The Best Sources for Subway Tile, According to Architects

The Best Sources for Subway Tile, According to Architects

Whether it’s in the kitchen, bathroom, or another hardworking space in your home, you can’t go wrong with a classic subway tile.
Photograph by Haris Kenjar.
Nemo Metro Wall Tile
Nemo’s Metro Wall tile in Ultra White lines the tub surround and shower walls in a bright white bath.
Mowery Marsh Architects installed Fireclay’s 3×12 tile as a kitchen backsplash.
Photograph by Haris Kenjar.
Fireclay Tile
“Nemo Metro Wall tile… it’s the most economical we’ve found! For a more crisp edge we like Ann Sacks Kanso and for a handmade subway tile in varying sizes we often use Fireclay.” – Jennifer Marsh, Mowery Marsh Architects
Heath Ceramics
Herringbone Design used Heath Ceramics’ Classic Field tile in Jade for the bar backsplash of The Clubhouse Bar at Tara Iti Golf Club in New Zealand.
Photograph by Patrick Reynolds.
Adds Jute Home‘s Alison Davin on Heath Ceramics subway tile: “We love that it is handmade and has variation.”
Waterworks Architectonics
Designer Kriste Michelini used Waterworks’ Architectonics tile in a herringbone pattern for a kitchen backsplash.
“The glazed subway tiles from Waterworks are my go-to.
Sonoma Tilemakers
Photograph courtesy of Sonoma Tilemakers.
Classic white subway tiles line the walls of a bathroom.
Photograph courtesy of Subway Ceramics.
Subway Ceramics
The edges are perfectly square so the grout line is always crisp and straight.” – Jayne and Joan Michaels, 2Michaels
Equipe Masia Collection
Equipe’s Masia tile in Jade.
Photograph courtesy of Equipe.
“A terrific subway tile is the Masia Collection by Equipe in Spain, which comes in 9 colors.” – Rose Carlson, Burr and McCallum Architects
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