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
Intensely characterful and vibrantly expressive, the unique tiles of Erick Millan combine Mexican folk style with designer panache for a bold, beautiful fusion. Eyes Eyes Eyes sees multicoloured checkerboards in vivid contrast surrounding a hypnotic eye in the tile centre. The collection’s unusual eye-shaped mosaics feature bands of pink, red, yellow, blue, and green for a vision in technicolour. Eyeless decors with varied check details … Continue reading Millan’s many eyes
Clay Imports welcomes another wonderful collection to the tile world with their new collaboration with Davey McEathron and Rebecca Holliday of Rock Paper Build. Finding inspiration in Mexican city San Miguel de Allende and on the motifs of cowboy boots, Rock Paper Build have created four designs – Bayas, Naranjas, Conectada, and Pomelo – with an enticingly retro aesthetic. These motifs decorate a selection of … Continue reading Tiles inspired by cowboy boots
Yellow is getting a lot more love these days- adding warmth and joy to interiors and mixing with deep, earthy tones for stylish complexity. The kitchen benefits especially well from bold bursts of yellow so here’s a little inspo and the tiles to match. 1) Sunny zellige A fabulous feature of yellow zellige adds light and texture to this gorgeous kitchen. Get the look with … Continue reading Get the Look: Yellow Kitchens
Brothers Zac and Nick Barreiro founded Austin-based Clay Imports in 2012, primarily focusing on small batch Mexican tiles. Over the years their love of travel and craftsmanship has inspired an expansion of their collections which now incorporate creations from as far as Vietnam and Turkey. Collaborating with artists, illustrators, ceramicists, and graphic and textile designers from around the world to ensure an ever growing portfolio … Continue reading Seven striking tiles from Clay Imports
Failing to find the quality and style of tiles needed for her interior design studio (STUDIOEZRA) in Australia, Georgia Ezra created her own brand that could offer exactly what she wanted. Forming partnerhips with artisans and manufacturers around the globe Tiles of Ezra is now a hub of authentic handmade tiles representing a variety of crafts from diverse countries such as Mexico and Vietnam. Combining … Continue reading Tiles of Ezra
