Our last week of companies and creatives begins with The Happy Collectiv (THC), a place designed by founder Satya Shekar to be a joyful, intentional, grounded studio where objects that ooze happiness can be collected and created. Cast forms, paper mache, and ceramics make up THC’s artistic offerings, made slowly and lovingly for homely details filled with soul. Varying in style and subject, her hand-painted … Continue reading The Happy Collectiv
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
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
Inspired by the beauty of block printed textiles, Mosaic Factory‘s new collaboration with British designer Molly Mahon brings her striking motifs to cement tile. On fabric, wallpaper, and homeware, Mahon’s patterns form a rhythm, layering vivid colours, checks, and details to delight the eye and infuse spaces with handcrafted charm. Their cement counterparts carry this same artisanal spirit, translating the characterful irregularities of block printing … Continue reading Mosaic Factory x Molly Mahon
If you love playful interiors and unique, functional art, you’ll love this curated collection of companies and artists. 1) Hal Haines In bold and beautiful colours, Hal Haines translates the everyday into wonderful, whimsical scenes that live in perpetual summer. Read more about his work here. 2) César Bazaar Through collaborations with artists from around the world, César Bazaar has created a cement tile portfolio … Continue reading Six tile companies and artists drenched in colour and fun
My first look at the vibrant work of Brazilian tile company Studio Latitude was during an Instagram ‘research’ sesh, when I stumbled upon this (pictured below, and featured in our most recent Get the Look post), an intensely joyful, sunshine-filled shower decorated in tiles I didn’t recognise. Although the company wasn’t tagged in the post, a quick reverse image search revealed the tile design – … Continue reading Studio Latitude
Multidisciplinary artist Marina Anaya creates vividly across multiple mediums – from jewellery and engravings to painting and embroidery. Vibrant colour and engaging shapes form striking visuals full of love and joy. Her talents also spread to the wonderful world of ceramics where sculptures, pottery, and murals receive whimsical decoration and showcase a spirited imagination. The wiggly bending bodies, rough marks, and simple stripes seen throughout … Continue reading Marina Anaya
In a collaboration with the vibrant luxury boutique hotel in Barbados – Cobblers Cove – Bert & May‘s new collection brings the lively energy of the Caribbean to a striking set of tile rugs. Leafy shapes and geometric designs form playful borders made to be mixed and matched for unique layouts. Adding layers to the tile rugs, palm frond patterns, bold cross hatching, and wavy … Continue reading Caribbean Charm with Cobblers Cove
Finding one exciting, novel tile design is wonderful. Finding an entire catalogue feels like magic. And when we came across César Bazaar we knew we’d stumbled across a font of wonder. Rather than utilise labour from abroad, the cement tiles of César Bazaar are made in France, with pieces of the country residing within each tile including sand from the Oise, marble powder from the … Continue reading César’s Captivating Cement
With colour, joy, whimsy, and endless half-moons, designer Aimée Wilder‘s tile collections are sure to inspire. Waves in playful shades, versatile geometrics, and a few unique takes on terrazzo, this extensive catalogue of designs takes a trip away from tradition to bring us a range of finishes solidly in the 21st Century. Wilder’s choices of colour and contrast emphasise the wobbling shapes, offering a highly … Continue reading Wilder’s Waves
Haustile are collab queens. Their previous design collaborations with Dani Dazey of Dazey LA, and Daren Thomas Magee of Real Fun, WOW! brought us incredible creations such as Spotlight and In the Prism. And now there’s a whole new bunch of tiles to enjoy as we welcome their most recent selection of Bold, Durable, and Never Boring porcelain pieces. Created with Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist Zander Schlacter, … Continue reading Haustile x Zander Schlacter
The first trend spotted amongst the countless stands at Cevisama was terrazzo twisted toon-style. Some more daring than others, some more colourful, some dainty, some bold, but all of them with a little softness that led me to the name Toon Town Terrazzo. These playful designs offer up the same randomised aesthetic as classic terrazzo but just makes it a little more… fun. Perhaps the … Continue reading Toon Town Terrazzo
