Beginning our third week of companies and creatives we’ve got Anne Wenkel, a German artist and illustrator who adds colourful charm to ceramics. Alongside the plates, candle holders, and baubles in her collection sit the truest treasure of all – tiles. Delightfully decorated with abstract shapes, playful patterns, and the occasional cafetiere, Wenkel’s tiles are made to inject whimsy. With collections both mini (50 by … Continue reading Wenkels Welt
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
Vibrant, playful, and full of life, the artwork of Hal Haines captures the spirit of summer, translating fun, adventure, and lazy hazy days with simple shapes and scenes. Restricting his palette to include only primary and secondary colours, Haines’ work is lively but restrained. Familiar objects and clean patterns are represented in bold hues inspiring carefree feelings of nostalgia and joyful memories of childhood holidays. … Continue reading Scenes of Summer
Letting grout play a pivotal role in design, these three tile ranges from Mercury Mosaics offer space and shapes to be filled in with classic neutrals or vibrant colour. Rise A set of simple split rectangles sitting two by three on a mosaic mesh, Rise gives us sleek geometry in four colours – a clear glossy Black, a metallic matte Steel, a smoky duo Midnight … Continue reading Grout play tiles from Mercury Mosaics
We filled up on Curiosities at Cersaie but there’s always room for more so welcome patchwork, origami, texture, and terrazzo for our last collection of Curiosities before 2024! 1) Sei Intriguing forms like folded paper, Mavi‘s Sei collection is something truly unique. In four unusual shades (blue, lime green, teal, and lilac), inverse versions of each design create potential for countless layouts and patterns, composing … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XIV
Combining the familiar patterns and soft surfaces of fabric with the solid permanence of tile makes for many a marvellous design. Companies have created all sorts of fabric-inspired collections taking inspiration from craft, heritage, and texture, and here are six to show how unusual the end result can be. 1) Quilt from Studio Irvine Designed by Marialaura Rossiello, Quilt references the patchwork nature of quilting, … Continue reading Six fabric inspired tile designs
Earthy shades and organic textures play together with sharp geometric lines for this intriguing collection from The Baked Tile Co. Dark slate, burnt orange terracotta, and a delicate off white create the trio of shades, each mixing and matching amongst each other to create the angular hexagonal patchwork of patterns that forms Africa. A hand-crafted, raw earth look is created with details that imitate scores … Continue reading Baked Africa
1) Elements Giving shimmering seas and cloudy, Elements 1 Nuvole Elements 2 Acqua designed by Seletti for Ceramica Bardelli create a designer dreamscape to tantalise and excite. 2) Mosaic Tiles Glass Button Petrol Transform you swimming pool, kitchen, or bathroom with these mystical glass mosaics from Mosafil. In shades of gold, bronze, and aqua, these stunning circles glisten with iridescence, with subtle ridges adding a … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XII
Today it’s all about the curious collection of pattern pick n mix from Cevisama. From florals to Fibonacci, these marvellous motifs made our trip a whole lot more fun. Partnering vintage florals, watercolour flowers, and art nouveau fans, Decocer‘s Bouquet collection in green and blue offers up a party of mix and match potential. Decorated with unusual zig-zags, warm tones, and irregular lines, Aparici‘s Crea … Continue reading Cevisama Curiosities: Pick n Mix
Spotting greens amongst our bounty of Instagram-sourced interiors is not hard – the colour has been trending for years and works well almost anywhere in a home. But in the spirit of our Colour of the Year January take-over, here are some spaces that feature the greens selected by Dulux, Krylon, and Glidden, and the tiles that made them. Pattern Patchwork The light, faintly lemony … Continue reading Spotted: The greens of 2023
Sticking to their roots – both social and geographical – the artisans at Le Nid handcraft stunning ceramics at the base of Mount Etna, highlighting the magic of being Made in Sicily. Studio Le Nid – then Il Nido – was founded in 1966 by Barbaro Messina, a creative inspired by the ancients and on the hunt for innovative techniques. In the 70s experimentation led … Continue reading It’s like déjà vu
Lava and clay lead the way for exciting eco-conscious company NineFifty. Beginning in the Sicilian city of Caltagirone, NineFifty’s founders Nicolò and Fausto sought to preserve and reinvent the ancient production methods of this ceramic-forward place whilst respecting the land and the resources it provides. In order to stick to their environmental goals they keep their supply chain short and minimise waste in their production. … Continue reading Nifty NineFifty
Become one with nature with these fabulous flora and foliage themed features. 1) Shades of blue and beige Warm shades and abstract shapes create a striking focal point in this statement bathroom. Get the look with Timeline Botanical from Del Conca, Caribbean from ABK Wide & Style, or Overtime Foliage from Ceramiche Supergres. 2) White and blue Dainty leaf sketches in blue create a minimalist … Continue reading Get the Look: Flora
Like many other patchwork collections, this tile range is bold and busy. Each of Corrispondenza’s faces is a mini modern artwork, angular, considered, and in a range of rich tones. Conceptualised by architecture and interior design firm Dimorestudio, Corrispondenza acts as a tangible extension of their admiration for Italian ceramic heritage and brings together a wealth of knowledge about historical art, fashion, and design. The … Continue reading Corrispondenza
Inspired by fashion icon Iris Apfel, the aptly named collection Icon from Target Ceramics is a joyful buzz of colour. Informed by Apfel’s love of wild patterns and vibrant combinations, Icon playfully mixes together a patchwork of motifs. Nine designs create the range blending geometrics, curves, animal print, flowers, and leaves, each of which have been carefully selected to reflect textiles and jewellery. Adding eternal … Continue reading Tiles for an Icon
He’s been on our radar as a master of colour with a rich imagination full of design delights. Though tiles have featured in his murals and thoroughout his vision for the future of town halls, there haven’t been any official Adam Nathaniel Furman tiles… until now. In a collaboration with Botteganove, Furman’s New Town collection pairs vibrant, playful shades with a textured mix and match … Continue reading Good news! An ANF Tile Collection!
Gayafores celebrates its 125th year and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFW) turns 75 as they come together to renew their collaboration to blend fashion and ceramics. Combining these joint festivities is Contrast Cobalto – a collection of porcelain floor and wall tiles designed by Pablo Erroz. A small selection of these tiles will be laid on the catwalk, mixing worlds together. Contrast Cobalto’s moody, sophisticated … Continue reading Tiles at Fashion Week
With a penchant for salvage and reclaimation, Retrouvius has saved significant items of design from silk screens, to train car, to entire façades. On a smaller scale fabrics and materials such as leather, marble, and stone have been rehomed in the most stylish of ways. [mepr-show rules=”23028″ unauth=”message”]As for interior design the same adoration and respect for repurposed materials shows in each project. With only … Continue reading Retrouvius Reclaims Character
2019 was a big year for tropical tiles with numerous companies offering jungle-themed scenes and colourful plants and fauna. Although the trend is no longer at its peak, there is still something completely captivating about tropical imagery. Thanks to over a year spent looking at the same four walls with no hope for adventure or excitement, the desire for nature-inspired interiors remains strong. With that … Continue reading Tropical Patchwork
We love seeing companies get creative with mix-and-match. With so many layout options, aesthetics, and stylistic variations in pattern, colour, and texture there is a huge quantity of designs out there. Some are good, some are bad. Some are interesting, and some are predictable. Iris Ceramica‘s Freehand is both good and interesting, taking a watercolour approach, mixed with abstract shapes, decorative lines, and brush strokes. … Continue reading Freeform Freehand
