In this age of bland greige and grey tiles, Clayhaus offers a bold and vivid alternative. The Clayhaus creed is that colour should be embraced. So, as well as custom glazes, the in-house palette continually changes as new bespoke colours are created. A team of skilled artisans takes each tile from clay extrusion, to hand cutting, to hand-application of the glazes, reflecting a genuine passion for what they do. Continue reading Colour Me Cool
AirTiles are innovative, functional and decorative panels, made from Alumer; a polymer-coated aluminum sheet that creates the illusion of a metallic inlay. The panels come in various formats – from decorative borders to tile panels up to huge murals in which a large number of panels are combined to create a large-scale artwork. Continue reading Coloured Metallic Murals
Visitors to The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, California, are also greeted by a fascinating geometric tile mural designed by Linda Vanderkolk and Scott Frankenberger; titled Tessellation Tango. Continue reading Tessellation Tango
The use of tin ceilings really developed in the mid-nineteenth century, when mass produced sheets of thin rolled tinplate became readily available in America. They reached the zenith of their popularity in the 1890s. As a result, many old buildings, such as the colonial town houses of central Sydney, boast antique tin ceilings, cornices, wall panels and wainscots. Continue reading Trending: Tin Ceiling Tiles
Ocean Prime, a prestigious American chain of restaurants, has recently chosen Wood Seelction parquet-effect tiles from Ceramiche Piemme for its latest branch Continue reading Ocean Colour Scene
SomerTile Antic Feelings Red Moon is a 75 by 150mm embossed floral subway tile that features uneven edges for a hand-made look. It offers floral and lace patterns and delicate colouring that helps to emphasize the appealing rustic look. Continue reading Decorative Decisions
I urge all Tile Addict readers to visit Natalie Blakes’ website. It features both “standard’ ranges, public art commissions and one-off domestic pieces; plus a great section on glazes. It is truly inspiring. Continue reading Vermont Visionary
Argentinian artist Adrián Villar Rojas has transformed the Met’s Cantor Roof with an intricate site-specific installation that uses the Museum as its raw material. The Theater of Disappearance features detailed replicas of nearly 100 objects from The Met collection. Continue reading The Theater of Disappearance
In 2015, Vitromex had installed production capacity in excess of 56,000,000 sq. metres. And they have clearly kicked on since then! Continue reading Mexican Tsunami
Tempesta’s Foundation was one of single most desirable surface finishes on display at the recent Coverings exhibition at Orlando, USA. It was created by Erin Adams, best known for her work for Ann Sacks Tile and Stone and for her ground breaking mosaic tile rug for Cynthia Steffe’s showroom. Continue reading Luxury Leather Look
At Coverings, the fruits of Tempesta’s collaboration with Erin Adams, one of the most celebrated product designers in the United States, was clear for everyone to see. Continue reading Erin Adams & Tempesta
Mary Philpott’s work embraces the spirit and philosophy of the Arts & Crafts Movement. Her tiles are also inspired by the landscape, flora and fauna of England and France; think of the colours of Provence combined with the aesthetics of William Morris. Continue reading Historical Homage
Dedicated it to the personal craftsmanship for which self-taught architect Addison Mizner was known, Mizner Industries custom designs and paints decorative tiles for domestic and commercial projects. Continue reading Magnificent Mizner
At ICFF 2017 in New York City, SomerTile will be displaying many exciting new product lines for 2017, including some of the stunning new collections from leading Spanish manufacturer Peronda. Continue reading Sizzling SomerTile
Heritage Tile has replicated the French Art Deco tiles from Ernest Hemingway’s Key West home using traditional casting methods and authentic reproduction techniques. Continue reading Hemingway’s Heritage
Mohawk Industries has reported a further 2% growth in sales in the first quarter of 2017 to $2.22 billion. Global Ceramic Segment sales also increased approximately 2%, further underscoring its position as the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor in the sector. Continue reading Mohawk Motors
The dark dramatic look is turned up a notch or two in Charwood and Gemme: two collections from Serenissima that interpret the warmth of wood and the elegance of marble, and marry them with the latest in ceramic technology. Continue reading Dark Drama
Authentic and characterful recreations of natural stone, granite and marble are delivered forcefully in the new Uniquestone range from Ceramiche Piemme. Continue reading Sensual Stones
The latest additions to Aguayo Tiles’ Elevations collection are Dunes, Curves, Bloom and Wave, the latter two created by renowned artist Tania Marmolejo. Continue reading Curvaceous Cement
Around five years ago, Jim Bachor began filling potholes in his home city of Chicago with a mosaic modelled on the official Chicago flag but with the word Pothole through the middle. Continue reading Pothole Parade
