Spotted, admired, coveted: Sam Roddick's kitchen in London, featuring a wall of glossy Moroccan tiles and a row of mercury-glass pendant lights (for similar, see Lighting: Mercury Glass Pendant Lights from Anthropologie). Handmade by artisans using ancient techniques, glazed Moroccan tiles (known as zellige) are fashioned from organic regional clay and glaze pigments. Because they are hand cut, they feature a distinctive, imperfect profile, which enhances their rustic character and adds a note of exotica to kitchens, baths, fireplace surrounds. Below are a few ideas for sourcing the tiles.

Above: A kitchen in London by Stiff + Trevillion, featuring Emery et Cie tiles from Retrouvius.

Above: Blanc tiles by Emery et Cie.

Above: In New York, Mosaic House offers the R'Ceef 7 line of 12-inch square glazed ceramic tile in dozens of colors.

Above: In San Francisco, Tazi Designs carries hand-cut Moroccan Mosaic Tile (prices run approximately $200 per square meter). Another SF source is the San Tropez Boutique, which carries a wide range of Glazed Moroccan Tiles. Photo via Flickr.

Above: Wood-Fired Moroccan Ceramic Tiles from Dar Interiors in London.

Above: Moroccan Mosaic Tiles at Badia Design in Los Angeles.