‘Inspirational and instructive … an essential work-tool for both home-owners and professional decorators’ – The Financial Times

With inspiring photographs, an extensive resource guide, and expert advice from architects, designers, homeowners and tile manufacturers, The Art of the Tile is a feast for the eyes as well as an indispensable and comprehensive resource.

First, the basics: selecting the best materials for certain spaces; installation and maintenance considerations; and aesthetic aspects, such as using tile as an accent or pairing tiles with different patterns in the same area.

Then the bigger questions: Do I want eco-friendly bamboo tile? Gorgeous gold-leaf Italian glass tile on my backsplash? Or just a neutral-coloured tile? You’ll see dozens of installations to spark your imagination, including all of the latest advances.

The catalogue section of this book includes more than 1,500 tile options organized in groupings based on colour, pattern, motif, texture, shape, material and more:

Jen Renzi was a senior editor at House & Garden and Interior Design magazines. She is the author of Ten Years of Design Excellence: Ceramic Tiles of Italy Across America and the co-author of Samantha Nestor’s The Luxury Bathroom.

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