It’s always a time to celebrate when we come across something weird and wonderful in the tile world. And today, the functional art we’re featuring is enticingly weird, outstandingly wonderful, and, of course, fully tiled. From an exhibition last year titled ‘Please Sit for the Alternate Ending’ held at Objective Gallery designers Sam Klemick and Jeff Martin made their magic from outdated trends, materials, and … Continue reading The only way to tile a table
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
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
