Using the strikingly elegant wax-resist method, Artistic Abode‘s hand crafted tiles are bursting with vibrant pigments, laced with intricate designs, and dripping in timeless charm. A series of Egyptian revival tiles blend Art Deco glamour with the intrigue of Egyptian motifs. These unique creations form extravagant borders, or decorate spaced with infinitely captivating colours and shapes. The iconic forms of Celtic crosses also feature in … Continue reading Artistic Abode
Coverings, North America’s top tile exhibition, has revealed a select preview of new tile and stone, and installation products, that are set to be unveiled between 29th April and 2nd May at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. Coverings 2025 will be anchored by three primary sponsor pavilions – Ceramics of Italy, Tile Council of North America, and Tile of Spain – … Continue reading Sneak preview of Tile Addict’s Coverings 2025 product picks
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
We’ve gathered some delights in modern Delft, stepping away from tradition towards playful design, wondrous whimsy, and joyful nostalgia. 1) Petra Palumbo Nostalgic Americana, cosy home goods, and whimsical depictions of tan lines and laundry, Petra Palumbo‘s Delft collection offers visuals for every occasion. Whether you’ve got the perfect spot for a runaway robot, want to set the scene with a sudsy sponge and stacked … Continue reading Marvels of Modern Delft
We’ve shared tiles made from snail poop, a glaze made from urine, sculptures made from ashes, and acoustic panels made from mycelium. And today we add to our list of weird and wonderful tile adjacent delights with a new material made marvellous – worm casings. Japanese sculptor and artist Koro Ihara is no stranger to the curious and unexpected, having previously included the bleeding pigments … Continue reading Worm in Progress
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
From comics to cheese, modern clay to unfired tiles, today’s curiosities are full of magic! 1) Mosaic Tiles Achilles Colored Duo A bold, bizarre, and craftily curious, this unexpected mosaic design from Mosafil showcases a variety of characters, artworks, and comic-strip snippets for an unusual Pop Art bonanza with a retro flair. 2) Firenze Made from NeoClay, a new, innovative ceramic material, Solus Ceramics’ Firenze … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XXI
Clay-loving Kengo Kuma creates a captivating curiosity to contain an art museum showcasing the ceramic culture in China’s ceramic capital. The UCCA Clay Museum, located in Yixing in the southern Jiangsu province, was inspired by the nearby Shushan Mountain and designed to resemble a towering pile of pottery, paying homage to the location’s history of purple clay pottery production. Arched gaps integrate the unusual building with its … Continue reading Clad in clay
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
It’s time for another Tile Addict classic – tiled restaurants. Adding drama, design, and a whole new dimension to dining, tiled restaurants will forever be favourite finds of ours, and here are five more making waves. 1) Kioku in London, UK Mixing wood, stone, and zellige, Studio Pirajean Lees makes reference to the travels of Kioku’s head chef. Natural beauty sits front and centre with honey toned … Continue reading Five tactically tiled restaurants
A few years ago we shared a little of the magnificently unique tile designs of South Africa-based Veelvlak Signature Surfaces. Now, with the addition of Veelvlak FRĒODŌM, their artistic approach to tiles takes on dizzying new heights. Striking, hand-sculpted, multidimensional designs play with texture and imperfection for bold statement interiors. Playful colour mixing and glaze effects pair with shape for artistic features and delicate imagery scatters … Continue reading VEELVLAK FRĒODŌM
Everyday life in its most basic unadulterated, untidied, and unclothed form creates the captivating imagery of artist Max Guther. Scrubbing a toilet in your pants, baking a cake in your pants, flexing in your pants, or working from home (surprisingly not in your pants), are all scenes masterfully rendered, inviting a glimpse into the life of yourself and others. These mundane scenes translate joy and … Continue reading Rendered life
Square tiles are all well and good. So are metros, hexagons, fishscales, picket and arabesque tiles, star and cross combos, triangles, diamonds, and circle tiles. But when you’re a tile addict, everything looks like tiles, everything can be tiles. You see a cake and you think it’s a tile, you see a pair of socks and know a tile that matches them perfectly, or you … Continue reading A few things that would make fun tiles
Vintage mosaic motifs from zig-zags to pinwheels bring old-school cool to Appiani‘s Pastelli collection. Pastelli’s eight shades reference countless historical periods – from Rococo to Art Deco – with dusty pink, rich maroon, faded sea foam, and pared-back blue bringing a splash of colour to be mixed and matched amongst a quartet of greyscale neutrals. Seven mosaic patterns create a spectrum of shades and designs, … Continue reading Vintage Versatility
Few things brings a Tile Addict joy like the witnessing enthusiastic inclusion of tiles in a public space. Whether it’s a stylish restaurant, a dramatic mural facade, or an artful underground station, tiles improve pretty much every location they’re placed. This is true even of the most unexpected places, like today’s feature. Blending Dutch ceramic traditions with skating subculture, artist Arno Coenen created “an Outcast’s … Continue reading Delft to skate by
Coverings, North America’s leading showcase of ceramic tile and natural stone showcase, has curated a selection of the most significant global tile design trends for 2025. This thought-provoking selection spotlights a fusion of time-honoured craftsmanship and cutting-edge innovation. The list provides an inspiring first-glimpse of the inventive and captivating tile product displays that will feature at Coverings 2025 between 29th April and 2nd May at … Continue reading Coverings unveils top tile trends for 2025
Accidentally making it a habit to post a collection like this every few years, it appears the time has come to share five more wonderful cafés full of tremendous tiles. For previous tiled café round-ups click here or here. 1. Blue Bottle Coffee in Shanghai, China Designed by Keiji Ashizawa Design, Blue Bottle Coffee’s interior is given depth and drama with a dark and moody … Continue reading Five more tantalisingly tiled cafes
Developing alternatives to wood-derived sheet materials like plywood and OSB, design and research studio Material Cultures has taken to the British woodlands for inspiration. Their research addresses the heavy reliance on coniferous trees in the production of building materials—a practice that promotes monoculture forestry, leaving large areas vulnerable to environmental damage and harming biodiversity. To move away from this unsustainable system, Material Cultures has been … Continue reading Woodland Waste
The styles, colours, patterns, and aesthetics people love swap and change with the times. Some are short-lived, some are super niche, and some stick around for a long, long time. Reflecting changing needs, attitudes, and preferences, the trends that stick are usually low key, adaptable, and inoffensive, just like those we’re talking about today. 1) Biophilia Reminding us of the great outdoors, biophilic design never … Continue reading Trends here to stay (forever)
Today we celebrate Valentine’s Day with a gorgeous collection of romantic interiors and the tiles you can use to get the look at home. 1) Pink Frame Add thoughtful decor with a whimsical waving frame for a space that delights and invites. Get the look with Gambas Original from Maitland & Poate, Coquette Frame Burgundy Pink from Thatcher Studio, or Reclaimed tiles from Floors of … Continue reading Get the Look: Romantic design
