Tag: tile furniture

Design & Technology, Design Delights

Design to dive into

Transforming the mundane into a joyful playground for the imagination, Brazilian design studio Alva (founded by architect Marcelo Alvarenga and artist/stylist Susana Bastos) forms furniture that offers both fun and function. Producing a mini poolside world, Alva’s Piscinas collection features five designs created for use as tables/seating, each of which are tiled and shaped to mimic swimming pools. Including unusual shapes, such as sunken interiors … Continue reading Design to dive into

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Gerstley Super House
Art and Artists

A new place for tile

Last year a fabulous exhibition stretched the possibility of tile far outside of it’s comfort zone. Philadelphia-based artist Sean Gerstley‘s solo show Tile Block presented a patchwork of ceramic creations designed for the home. Skirting the boundaries of what it means to be tile, some of Gerstley’s furniture pieces are very much not tile, especially the hand-pinched lighting structures, whilst others blend tile with 3D … Continue reading A new place for tile

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