The Insider: A Case for Colorful Tile

There’s a reason you’re seeing more colorful tile out there. It’s livable, joyful, and not as hard as you think.

Written by Sophie Donelson

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MADE Elements 3" x 6" and 2" x 4" fields in Vert; MADE Trims & Moldings Fancy Liner and Flat Liner trims in Vert
Design: Sara Crooks Design; Photography: Stephen Karlisch

MADE Elements 4" x 4" field in Custom Color
Design: Max Humphrey; Photography: Christopher Dibble

Context 2" x 11" field in Jasper
Design: Raychel Wade; Photography: Raquel Langworthy

MADE Modern Ribbed Moon field in New Lagoon
Design: Bidgood + Co; Photography: Janis Nicolay

Colore 10” Triangle, 10” x 10” and 2” x 10" fields in Blush, Clove, Rose and Sterling
Design: Anahi Hollis Design; Photography: Martin Vecchio Photography

Tiempo field in Yaffo 3
Design: Maison Inc; Photography: David Papazian

Idris by Ait Manos 4" x 4" field in White Carrare (shower); Hacienda Hexagon Field (floor)

Idris by Ait Manos Guercif Mosaic in Custom Color
Design: Tracy Hardenburg ; Photography: Pär Bengtsson

MADE Modern Peak and Valley fields in New Lagoon
Design: Workshop/APD; Photography: Donna Dotan

New Collections with Earthly Elegance by Clinton Smith

Get back to nature with Ann Sacks’ latest designs. Our Chief Designer, DeeDee Gundberg, shows you how.

Petite Spaces That Live Large by Clinton Smith

Form and function come together in these high-style spaces designed for specific tasks at hand.

The Evolution of Tile by Sophie Donelson

Any serious trend-forecaster will attest that zeitgeisty moments in style aren’t flash-in-the-pan fashions but rather cyclical expressions of everlasting passion. In short: good trends have staying power.