As seen in: Luau Restaurant, Beverly Hills

 

The Buddha hand at Luau, designed by Loree Rodkin, is backed by mirrored stick mosaics.

Turkish Delight: A Taste of the Orient

Turkish manufacturer Canakkale Seramik’s Orientiles, designed by Can Yalman, are inspired by Ottoman textiles, woven carpets, Iznik tiles, and other elaborate decorative motifs–hence the unusual ceramic shapes that interlock to form sinuous geometries. These tiles are not for those seeking subdued fare–but they are gorgeous, especially in neutral colors.

I’m also a big fan of this tile-used-as-wall paneling treatment, above.

Orientile Feza

Orientile Aya

Orientile Aya: close-up

As seen in: Marfa, Texas

A tile mural near the Pizza Foundation in Marfa, TX.

Trend Alert! Tiled Furniture

This just in: Bisazza will debut three storage pieces by Tord Boontje at the Salone del Mobile in April. The latest contributor to the company’s expanding Home collection (tile-encrusted side tables, mosaiced folding screens, etc.), he joins a roster of design stars–Patricia Urquiola, Jurgen Mayer H., and Andree Putman among them. Boontje’s collection, Digital Memories, includes this mosaic-swathed console, Volume Gamma; yes, he designed the piece and the tile pattern * . Check out the designs in Bisazza’s Via Senato flagship if you’re in Milan for the furniture fair.

( * This is not Boontje’s first forray into tile; a few years ago he introduced the whimsical Primavera for Ceramica Bardelli–still one of my all-time favorites:)

 

Other highlights from Bisazza Home:

Jaime Hayon’s Organic Pixel vases

 

Carlo Dal Bianco’s Petit ottoman/occasional table (the nickel-plated top swaps out for a cushion)

Andree Putman’s Correspondence desk

 

Archivio Bisazza’s Courone mirror