Hemingway’s Heritage
Heritage Tile has replicated the French Art Deco tiles from Ernest Hemingway’s Key West home using traditional casting methods and authentic reproduction techniques. Continue reading Hemingway’s Heritage
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Tile Tourism
Palazzo Morelli offers a catalogue of Italian surfaces; with terracotta sitting alongside marble and other stones, onyx and semi-precious stones, mother-of-pearl and wood. Continue reading Tile Tourism
Bravura Barsa
Spanish-inspired tapas restaurant Barsa Taberna in downtown Toronto really captures the energy of the running of the bulls. Continue reading Bravura Barsa
Sandwich Styling
John Tong’s design for Torteria San Cosme, Toronto evokes the vibrant colour, playfulness and authenticity of Mexican street food stands. Continue reading Sandwich Styling
Westway
Robert Dawson’s Westway mural combines a mixture of locally significant historical references, including a portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, within a skillfully interrelated and overlaid composition. Continue reading Westway
Familial Flourishes
Carefully-controlled modernisation of the production processes, has allowed Giovanni de Maio to expand from an artisanal operation into a craft-based industry. Continue reading Familial Flourishes
Magical Myaamia
Based upon Myaamia, an original painting by Santos Mendez named after a Native American Algonquian language spoken by the Seminole Indians, the mosaic mural at TD Bank, Florida, reflects harmony and friendship among all living creatures. Continue reading Magical Myaamia
Pure Peronda
At Cevisama 2016, Museum, Harmony and Peronda all offered cutting edge designs; many of which were the best examples of their type on the show floor. Continue reading Pure Peronda
Fluorite Fashion
Inalco’s Fluorite is a new porcelain tile collection inspired by the terrazzo floors of yesteryear, but one with an innovative revamped air. The range was developed in collaboration with Katty Schiebeck. This talented young designer has delivered a collection offering neutral tones, plus white, black, blue and green, that delivers harmony and balance. Continue reading Fluorite Fashion
Counterfeit Ceramicist
Diogo Machado – aka Add Fuel – is a Portuguese artist, a highly skillful illusionist with an untreatable case of tile addiction; a street artist with a sideways sense of humour and much to say about perception, value and media. Continue reading Counterfeit Ceramicist
Raku Revivalists
Karak is one of those very rare discoveries: a young, vibrant, creative, energetic company that just happens to have burst onto the tile scene with a product range that is absolutely on trend. Continue reading Raku Revivalists
Destination Deruta
Roberto Domiziani is often credited with inventing the Italian Volcanic Stone Table, as it is known today. He has taken these products to a level of sophistication, elegance and quality that rivals the masterpieces of the Renaissance. Continue reading Destination Deruta
Medina Manifesto
Ramacieri Soligo from Montreal, has added new patterns and colours to its on-trend collection of Medina cement tiles. Continue reading Medina Manifesto
Tiling Theatre
Teatro by Refin is a striking wood-effect tile range that offers a prestigious, exclusive feel and communicates the values of Italy’s cultural past and artisanal heritage. Continue reading Tiling Theatre
Majestic Minton Makeover
The tiles for the painstaking restoration of the magnificent floors of St George’s Hall, Liverpool, were manufactured by Craven Dunnill Jackfield; the only company in the world capable of manufacturing such complex encaustic tiles. Continue reading Majestic Minton Makeover
Mosaic Odyssey
Mosaïque Surface’s Odyssée Collection is a stunning, highly curated, collection of made-to-order mosaic patterns inspired by the romance and architecture of Paris. Continue reading Mosaic Odyssey
A Two-Dimensional Mind
The career of tile maker Bronwyn Williams-Ellis began with 3D design, working in ceramics. She completed a BA and an MA at the Cardiff College of Art and had her first workshop in North Wales where she created huge one-off sculptures and garden ware. But, Bronwyn eventually had a kind of eureka moment when she realised that her forte lay in two-dimensional design. Continue reading A Two-Dimensional Mind