9 Tile Brands We Rate
Bert & May
Lee Thornley left London in 2004 to set up reclaimed tile company Bert & May in Andalusia. His small online venture took on a new life a decade ago when he met Juanma – the owner of a small family business specialising in artisan encaustic tiles and traditional handmade techniques. Since then, the company has evolved into a specialist supplier of handmade artisan tiles.
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Fired Earth
Now a collaborator with design icons like Nina Campbell and industry stars like Bert & May, Fired Earth started life in an Oxfordshire farmyard in the early 1980s, selling terracotta floor tiles at a time when they were relatively unavailable to the British public. Eventually, customers started requesting glazed wall tiles too, and the business has since expanded to include 26 showrooms.
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Otto Tiles
Otto Tiles & Design is a London-based company where rustic meets contemporary. Founder Damla mixes ancient art and handicraft from her Turkish homeland with traditional aesthetics and modern style to create a unique collection.
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Maitland & Poate
Based in London and Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Maitland & Poate is a family run business fuelled by a passion for old and original Spanish encaustic tiles. Having fallen in love with tiles when renovating their Victorian family home, the founders went to Spain to source rare and exceptional pieces. Now, the business has evolved to include new designs alongside reclaimed, antique and encaustic tiles.
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Balineum
Known for creating beautiful bathrooms, Balineum’s tile collection is a standout. We love the Series S range – handmade in Italy, it’s inspired by the seaports of the Mediterranean. With more than 100 patterns available in the collection, you’ll find field tiles, border tiles and authentic listello trims, allowing you to create bespoke designs to suit your space.
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Lapicida
Based near Harrogate in Yorkshire, Lapicida supplies the finest natural stone and marble tiles, alongside genuine antique reclaimed flooring and the very latest in new-generation porcelain. Working with architects, interior designers and private clients, Lapicida’s workshops are renowned for their bespoke designs and manufacturing, which combines state-of-the-art processes with traditional stonemasonry techniques.
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Ca'Pietra
Ca’Pietra offers trend-led tiles for your home and garden, with new collections released throughout the year. The various ranges include an array tones, textures and finishes that can be used to make a statement or create something more unassuming. The design team are hunter-gatherers for Europe’s most meticulous makers, something that takes them from Britain to Italy and to the tile ateliers of Spain.
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Decorum
Designing and producing in Cornwall, Decorum offers a range of hand-painted and patterned kitchen and bathroom tiles. We love its Cornish take on Delft tiles, featuring local landmarks and wildlife, as well as the English Garden panel – a 60-tile wall mural perfect for a bathroom. For something bespoke, the studio’s team of artists will work with you to create custom designs.
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Claybrook
The Claybrook team came together in 2017 to find well-crafted materials that prioritise design and quality. With diverse backgrounds ranging from designing theatre sets through to retailing, surface design and conceptual art, they have a common love for clay. Taking the raw material and shaping it into something useful and beautiful is what they’re all about – be it handmade terracotta, hard-wearing porcelain or glazed wall tiles.
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