waves, geometrics, and half-moons form their traditional offerings – a tasteful group of old school aesthetics in neutral tones, whilst a few circles, wave designs, and splatter effects offer retro … Continue reading Kraftsol
Adding yet again to our never ending list of tile companies and delightful patterns, today we’re talking Glazentile. Sharing a passion for authenticity in design, skilled craftsmanship, and the endless possibilities afforded by creativity, the husband and wife team behind Glazentile work with master artisans to create a collection of cement, zellige, and bejmat tiles that blend tradition with modernity. With classic Arabesque patterns like … Continue reading Glazentile
Despite featuring their tiles in countless Interior inspo posts, Cyberspace Curiosities, and trends pieces, we’ve somehow never actually given the wonderful Popham Design an article of its own. But today that changes. Collaborating with luxury French lifestyle brand Mapoésie, Popham Design presents a trio of colourful abstract patterns – Calice, Nazaré, and Celeste. The curious curves of Calice take their inspiration from chain mail, and … Continue reading Popham x Mapoesie
