Heath Ceramics helps Haiti

This just in from the Interior Design magazine news wire: How you can help Haiti…

“Architecture for Humanity is busy mobilizing an architecture army for reconstruction efforts in Haiti following Tuesday’s horrific earthquake…has issued a call to architects, interior designers, engineers, environmental scientists, agronomists, and landscape architects across the globe to donate their time and talent to aid in the long road ahead. Encouraging donation to the firm, California-based artisans Heath Ceramics has vowed to contribute 25 percent of all online and in-store sales to Architecture for Humanity between Friday, January 15 and Monday, January 17. Shop their wares at heathceramics.com….”

Learn how to mosaic from Heath Ceramics!

Dying to do this: mosaic class at Heath Ceramics! One of Heath’s employees, Lisa Bookstein, runs workshops for beginners on a monthly basis–8 hours spread over a weekend, during which you learn the basics and make a 12 x 12-inch mosaic panel! Upcoming dates are August 22 through 23, and September 26 through 27. Plus she offers more advanced classes for those with some experience in the medium! Great excuse to visit Heath’s Sausalito shop/facilities (as if you needed another)…

Jayne Michaels’s gorgeous backsplash (and more)

Jayne Michaels, one half of the charming and talented design duo 2Michaels, was recently featured on Strange Closets, a design blog that is, strangely, not so strange–but is rather delightful. Chicago-based trend reporter/blogger Tate Gunnerson toured Jayne’s chic 57th Street pad and took beautiful photos of every room, including her Le Corbusier-inspired kitchen and her penny-tiled bath. Her backsplash (also featured in The Art of Tile!) is a run of glazed Heath ceramics that extends above the upper cabinets–a look I love. Check out the post here!

I love Jayne's penny-tiled bath...the colors are like candy...

Jayne's copy of "The Art of Tile" on her bedside table (left)!

[photos: Tate Gunnerson via Strange Closets]