Get the full Diary of a Tile Addict Colour of the Year experience with our shades of 2025 trend inspo selection and the tiles you need to get the look! 1) True Joy Lively, vibrant, and optimistic, Dulux’s sunny yellow finds a home in this fabulously lovely shower. Get the look with Dandelion Moroccan Fish Scale tiles from Mercury Mosaics, Ogee Drop Daffodil from Fireclay … Continue reading Trend inspo: Colours of the Year 2025
Unusual patterns, wondrous colours, and striking designs, these unique interiors are full of personality, so we’ve found the tiles you need to get the look. 1) Checker Wall Add a contemporary take on a traditional style with an unexpected checkered feature wall. Get the look with Checkmate in Metal, White, and Black from Clé Tile, Britannia Light, Snow White, Black Marble Mosaic from Marble Systems, … Continue reading Get the Look: Decor Tiles II
Earthy shades and organic textures play together with sharp geometric lines for this intriguing collection from The Baked Tile Co. Dark slate, burnt orange terracotta, and a delicate off white create the trio of shades, each mixing and matching amongst each other to create the angular hexagonal patchwork of patterns that forms Africa. A hand-crafted, raw earth look is created with details that imitate scores … Continue reading Baked Africa
Roof tiles are what gives this cafe in Shanghai a luxury look rich with intrigue. This inspiring choice of surface came from Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design who opted for a novel approach to celebrating Chinese culture at Blue Bottle Coffee. Located near to the Jing’an Temple, a Tangmi Buddhist temple first built in 247 AD, offering an appreciation and recognition of heritage within the … Continue reading A new way to bring the outside in
Looking at the portfolio of Amsterdam-based designers Studio Modijefsky it appears that they love tiles as much as we do. With countless restaurants, hotels, bars, and cafes under their belts we’ve got plenty to share, but here are some of our favourites. 1. Otto’s Burger in Cologne A miscellany of tiles blends old and new elements in this former bakery, respecting its history whilst adding … Continue reading Stylish tiling with Studio Modijefsky
Light, airy, and filled with natural textures, Beach House interiors offer luxury, comfort, and calm in one delightful package. To share in our envy we’ve gathered five Beach House style spaces and the tiles you can use to recreate the look at home (or beach house if you’re lucky enough to have one). 1) Green Geometrics Earthy olive green decorates the floor in a geometric … Continue reading Get the Look: Beach House
It has been nearly two years since we shared our first roundup of fantastically tiled cafés so we thought it about time we do another. Heading all the way around the world to find tiled spaces that make the coffee drinking experience one to remember, here are five more. 1. Coffix in Athens, Greece The tiles may not be wacky here, but the classic plain … Continue reading Five fabulously tiled cafe interiors
A lovechild formed in a partnership between Tom Dixon‘s Design Research Studio and JLK Design Studio, The Manzoni is an experimental space that blends restaurant, shop, and showroom. Each area is designed in distinctive, varied styles showcasing numerous Tom Dixon lighting solutions and furniture pieces but it’s the tiles in the Bar & Lounge which really caught our attention. Made exclusively for this Milan-based marvel, … Continue reading The Manzoni Made a Mano
With a penchant for salvage and reclaimation, Retrouvius has saved significant items of design from silk screens, to train car, to entire façades. On a smaller scale fabrics and materials such as leather, marble, and stone have been rehomed in the most stylish of ways. [mepr-show rules=”23028″ unauth=”message”]As for interior design the same adoration and respect for repurposed materials shows in each project. With only … Continue reading Retrouvius Reclaims Character
One of our interior design favourites (Masquespacio) has yet again made a big show of tile in their continued collaboration with Italian burger chain, Bun. In their decoration of Bun’s Milan store, a colourful combination of green and purple saw square tiles, bare brick, and captivating curves form a distinct restaurant personality. Set in Turin, this most recent restaurant revitalisation utilises the brand’s exisiting colour … Continue reading Be Water My Friend
One of our favourite places to get design inspiration is Spanish creative consultancy Masquespacio. Not only are their keen stylistic senses a treat for the eye, but their projects frequently feature vast and original tile use, showcasing our strongly held belief that tile really is the greatest of all coverings. Here are five of the company’s delightful contributions to interior design that really prove that … Continue reading Masquespacio’s best tiled interiors
A surrealist fantasty has been created in the heart of Rome’s Appio Latino district. Rome-based design duo La Macchina Studio have transformed their client’s 1950s apartment into a theatrical interior. The apartment’s original terrazzo flooring was uncovered with the help of local craftsmen, reinstating the space’s heritage. However, a new narrative was given to the home with new materials, a new layout, and a bold … Continue reading Theatrical Interior with Retroscena
This fantastically tiled restaurant with an equally magnificent bar is a Tile Addict’s dream. Designed by a favourite of ours – Masquespacio – these spaces in La Sastrería in Valencia have taken tile to dizzying heights. With the help of Grupo Gastroadictos, the gastronomic dream of chef Sergio Giraldo and bartender Cristóbal Bouchet has come alive. Starting with the bar, slanted metro tiles in a … Continue reading La Sastrería’s Stunning Interior
A donation from Qatar has enabled a fresh face to be given to Room XIX of the United Nations’ offices in Geneva. The largest assembly room, measuring in at 4000 sqare metres with 320 delegate desks was redesigned by PEIA studio to create a modern geometric interior that pays homage to traditional Arab culture. The vaulted ceiling and curved sides serve to exemplify the founding … Continue reading Donation Delivers Design
The Tan Zou Ma Li restaurant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan has a strong exterior attitude and carries it through element by element, creating a cohesive design and established atmosphere. Designed by Lo Keng-Fu of architecture firm Chain 10 the resulting space has a heavily industrial look, counteracted by an air of elegance. The twisted columns feed the narrative of urban chic, whilst echoing natural features. Bringing … Continue reading Tan Zou Ma Li
The future now looks different for this Grade II listed building. Once left derelict and dilapidated, it has had the life breathed back into it by the folks from Rarebreed. This team of friends sought out Quadrant Design to reform it into “a sanctuary of good food, world-class drinks, and great company”. Their aim was to restore the property to its original open and industrial … Continue reading Conserving Character at The Corn Stores
