Clé tiles have been featured in this lively roundup in Architectural Digest Russia. The collection featured is Ruan Hoffman's Postcards From Myself. View the Full Article PDF Postcards From Myself consists of 25 designs, each hand lithographed on an 8" square encaustic cement tile. Hoffmann is an internationally exhibited painter who uses ceramic as his canvas. This is his second tile collection for clé, though first in the historic tradition of using multiples of four tiles to complete each …
The Measure of a Man, Carlo Scarpa by Robert McCarter
In Robert McCarter’s Carlo Scarpa monograph Austrian architect Peter Noever tells an illuminating tale. In 1974 he and Scarpa visited the Adolf Loos-designed American Bar in Vienna. The moment they entered Scarpa started appraising the space. He ordered champagne for the ladies...... who were present and a measuring tape for himself. Scarpa then proceeded to measure everything down to the exact millimeter. When finished he proclaimed the space to be of "singular spiritual and emotional …
New Ravenna Mosaics in Vogue September 2013
New Ravenna Mosaics Featured in Vogue Sara Baldwin of New Ravenna is featured in a piece in Vogue magazine called "Drawing Board" with the subtext: "A Trio of Designers Looks to the Past to Create Something New" on the "People Are Talking about Design" page. The piece is by Mieke Ten Have. View the Full Article PDF A bit more about Sara from her profile: Sara Baldwin grew up on Virginia’s rustic Eastern Shore, on her family’s farm. “We were surrounded by nature, and all the inspiration …
clé Introduces Designer Tile Cases for Your iPhone
Please note that at this writing the designer tile cases for iPhone are temporarily unavailable. clé is proud to introduce tile inspired cases for the iPhone. The patterns on the cases echo the artisan tile offered on clé, an international tile e-boutique. The artist series includes tile designs by John Whitmarsh, Ruan Hoffmann, Adriano Richetti, Forrest Lesch-Middelton, Hanneke Steenmetz, and Peggy Wong. Encaustic cement and classic tile designs by Deborah Osburn are also available. …
New Ravenna in Coastal Living September 2013
New Ravenna Tiles in Coastal Living In a roundup titled "Touch of Turquoise," editors of Coastal Living featured the Loom Jewel Glass Mosaic Tile by New Ravenna. The editors dubbed the products being featured "Fab finds for your home, inspired by the colors of the coast. The Loom Jewel Glass Mosaic Tile included are in Quartz, Aquamarine, Tanzanite, and Turquoise. They are $184 per square foot, editors note. The piece is edited by Brielle M. Ferreira and photographed by David …