Tiles and Tilework

Tiles and Tilework

Author: Alun Graves

Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum

Published: 2006-05-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781851773558

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A comprehensive survey of the use of tiles in architecture and design through the ages, from the Gothic period through to Art Deco and the Omega Workshops in the 20th century. The stunning photography features individual tiles and tile panels in interior and exterior decoration. Tiles have provided a particularly fertile opportunity for decoration, employing numerous ceramic techniques and reflecting an endless variety of styles through the centuries. Different tile-making processes are discussed and the continuing introduction of new practices is recorded, conveying a sense of the richness and diversity of the traditions of tilework in Europe.


Motawi Tileworks

Motawi Tileworks

Author: Anne Stewart O'Donnell

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764945984

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Spurred on by the marketplace and welcomed by architects and designers seeking to personalize their creations, hundreds of studio tile artists and makers are successfully producing tile today throughout the United States. Among the most revered of these is Motawi Tileworks of Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded by Nawal Motawi and her brother Karim in 1992. Today Motawi Tileworks, under their combined leadership, occupies a spacious studio in a natural setting west of town, where thirty people are employed. Far more than a prosperous and expanding enterprise, Motawi has become a symbol of artistic sensibility and success in the tile industry. The key to Motawi's astounding progress lies in part in Nawal's artistic achievement-a blend of original art inspired and flavored by her interpretation of historic precedents. The result in her finished work reflects the past while being well suited to contemporary taste. The combination of color and design is striking and distinctly Motawi, clearly recognized as such throughout the country. In museum shops, high-end gift stores, and tile showrooms from coast to coast, Motawi stands out for both the quality of the design and the exquisite workmanship.


Tile Your World

Tile Your World

Author: John P. Bridge

Publisher: Mistflower Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780974275437

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Illustrated instructions enable you to 'tile with style'.


Tiles and Tilework

Tiles and Tilework

Author: Alun Graves

Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum

Published: 2002-11

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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An illustrated survey of the use of tiles in interior design through the ages, from the Gothic through to Art Deco and the Omega Workshops in the 20th century. Many different styles are revealed through tilework, from the mellow Delftware depicted in paintings by Dutch masters, to the lively, inventive decoration adopted by Duncan Grant at his Charleston farmhouse. The influence of the Islamic world is shown in the tiles of Moorish Spain and the Victorian period, while the Gothic, and its revival in the 19th century, the Renaissance and Modernism are all represented. The book is illustrated with an array of pictures, which include not only individual tiles but also patterned and pictorial tile panels and items such as ceramic stoves as well as authentic interiors and elements of exterior decoration. Paintings and drawings set the tiles in context. Tiles have provided a particularly fertile opportunity for decoration, employing numerous ceramic techniques and an endless variety of styles through the centuries. Different tile-making processes are discussed and the continuing introduction of new practices is recorded, conveying a sense of the richness and diversity of the traditions of tilework in Europe. Appealing to collectors and to those interested in architecture and interior design, the book draws on the unique collections at the V&A to provide a visual resource and a survey of a popular subject.


Persian Tiles

Persian Tiles

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13:

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Islamic Tiles

Islamic Tiles

Author: Venetia Porter

Publisher: British museum Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780714114569

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Concise introduction to the tilework produced across the Islamic world from the 9th to the 19th century


Mexican Tiles

Mexican Tiles

Author:

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2000-04

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780811826297

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Takahashi leads a colorful architectural tour through Mexico, revealing the many ways tiles are used for function and decoration, adding color and interest to everyday surroundings. 130 color photos.


1000 TILES

1000 TILES

Author: Gordon Lang

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780811842358

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