Tile was an important element in interior design in many parts of the world for thousands of years, coveted for its aesthetic possibilities, functionality and longevity. Yet for a generation, the ...

Tile is sometimes an afterthought at the start of a remodel or a design project, but Catherine Bailey and Robin Petravic are hoping their new book, “Tile Makes the Room,” can inspire us to reorder our ...

Tilemakers continue to innovate on texture and color, incorporating cutoffs—as is the case with Salvatori’s Patchwork—using natural volcanic stone like Zia Tile, or sticking to the techniques of yore, ...

Oakland tile setter Riley Doty remembers his first trip through the San Francisco Marina District in the late '70s. Doty, who had fallen in love with the ceramic medium during his teens in New York ...

Hand-painted tiles unite the worlds of art and utility, adding both beauty and value to a space. Modern trends highlight vibrant patterns, sustainable craftsmanship, and the seamless flow of tiles ...

Dezeen Showroom: Tarkett-owned carpet brand Desso has released a range of subtly striped carpet tiles that aim to create soft transitions between zones in open plan interiors. Tactile Craft carpet ...

In this April 18, 2019, photo, Cheung Shun-king, 65-year-old mahjong game tile maker, poses with his tiles in his shop in Kowloon’s old neighborhood of Hong Kong. Hand-carved mahjong tiles is a dying ...

"Owning a forklift was never on my to-do list," says Reta Larson, sitting in the living room of the home she and husband Michael Pratt carved out of a cavernous commercial building they bought 15 ...

Recognized by the People's Committee of Cao Bang Province as one of three official traditional craft villages in early 2024, the craft of making yin-yang clay roof tiles continues to provide a vital ...

What to do with captured pollution? This is the question that Tejas Sidnal, founder of Carbon Craft Design had when he got thinking of the excess carbon emissions in the world. He was keen to create ...