Five fabulous decorative tiles coming up in today’s collection of Cyberspace Curiosities. 1) Biselado Vintage Pearlescent and shimmering in varying shades of pink, Dreamtile‘s Biselado Vintage tiles blend a mature shape with playful light and colour. 2) Art Deco Curve Blush Art Deco meets Barbiecore in Bert & May‘s Art Deco Curve Blush tiles. Pink and peach pair together for stunning statement design. Clean white … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XVI
It all started when I was doing research for one of my Interior Inspo posts. I saw some gingham tiles. Then I saw some more. I squirrelled them away in my ’tile matching’ folder, hoping to be able to use them one day if I ever found a third gingham tile to complete my collection. Not only did I find that missing piece, I found … Continue reading A whole bunch of Gingham tiles
Zia Tile often has delicious designs to enjoy, particularly among their diverse and colourful cement collections, so I’m always checking in to see what’s new. This time it’s a whole bunch of terrazzo style decors taking centre stage. Individuals, duos, and trios of flecked, coloured terrazzo make up the varied and fabulous tiles with soft pastels, intense pigments, and calm neutrals mixing and matching with … Continue reading Zia Tile’s Terrazzo Touch
Geometrics are trending in 2024 so heres a little interior inspo and some tiles to match! 1) Moroccan Stars Go for gorgeous Moroccan design with a repeat motif in varying shades. Get the look with Zellige Medina From Mainzu, Moroccan Encaustic Cement Pattern 19C from Best Tile, or Spanish//Moroccan Style No.18 from Cerastone. 2) Zzz A woven herringbone look made from rows of Zs creates … Continue reading Trend inspo: Geometrics
It’s Valentine’s Day so I thought I’d run towards romance and share eight tiles that’ll fill your home with love. 1) Love from Maitland & Poate Coming in hot with hearts, Maitland & Poate‘s cement Love tiles offer up sweet lovey-dovey decors in classically romantic shades of pink as well as green, blue, and caramelly camel. 2) Hexa Floral from Loja Do Azulejo Handcrafted in … Continue reading It’s ValenTILE’s Day!
Once again the Surface Design Show – the Islington-based specification showcase – provided plenty of grist for Tile Addict’s mill. The event’s main USPs – strong interior design and architectural audience, convenient location, restricted stand space, and eclectic product mix – thankfully remain intact. This means that any London-based specifier should really find the time each year for a 2 or 3 hours visit to the Business … Continue reading Surface showcase selections
This one’s for all the Canadians looking for artisanal cement creations! Based in Quebec, Hydrotuiles produce custom, made to order, handmade hydraulic tiles one by one. Their catalogue includes countless patterns to pick from, with traditional motifs, modern abstract designs, and simple arrangements all ready to be picked and personalised. Falling maple leaves and flying geese bring the Canadian spirit whilst patterns like Petrus, Sirius, … Continue reading Canadian Cement
It’s been two years since we shared four fabulously tiled hotels, featuring a spectacular quartet of luxurious locations, all triumphantly tiled and delightfully decorated, so how about four more? 1) Hotel Panamera in Tulum, Mexico Just a few steps from South Tulum Beach sits the delightful Hotel Panamera, calmly furnished in neutrals and natural shades everywhere with one exception. Surrounding and within the pool is … Continue reading Four phenomenally tiled hotels
Can you believe it’s been almost five years since we last spoke about global gallivanter and mastermind mosaicist Invader? Last time we checked he had hit over 75 cities world-wide and installed 3,724 sneaky mosaics. The most memorable of which (for me) include The Dude from Invading LA 2018, the four ghosts from Invading Hong Kong 2018, and the camouflaged invader from Invading Versailles 2019 … Continue reading Reinvaded
Offering up a finishing flourish with boundless beauty to behold, Bert & May‘s Borders cement collection is one for the books. Six distinctive designs in smokey grey and stony white make up the range. A simple half and half stripe, a tri-tonal top and tailed triple stripe, and a diamond ad stripe combo design are the more classic options of the set. Briging something much … Continue reading The Border tiles of your dreams
Seeing as stripes are in for 2024, here’s a part two of a stripe-centred interior inspo! Here’s part one if you missed it. 1) Cream & Stone Opt for calm with a little half and half wall of creamy stripes. Get the look with Bateau Striped Cement in Bone and Mojave from Zia Tile, Bassoon Wide Stripe from Bert & May, or Earth Tiles from … Continue reading Interior inspo: Stripes II
Introducing a brand-new lava-inspired collection to their range of sustainable tiles Labha is Alusid‘s latest. Made from 91% recycled materials each piece is unique. Subtle tonal and textural variations create a wonderfully organic look completed with a semi-matt glaze to capture and soften light. Each piece is framed with darker shades, emphasising grout lines and creating a faded effect. Three colours are available – White, … Continue reading Look out for Labha
Creating cheer with colour, these five unique exteriors bring the best of rainbow resplendence adding vibrancy and vim to their pocket of the world. 1) Dmitrovskoe Shosse district in Moscow, Russia Designed by Italian firm Iosa Ghini Associati and headed by Mosproekt-3, facades in shades of blue, orange, green, pink, and yellow cover 47 multi-storey pre-fab buildings in the Dmitrovskoe Shosse district in Moscow. Split into two, … Continue reading Five technicolour exteriors
Occasionally at Tile Addict we like to shine a spotlight on individuals who have had a profound effect on our sector, yet remain largely unknown and unacknowledged. Today it is the turn of Spanish entrepreneur Joaquin Piquet. He has recently written a very insightful article for Vigilancer (reprinted in full below) that provides a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the instigators of the aesthetic … Continue reading Joaquin Piquet: ceramic visionary
We’ve got a wonderfully colourful compilation of Cyberspace Curiosities for you today, perfect for eclectic homes and a touch of designer flair. 1) T18 You may recognise these tiles from a post all the way back in 2017 (where they were featured in Levi Roots Caribbean Smokehouse) but these simple encaustic delights from Alhambra Tiles still look as good as ever and deserve another go … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XV
We’re adding to our massive list of companies today with an online retailer offering tiles full of finesse. Thoughtfully formed 3D shapes and watercolour glazes as well as deeply pigmented Moroccan zellige, handmade terracotta, and hand painted traditional Portuguese tiles make up the curated collections from Loja Do Azulejo. Twisting, angular, geometric roses, 3D striped hexagons, asymmetric wedges, scored motifs, and classic shapes in a … Continue reading Loja Do Azulejo
It’s been a year and AI hasn’t taken over yet, but is it closer to taking over the job of a tile-addicted blogger? I gave it the same prompt as last time – “write a funny article about a real unique tile collection” and let it rip. Let’s see what it came up with… The Quirkiest Tile Collection Ever: Tiling with a Twist! In the … Continue reading These tiles aren’t real… again (with Chat GPT)
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 Surface Design Show is fast approaching and Tile of Spain have shared five themes to look out for amongst the leading Spanish brands. Fine Lines Faintly textured with matchstick stripes and three dimensional detail, Fine Lines offer subtle decor and perspective play whilst interacting with light and shadow for depth and finesse. Faded Elegance The wear and tear of well loved surfaces comes to … Continue reading Themes to spot at the Surface Design Show
Maximalism. Scandi Chic. Hellenistic Revival. Quiet Luxury. Interior styles and aesthetics come and go, drifting in and out of fashion and leaving behind their best features to be reimagined and reintroduced year after year. So what are people going to be choosing for 2024? Let’s find out. 1) Dopamine Decor Dopamine Decor became big at the tail end of last year, strutting into the design … Continue reading Styles & Aesthetics for 2024
