Visual artist Anna Kesäniemi flits between mediums. Collage, textile design, paint, and sculpture each offer new opportunities for Kesäniemi’s playful eye. Her roots in graphic design and illustration inject her work with stories and imagination, adding life and layers of detail in colours both bold and unexpected. Her recent focus on ceramics embraces this same style. Tiles and shapes serve as canvases where texture and … Continue reading Anna Kesäniemi
It’s our last post of the year so we’re leaving 2025 with a bag of curiosities for your viewing pleasure. Feast your eyes on flowers, matryoshka, and Daliesque scenes, and have a lovely winter holiday! 1) Ditorni Isola Designed by Inga Sempé for Mutina, plain colours, patterns, and scenes make up Ditorni (surroundings). Geometric motifs and solid shades form distinctive details and intriguing space, but … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XXIV
I was hoping to gather a range of fun and festive tiles to match the bunch I collected for Halloween but it seems that Christmas time isn’t as tile-heavy as I thought. However, there are two companies keeping the holiday spirit alive – Petra Palumbo and Motawi Tileworks – so instead we’ll just enjoy their Christmassy offerings! 1) Christmas Tree and Festive Wreath Petra Palumbo … Continue reading 14 Festive Christmas Tiles
Participating in ‘Poetic Vandalism’, the Polish Paintress Joanna Koziej, artistically known as Malarka, is spreading tiled treasures across the world. Creating one off pieces, large scale multi-tile installations, and sneaky additions to public spaces, Malarka and her artworks join our list of favourite finds. With a style that radiates an ethereal aura, staggered brush strokes, interrupted lines, and energetic waves transfer beauty from brush to … Continue reading Poetic Vandalism from the Polish Paintress
Myths and folklore inform the magical tiles of multidisciplinary artist Edith Morris. Made in Cornwall exclusively for The Shop Floor Project, each of the 22 designs feature creatures, scenes, and woodland plants that tell stories passed down through generations. In one, a pair of Knockers (cave dwelling, 2ft tall gnome-like creatures from Cornish folklore) stand, dressed in minors clothing. In another poses Krampus, a half-goat, … Continue reading Fine Folklore Forms
Part canvas, part dolls house, the incredible creations of Genesis Belanger take tableaux of every day life and gently twist them into strange compositions formed from a variety of materials. Unique mosaics that burst from their seams, comforting scenes of daily life crafted from porcelain, and curious sculptures with a playdoh soul fill Belanger’s portfolio, with each piece more captivating than the next. Feast your … Continue reading Genesis Belanger
Working with clay for over 20 years, Michigan-based Gretchen Kramp creates three dimensional handmade tiles decorated with cosy creatures and home comforts. Each gently irregular piece measures between the tiny 2 x 2″ and more stately 8 x 8″, with diverse subjects, themes, and styles for a variety of tastes. Toast, cereal, and fried eggs serve up scenes for breakfast lovers whilst Mothman, Mermaids, and … Continue reading Gretchen Kramp
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
Finishing our second week of tile-world companies and creatives we have Guumba Pottery – a Seoul-based ceramic studio that creates captivating handcrafted homeware. Exploring the interplay of organic material and an artist’s touch, each piece is decorated in Guumba Pottery’s reinterpretation of traditional Korean folk paintings, aesthetics, and patterns. Every bowl, vase, cup, and tile form a canvas, depicting charming creatures and striking motifs in … Continue reading Guumba Pottery
Inspired by the sea and sun, Athens-based artist Evi Louka of Urban Pottery creates cheerful ceramic kitchenware and uniquely decorated tiles, translating the textures and charm of Mediterranean life and memories of travel into functional pieces that enliven a home. Hand-painted lobsters and fish, fruits and palm trees garnish plates, mugs, and dishes with seaside vibes and the warmth of summer sunshine. Vibrant shades, brush … Continue reading Urban Pottery
Our fabulous list of tile in art beauties grows today, with five more wonderful artists and their artworks fit for Tile Addicts. Ana Doolin Born in the vibrant city of Lisbon, Portuguese artist Ana Doolin drenches her work with the soul of the colourful capital. Each oil painting translates the characterful streets into a playfully abstract reality where tiled building facades take centre stage, steeped … Continue reading Tile in Art II
Centring on the human body whilst exploring the theme of utility, experimental creative Charlotte Dualé forms compelling artworks that walk a fine line between chic homewares and personal discomfort. With gruesome inspirations and a fine eye for play, Dualé’s pieces range from wormy text and folded piles of glazed ceramic to intricately detailed shelving installations featuring unique elements to bolster storage and add beauty. From … Continue reading Dualé Purpose Shelving
Somehow it has been four years since our last not-quite tile compilation (check that out here, and the first one here), but there have been plenty of tile adjacent creations in that time. So here are six more! 1) Pieter Bostoen‘s Ceramic Masks The striking stepped masks from Gent-based artist Pieter Bostoen are, the love child of sculpture and tile. Their three dimensional forms pop out … Continue reading Another six not-quite-tile creations for Tile Addicts
Working in a multitude of mediums, Austria-based artist Elisabeth Perez explores the overlooked, transforming the ordinary and unloved with bold and beautiful abstract shapes in vibrant, pigmented colours. From trucks to market tarps, abandoned buildings to street walls, these geometric shapes are given unconventional homes. Taking inspiration from stones found on her adventures, Perez studies the angles, shadows, and details to create the sections that’ll … Continue reading Elisabeth Perez
Established in 2010 by artist and designer Magda Jurek, the pieces of Pani Jurek transcend trends. Each light, vase, or mirror is an artwork created to be loved and enjoyed for decades, forming a language throughout the home that is highly personal. Much of the Pani Jurek designs are made of ceramic, such as the curvaceous Barva vases, or the TRN collection that pay homage … Continue reading Pani Jurek’s Pola
From tiles made of snail poop to those that to look like body parts, the tile world is full of wacky wonders. Here are five more to enjoy. 1) Królik Filling a void in the decadent, intricately detailed wall covering sphere, Polish tile company Królik‘s offerings feature 3D designs made to create striking, unique, and wonderfully colourful interiors full of whimsy and wonder. 2) Poop to … Continue reading Five more wacky wonders from the tile world
Fun, feisty, and full of nudity, the daring Delft designs of Paul Bommer are bound to make you smile. With deeply political sentiments and bold sexual whimsy, Bommer’s “Puckish Delights” reinvigorate the historic love for the decorative nature of sex and nakedness and stand proud in their moral messaging. Charming, cheeky, and unflinchingly graphic, the majority of these Delft designs are Not Safe For Work. … Continue reading NSFW Delft from Paul Bommer
Like the scales of a snakes skin or the camo bark of a sycamore tree, the tiled murals of artist Sofia Londoño impart life to tiles, emphasising the soulful joy of ceramics. Made from individually shaped pieces, Londoño’s murals feature layers of unique texture, with curated colours playing off the many effects achieved with experimental glazes. Her striking compositions offer endless aspects for appreciation, from … Continue reading Sofia Londoño
Influenced by her studies in painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and a blacksmith apprenticeship at Bergmeister Kunstshmiede, the material range of Berlin-based artist Claudia Wieser is large and exciting. Her practice spans traditional materials like pencil and paper, extends to softer canvases of delicate textiles, and solid works like sculpture, all unified by a distinctive geometric style that is both meticulously … Continue reading Claudia Wieser
With charming 3D masks by Gent-based Pieter Bostoen, Antimaterie joins the ranks of our collection of tile-adjacent ceramic curiosities. Combining ancient techniques with contemporary stylings, each mask is handmade with its own distinct personality. Ranging in size and shape from curved to geometric, stepped, striped, or scratched, every piece is a work of art. Intense shades of red, fresh whites, natural terracotta, forest green, and … Continue reading Charming Ceramic Masks
