Last, but by no means least, the final addition to our month of companies and creatives – Lofa Ceramics. Making small batch, high fired ceramics to order in Guadalajara, Mexico, Lofa Ceramics offers sculptural pieces rich with character, texture, and style. Striking glaze effects and uniquely curated colour schemes decorate the 3D shapes and unusual forms with charming imperfections, varied tones, and matt/gloss details giving … Continue reading Lofa Ceramics
Swapping sketchbooks for clay, Cheltenham native Alice Johnson took her studies in illustration and turned them into a tactile practice, forming a series of charming hand-crafted ceramics. Statues, vases, plates, and candlesticks are her usual offerings, but a few collaborations have born a wonderful array of tiles. Working with her Pottery Pets alter ego – the place you go to have your furry friends immortalised … Continue reading Studio Alice Johnson
Today’s tile company is a one woman show. Ran by a single employee for 20 years, Emu Tile‘s large collection is fully imagined, shaped, and glazed by founder Emily Margaret Ulm. Featuring adorable florals, classic motifs, bugs, wildlife, and plants, Emu Tile’s many designs are made to function as stand alone mini artworks or freckled into a large scale installation. With sizes ranging from tiny … Continue reading Emu Tile
At the end of last year I shared five funky flower power tiles to suit some seriously seventies styling and now that Flower Pop is definitely trending, here’s some interior inspo (and, as always, I’ve done my best to find the tiles to match). 1) Sunshine Daisy The tiles of this joyful retro bathroom in Joshua Tree were custom made for the project and I’ve … Continue reading Get the Look: Flower Pop
It’s Valentine’s Day so I thought I’d run towards romance and share eight tiles that’ll fill your home with love. 1) Love from Maitland & Poate Coming in hot with hearts, Maitland & Poate‘s cement Love tiles offer up sweet lovey-dovey decors in classically romantic shades of pink as well as green, blue, and caramelly camel. 2) Hexa Floral from Loja Do Azulejo Handcrafted in … Continue reading It’s ValenTILE’s Day!
We’re back, we’re refreshed, and we’ve got a trio of trend content coming your way. First for your eyes to feast on we’re talking the patterns and decors set to star in 2024. 1) Checkerboard A timeless classic with ties to numerous iconic aesthetics, checkerboard is never out but sometimes it’s even more in. With bold contrast, playful detail, unusual combinations, and patterns within patterns, … Continue reading The Trending Patterns of 2024
You’ve got to be quick to get these tiles. With over 50k followers on Instagram and only a few sporadic product drops a year, Toni Darling Frank‘s ceramic creations are a hot commodity. Each handmade, hand-painted piece is decorated in Frank’s distinctive wibbly wobbly style, mixing checks, florals, and animals with a playfully naïve soul. With homeware items such as mugs, candlesticks, and vases, as … Continue reading Toni Darling Frank
For any new readers, our Cyberspace Curiosities series collects five of the most weird and wonderful tile collections we’ve found across the internet and puts them all right here for you to enjoy. And this is our eleventh instalment, so let’s take a look! 1) Pampa Designed by Italian company Ceramiche Caesar, these decor tiles come from a wide range of Deco Solutions, each featuring … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XI
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
