10 Easy Pieces: Handmade Patterned Tiles - Remodelista
Currently surfacing all over: handmade ceramic and cement tiles in bold, simple patterns. Circulos, a cement design by Original Mission Tile, is made by hand in Mexico. Part of the Kelim series by Swedish designer Mats Theselius, Woody is a reed-inspired pattern shown here in Kohl and Milk. Made in Morocco, the 20-by-20-centimeter tiles are SEK 1,500 per square meter ($16.40 per square foot). Popham Design’s Squarish tiles comes in five pattern variations; three of them are shown here. The 20-by-20-centimeter cement tiles are made outside of Marrakech and available in several colors. Wisconsin company Sabine Hill specializes in concrete tiles, and all of its work is made in the US, including the harlequin-esque Bluff pattern. Maison Artistry’s terracotta tiles are made and painted by hand in Temecula, California. The six-by-six-inch Arabesco pattern, shown here, lines a shower wall in Design Sleuth: Maison Artistry Tiles. RedBank is a new line of terracotta tile from the tile and fixtures powerhouse Waterworks. Made and painted by hand in the US, the tiles, including Isoceles, shown here, are customizable by color and pattern. Origins is a collaboration between Clé Tile of Sausalito, California, and artist Forrest Lesch-Middelton, who makes (and weathers) each tile by hand in his Petaluma, California, studio. Visit Clé Tile to order; for individual tiles to use as artwork or coasters, go to Lesch-Middelton’s Etsy shop. Fireclay Tile’s Contemporary Collection is made in California using clay composed of 70 percent recycled materials (such as discarded glass bottles and porcelain bathtubs and toilets). Dandelion hexagonal tile from Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune is 20-by-23 centimeters and comes in a variety of colors, including Almost Black. Native is the latest tile collection from Remodelista favorite Commune. Whatever you’re on the hunt for, our 10 Easy Pieces series has you covered: