Many of De Ferranti’s materials replicate the style of historic buildings in Rome and Athens, often reviving decorative techniques – such as Scagliola, Opus Sectile and Cocciopesto – that are in danger of being lost. Other surfaces, such as Jali work, are collected from diverse locations across the globe. Continue reading Achieving Alchemy
The principal characteristic of Philippa Threlfall and Kennedy Collings’s work is that it is sympathetic to the specific site, providing local interest with a sense of place and relevance. This usually meant site visits and painstaking research. The couple’s shared interest in history also influenced their approach to design. Continue reading Curating Fragments Of History
Gary Drostle is an award-winning mosaic artist who has created numerous large scale commissions across the UK and beyond. Continue reading Drostle in Detail
“We’re delighted to have won The Tile Association’s Excellence in Multiple Retailing award this year. We are committed to delivering a market leading tile range supported by expert and friendly advice for our customers across all our 360 UK stores and digital channels,” stated Brian Linnington, Commercial Director at Topps Tiles. Continue reading Topps Tiles Triumphant
RAK Ceramics pulled off an unprecedented double when the UAE-based manufacturing giant won both Wall Tile of the Year, for Country Brick, and Floor Tile of the Year, for Circle Wood, at the TTA Awards 2017. Continue reading RAK’s Double Reward
At Friday’s Tile Association Awards – the most prestigious annual event for the UK tiling industry – the title of Tile Fixer of the Year was awarded to Sharon Taylor of Viva Tiling, who took up tiling following redundancy in 2007. Continue reading Viva Viva
Here’s a recent snapshot of propects and sentiments in the UK construction industry compiled by Mel Budd of Leading Edge. Continue reading Building Barometer
Maggie Angus Berkovitz’s tiles and tile panels are original and unique paintings, often made for an individual client or for a specific site. They are best seen as pictures painted with glazes and oxides, and then fired onto unglazed tiles, often quarry tiles. Continue reading Maggie Angus Berkovitz
A beautiful new collection of softly sophisticated glazed tiles, inspired by iconic British gardens and the historic market towns of Suffolk, has been introduced by The Winchester Tile Company: an Original Style’s brand. Continue reading Floral Felicitations
British Ceramic Tile has been working with the designers of the future on a 2016 class project. As part of the initiative, BA (hons) Printed Textile Design & Surface Pattern students were invited to test their creativity and work on a class project alongside British Ceramic Tile’s internal design team and the company’s Head of Design, Claire O’Brien. Continue reading Plymouth Potential
The use of colourful, small format, tiles from Solus Ceramics has brought a sense of style and individuality to Four Hundred Rabbits; a new sour dough pizzeria in Crystal Palace, South East London. Continue reading Four Hundred Rabbits
When Julian Opie was commissioned to produce an art wall for a new designer hotel, citizenM Tower of London, he turned to stoneCIRCLE to manufacture the frieze. Continue reading Street Stone Statement
Melanie Watts create stunning mosaic murals for a public art project raising awareness of endangered species. Watts has recently created a stunning glass mosaic of an endangered white barn owl for the Gyosei Art Trail on the Grand Union Canal in Milton Keynes. Continue reading Mosaic Movement
Invader is the pseudonym of a French urban artist, whose work is modelled on the crude pixellation of 8-bit video games. His work is composed of ceramic tile murals installed in urban locations. Continue reading Intrepid Invader
The opening of the first Bunnings Warehouse in St Albans is the first step in a £500 to £750 million investment plan by parent company Wesfarmers, which acquired Homebase in January 2016 in a £340 million deal. Continue reading Bonza Bunnings
British designer Faye Toogood’s furniture and objects, including her beautiful glazed lava tiles, demonstrate a preoccupation with materiality and experimentation. Continue reading London Lava
In The Bell’s gents, neat rows of green metro wall tiles are set against contrasting black and white chequerboard floor tiles, with sheet music wallpaper and urinals formed from three flugelhorns! Continue reading Flugelhorn Urinals
Andy Martin Architects’ interior for the Olivogelo ice-cream shop in Belgravia features a wall covered in 3D bespoke ‘lickable’ tiles with hints of coloured flavours. Continue reading Lickable Tiles
“I create bespoke drawings with unique themes, and source beautiful and colourful materials to ensure the artwork really holds the viewers’ attention.” Melanie Watts. Continue reading Butterfly BAL
Few restaurant interiors have taken the humble glazed tile to such heights as Voodoo Ray’s: a pizza slice shop and bar in Dalston, East London. Here Gundry & Ducker have created a distinctive and characterful space that references both New York and London. Continue reading Tiling Voodoo Ray’s
