Ann Sacks Tile Co recently commissioned this piece, glazed in turquoise, for their new London showroom. The 12″ x 12″ tiles will be grouted in place so their edges were made without undulation to make grouting easier.  We love the antique look of the glaze.  This would make a fantastic backsplash. The Dahlia design is [...]

Our ceramic wall tiles were featured in the March 2010 issue of Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine. While the article says that the tiles are for indoor use they can be installed outdoors as well. As reported in the article, our tiles are one-of-a-kind! Each tile is handmade and sgraffito-carved.

Here’s a great video showing our tilemaking process.  Unalun tiles are all individually-made, hand carved in the old-world technique of sgraffito (“to scratch”).  They are perfect as wall art or kitchen/bath backsplashes. Click on this image to go to the vide:

Unalun tile is ideally suited for backsplash applications. Form over function rules in the case of bathroom backsplashes. Consider that a bathroom backsplash is largely aesthetic and you’ll see why picking beauty really matters.  Practically, a bathroom backsplash is used to protect vulnerable drywall from water splashes.  It is also useful in tying the countertop [...]

Just got a few more photos of the mural for 1706 Rittenhouse Square Street installation (see blogpost dated 27 April 2010). This mural is installed in a parking garage at the condominium complex in Philadelphia, PA Click to enlarge:

Just completed a 15-tile Dahlia mural for a client of Ann Sacks Tile Co. The client liked the full Dahlia mural but only needed 15 tiles. So she selected the section of the larger mural that she wanted. Here’s the result.  The tiles will be surrounded by smooth field tiles and grouted in place.

Fulcrum Arts, which combines the studios of Natalie Blake and Randi Solin, joined with Hand of Man Artisan Builders, owned by Nick Marchese, to create the first-ever sidewalk art installation in downtown Brattleboro, VT. Located on Elliot  St, the 7 x 10 ft plot was dug out by the town and refilled with fresh cement [...]

On Monday Natalie and her fiance, Nick, installed two Tree of Life murals in the Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT. The installation was “a piece of cake” according to Nick. All the workmen in the area (who were still slinging mud and tape, finishing the renovation) oohed and aahed over the tiles. The end result is [...]

Natalie is working on a new tile mural, Bridges, that was inspired by adrive down the FDR Drive in New York City.  Like her Tree of Life design, the bridge design speaks to connections, unity and flow.  As Natalie says, “The sculptural element of working in ceramic tile means I can follow my whims and [...]

One of our favorite interior design bloggers, Paul Anater, wrote about unalun tile and we’d like to share it.  His blog, Kitchen and Residential Design offers tips, good advice, yummy images and interesting reading. Check it out….