Tim McKeough, who includes tiles by clé in his piece for The New York Times titled "Tile Gains Footing All Over," writes, "If you’ve been keeping an eye on the ground beneath your feet, you may have noticed an explosion of pattern. It can be seen in public spaces like the Manhattan restaurant L’Amico, designed by Crème; and the Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Tex., designed by Mark Zeff. And in private spaces, too, like the New York apartment of the actors Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, designed by …
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I, Hack Intellectual Thank the Mayor of Venice on Ytali
When I asked him [Luigi Brugnaro, the mayor of Venice] on Twitter about the issue of mass tourism in Venice, he shot back: “non lascerò che alcuni “intellettuali da strapazzo” continuino a denigrare #Venezia dicendo di amarla.” Or in plain English, ” I will not let some “hack intellectuals” continue to denigrate Venice while saying he loves her.” It is now a badge of honor to be considered an intellectual hack by the mayor of Venice. We hacks see the devastation that the cruise ships and …
Chinoiserie Tapped by New York Spaces
In their Spring 2015 issue, New Ravenna’s Chinoiserie mosaic was featured by the editors at New York Spaces magazine. In the “Statements” section of the magazine, the premise of the roundup was “Colorful and Classic Designs Perfect for Spring and Summer.” The caption for the tile composition read, “Exquisite: Sara Baldwin’s Chinoiserie is a striking, handcrafted mosaic for New Ravenna.” See the Full PDF of the placement for the full impact of the beauty of the tiles. Chinoiserie Tapped by …
New York Times Features Timorous Beasties
Writing for The New York Times, Arlene Hirst features tiles by Timorous Beasties, which the Glasgow-based artisans produced for clé in an article titled, "If It Flutters or Buzzes, Surely It's Art." The journalist notes, "Paul Simmons, who heads the Scottish design studio Timorous Beasties with Alistair McAuley, describes their mission as making the ugly beautiful. Since 1990, the men have worked iguanas, devil heads and hairy thistles into their products. “'Our job is to turn people …
Timorous Beasties Featured in Vogue
Writing for Vogue magazine, Mieke Ten Have declares a new tile collection by Timorous Beasties "Off the Wall." Designed for clé, the collection represents the creators desire to "turn aesthetic assumptions about pattern upside down." Full PDF featuring the placement. Founder and creative director Deborah Osburn teamed up with the duo behind the design studio Timorous Beasties to bring about the Rorschach Tile Collection. She simply knew it was time for Timorous Beasties to …