Sealife tiles got a post of their own, as did those that took us underwater, but we kept back these fishy fancies so they could all hang out here together. 1) Poisson Made up of seven colour-coded fish triptychs, Ceramiche Arcea‘s Poisson plays with pattern and tone for a marvellous mix and match shaol that varies the decor from heady to body to tail. 2) … Continue reading Six silly fish tiles
It’s time to bring you more fantastic tiling with our most wonderfully whimsical collection of curiosities yet! 1) People Bianco Creating crazy cartwheeling characters with limbs repeating indefinitely as they spin, the unusual, artsy People Bianco tiles from Codicer95 are breakdancing dancing hexagons full of life. A selection of faces forms a feature unlike any other, with silly scenes just waiting to be discovered. 2) … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XVIII
This fabulously fishy feature tile collection from Italian handmade tile design house Ceramiche Arcea takes mix and match to the next level. Seven different compositions, each consisting of an individual head, body, and tail piece, make up Poisson. These compositions are distinguished through colour and pattern with three blues, one pink, one red, one yellow, and one black trio all making use of a different … Continue reading Pick and mix your Poisson
It all began on the Isle of Skye in 2007, supplying ceramic picture tiles of castle views to the local castles. Now Skye Tiles is a whole operation with over 250 designs of art tiles depicting scenic Scottish views, wildlife, flowers, sea-life, holiday scenes, clan crests, and a whole bunch of nostalgic imagery. The tiles are tube-lines, creating a delightfully tactile 3D relief to capture … Continue reading See Scotland through Skye Tiles
The last Curiosities of Cersaie – bubbles, fish, grout, and rugs – these are our final finds from the show! 1) Fresh Traffic light like lines of 3D circles make up the decors of Pamesa‘s Fresh collection. In four shades (Citric, Nut, Sky, and Apple) these textured buttons add delightful dimension, especially alongside the plain stretched metro and ombre designs. 2) Marenostrum Designed by Giuseppe … Continue reading Cersaie Curiosities V
Folding, rippling, and forming into a cane is what millefiori is all about. Literally ‘a thousand flowers’, millefiori is an ancient process used to manipulate clay or glass, with each bend and twist creating a uniquely kaleidoscopic pattern hidden within a long, unassuming pole. And it’s millefiori that forms the basis of the many marvellous designs found on DoodlePippin. Artist and DoodlePippin owner Ruth uses … Continue reading DoodlePippin
For our most recent instalment of Cyberspace Curiosities, we included the wonderful Passion Flower tiles from Architect and Designer Jeff Shelton. But we couldn’t help but notice the many other awesome tiles in his collection. So today is dedicated to sharing these incredible creations. Designed to be laid in any direction, Shelton’s tiles are made with asymmetry in mind, allowing a massive amount of variation … Continue reading Frogs, Ants, and Lobsters
Rounding off our Cevisama Curiosities is a selection of our absolute favourites from the show. Full of texture, glaze effects, shapes, and joy, these tiles all sit somewhere special in the Curiosities hierarchy. Coming as a twosome, Kyoto and Arco from Natucer are a pair of tiles that took our tile-addicted breath away. The metallic sheen from the Raku glaze, the intriguing colours, and the … Continue reading Cevisama Curiosities: The Favourites
Creator, painter, illustrator, seamstress, stylist, and decorator Maude Smith has her fingers in a lot of pies. Thankfully for us one of those pies is tile design. At Maude Made three distinct categories separate hundreds of delicately detailed drawings transfer printed onto tiles – botanical, blue, and red. Flowers, seaweed, butterflies, snails, leaves, frogs, and ducks are just a few of the features in the … Continue reading Maude Made’s Many Motifs
