3D tiles, Design, Design & Technology, Design Delights, Tile Companies, Tile Designers

VEELVLAK FRĒODŌM

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

H.L. SimpsonMarch 12, 2025August 7, 2025Leave a comment

Art and Artists, Design, Digital Art, Weird & Wonderful

Rendered life

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

H.L. SimpsonMarch 10, 2025February 5, 2025Leave a comment

Art and Artists, Design, Public Art, Street Art, Weird & Wonderful

Delft to skate by

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

H.L. SimpsonMarch 3, 2025February 7, 2025Leave a comment

Coverings, Design, Exhibitions

Coverings unveils top tile trends for 2025

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

diaryofatileaddictFebruary 24, 2025February 21, 2025Leave a comment

Architecture & Interiors, Restaurant Interiors

Five more tantalisingly tiled cafes

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

H.L. SimpsonFebruary 21, 2025January 23, 2025Leave a comment

Design Trends, Trend Inspo, Trends

Trends here to stay (forever)

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)

H.L. SimpsonFebruary 17, 2025February 17, 2025Leave a comment

Get the Look, Trends

Get the Look: Romantic design

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

H.L. SimpsonFebruary 14, 2025August 22, 2025Leave a comment

Design, Tile Designers

Królik: the next big thing in tile

Turning traditional wainscoting and decorative dados on their head, fresh faced Polish tile company Królik offers feature ceramics like no other. This brand new brand – launched late January of this year – is a branch stemming from vintage company Kaflarnia Karny who have been making tiles since the 1930s. With the marvellous mind of designer Aleksandra Żeromska at the forefront, Królik is launching in … Continue reading Królik: the next big thing in tile

H.L. SimpsonFebruary 12, 2025August 7, 2025Leave a comment

Design, Design & Technology, Design Delights

Cyberspace Curiosities XX

Abstract shapes, blobs, sketches, and puzzle pieces, 2025’s first collection of Cyberspace Curiosities has it all! 1) Italian Landscape Designed by architectural firm 23Bassi for Ceramica Fioranese, Italian Landscape is inspired by the shapes of Italy. From arches to rock formations, and from historic patterns to natural structures, the designs of this collection are made to be mixed and matched for endless aesthetic opportunities. 2) … Continue reading Cyberspace Curiosities XX

H.L. SimpsonFebruary 7, 2025January 16, 2025Leave a comment

Design, Design & Technology, Design Delights, Tile Designers

Mosaic Factory x Verhaal

We feature them constantly on our daily games of This or That and all across our Instagram but it has been nearly three years since they got an article all of their own. So today we’re talking Mosaic Factory and sharing one of their most marvellous recent releases. Collaborating with Australian-founded and Dubai-based architecture and design firm Verhaal, a chic take on zellige was born. … Continue reading Mosaic Factory x Verhaal

H.L. SimpsonFebruary 5, 2025August 7, 2025Leave a comment

Art and Artists, Tile Designers, Weird & Wonderful

Bikinis by Browne

Swimmers, skiers, and waddling penguins decorate the delightful, minimalist tiles of Alexandra Browne. Colourful characters doing flips, speeding down slopes, and joyfully traversing snow feature across Browne’s Chatel tiles. Inspired by the French ski resort of the same name, each Chatel tile makes up a small part of a larger, playful scene where jolly skiers make their way across a large expanse of white. With … Continue reading Bikinis by Browne

H.L. SimpsonFebruary 3, 2025August 7, 2025Leave a comment

Design & Technology, Sustainable Design

Poop to Tile

If you, like us, have been eagerly anticipating the next tile/poop crossover ever since we first shared the wacky and wonderful snail poo tiles from Lieske Schreuder all the way back in 2016, your long arduous wait is finally over. That’s right, today we have the pleasure of bringing to you more tiles made from poop! From the creative mind that brought us Rust Harvest … Continue reading Poop to Tile

H.L. SimpsonJanuary 24, 2025August 26, 2025Leave a comment

Art and Artists, Tile Designers, Weird & Wonderful

Haus of Lucy

An era mishmash features throughout the artworks of Haus of Lucy with reimagined figurines blending old with new and artfully embellished prints adding contemporary details to historic scenes – think George Washington with hair rollers, classic art meets Adidas, or Edwardian children huffing NOS. Continuing this playful theme, traditional Delft meets modern whimsy in a duo of Haus of Lucy tile collections. The hand painted … Continue reading Haus of Lucy

H.L. SimpsonJanuary 20, 2025August 7, 2025Leave a comment

Colour Trends, Design Trends, Trend Inspo, Trends

Trend inspo: Colours of the Year 2025

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

H.L. SimpsonJanuary 17, 2025February 5, 2025Leave a comment

Design, Design & Technology, Design Trends, Get the Look, Trend Inspo, Trends

Get the Look: 2025 trends

If you’re into some of the trends we shared earlier this week, here’s some extra inspo and the tiles you need to get the look! 1) Folksy Features Touches of folk art, traditional motifs, and handcrafted items combine beautifully in these delicately detailed corner decor tiles. Get the look with Petal Rojo from Old World Tiles, TC Ville from Casa Tile, or Corners Only Delft … Continue reading Get the Look: 2025 trends

H.L. SimpsonJanuary 10, 2025February 7, 2025Leave a comment

Design Trends, Trends

The trends set to shine in 2025

Beyond the everlasting love of nature and organic materials come the more niche trends that gain momentum, whether they’re a lean towards a certain set of colours, choice motifs that make their mark, or an entirely new way to design, these 2025 trends offer a fresh set of styles to look out for in the coming year. 1) Folksy Features Dainty florals, traditional motifs, paisley, … Continue reading The trends set to shine in 2025

H.L. SimpsonJanuary 6, 2025February 5, 2025Leave a comment

Art and Artists, Design, Design & Technology, Design Delights, Iconic Designs, Weird & Wonderful

DTA’s tiling favourites from 2024

It’s our last article before DTA’s long Christmas break so to celebrate the end of yet another tiletastic year, here are our top ten tile finds of 2024. 1) Petra Palumbo’s Tartan Tiles Intensely vibrant and wonderfully dramatic, Petra Palumbo‘s tartan tiles are an exciting addition to our mental tile catalogue. Four colours with matching trim pieces and complementing art pieces make this selection a … Continue reading DTA’s tiling favourites from 2024

H.L. SimpsonDecember 20, 2024January 2, 2025Leave a comment

Art and Artists, Design, Design & Technology, Design Delights, Tile Designers, Weird & Wonderful

Margate’s Minnie Mae

Match your dishes to your tiles with the wonderfully whimsical designs of Minnie Mae. Blending aesthetics from the UK, Italy, and Greece, these Margate made homewares are choc full of charm. Mini columns made for candles, decorative veggies, and uniquely playful plates and bowls form a joyful collection of items to fill your home with creativity. And for the Tile Addicts among us there are … Continue reading Margate’s Minnie Mae

H.L. SimpsonDecember 16, 2024August 7, 2025Leave a comment

Ceramic Curiosities, Design & Technology

Movable Magnetic Modules

Movable magnetic tiles coat the surface of Re-Glow – a series of modular furniture pieces designed by Eindhoven-based Studio Rens and created in collaboration with ceramic design studio Cor Unum. Blocky coffee tables, side tables, cubes, and vases form the striking collection, all bursting with life, colour, and joy over their steel frames. A push-pull contrasting glaze effect forms vibrant contrast across the tiles, with … Continue reading Movable Magnetic Modules

H.L. SimpsonDecember 13, 2024January 2, 2025Leave a comment

Design, Design & Technology, Tile Companies, Tile Designers

Kraftsol

A plethora of patterns for patchwork perfection make up the creative catalogue of Moroccan company Kraftsol. With styles that track trends and motifs with a timeless soul, Kraftsol’s cement tiles are made for all. Classic waves, geometrics, and half-moons form their traditional offerings – a tasteful group of old school aesthetics in neutral tones, whilst a few circles, wave designs, and splatter effects offer retro … Continue reading Kraftsol

H.L. SimpsonDecember 11, 2024August 7, 2025Leave a comment

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