Tag Archives: Ceramic Tile

British Ceramics Biennial, Stoke On Trent

November 18, 2012

The Old Spode Factory site. This was the main building. The former site is made up of a series of buildings – so it is like walking into a small town.Slideshow

Please welcome Sarah Watson who runs the bath furnishings company, Balineum, in the UK as our guest blogger to THE PERFECT BATH. She lives in London with her husband (who does not work in the world of bathrooms, has no interest in ceramics, and whose only interest is cricket—-not the insect). www.balineum.co.uk.

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Handmade Ceramic Tile

November 2, 2011

A block of raw clay ready for the extruder that will flatten the material and make it ready for cuts.Slideshow

Those of you who know me, know that I love ceramic tile. It is the tactile experience of the material that is most appealing. It feels smooth and silky on its glazed face and unfinished on the back where only the raw fired clay is visible until installed. Handmade ceramic tile can be refined and elegant or chunky and casual on white or red clay bodies. The choices you make influence the design direction and the visual scale and balance of the space.

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First Tile Post

November 1, 2010

These 14th century relief tiles are made in England and Scotland. The decoration is either raised or counter-sunk and usually glazed in the same tones as mosaic tiles.Slideshow

Those of you, who know me, know I have a tile fetish (probably easier to manage than one for shoes).   I love the natural ingredients from which tile is made; earth-dug clays, silica, sand and water.  I also love the fact that clay can be transformed by the human hand into an object of enduring beauty.  It can be squeezed and molded into any shape and applied to many surfaces.  And tile grids provide the opportunity to configure a square or rectangle into impressive wall patterns.

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