Monthly Archives: February 2009

An oldie but goodie: Moroccan zellige tiles

Zelliges terra-cotta from Emerie et CieZelliges terra-cotta from Emerie et Cie

Traditional Moroccan zellige tiles—made of enameled, hand-cut terra-cotta—inject a space with quiet lustre. French design house Emerie et Cie makes them in every color of the rainbow.

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Zelliges terra-cotta from Emerie et Cie in rouge claire

Don’t be afraid of: texture!

Bryan Kerrigan's high-relief stoneware.

Bryan Kerrigan's high-relief stoneware.

Tiles = pixels

Christoph Niemann/NYT  

Christoph Niemann/NYT

I only just discovered Christoph Niemann’s New York Times blog a few weeks ago, after his Lego art went viral. As if that wasn’t genius enough, his post on his own Berlin bathroom is the coolest, craziest thing I have seen in a very long time. Try this one at home, folks!

welcome to the tileist!

Hello all…

Welcome to my new blog, where I’ll be writing about, you guessed it, tile!

Stay tuned for more posts beginning in March.