In the Fall 2016 issue of New York Spaces Magazine, the editors declared Black & White “A Fashion-Forward Pairing,” tapping the Kutner and Zenith Tiles from clé as noteworthy.
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Descriptions of Noteworthy Kutner and Zenith Patterns
Deborah Osburn, the founder of clé says of the Kutner pattern: “the talented Analisse Taft of the celebrated Alt for Living design studio presented a line of favorite retro textiles she carefully curated from her vintage textile collections. kutner was the first tile series clé created with Alt for Living for our cement tile collaboration and we’re thrilled to feature this tile in our stock section.
“kutner has become as popular as it is striking. built from 4 different “floating” geometric patterns, your order will receive equal measures of all 4 patterns which enables you to create the combination of your own artistic layout.”
About the Zenith pattern, she says, “this finely delineated pattern has everyone standing up to cheer. with seemingly endless layout possibilities from hypnotically rhythmic to zany/random, zenith has the power to make any space…happy. go ahead. give it a spin. we dare you :)”
Deborah Osburn, who has her BFA in sculpture, has been designing and manufacturing tile for the past twenty-five years for her company Tilevera. In 2012 she started clé, the international artisan tile e-boutique. The tiles on clé are as distinct as the artists who create them. It is Osburn’s goal to provide a forum for discovery and conversation about what she loves most, tiles created by impassioned artists creating remarkable surfaces.
She has spent her career producing tiles.the act of tile making, along with an affection for art, fashion and design inform deborah’s tile collections.
“i enjoy melding opposites- creating historical themes using modern technologies or developing current styles made from archaic methods. for me, the process of making tiles is as significant as the finished product. i’m lucky. everyday i get to take those passions and figure out new ways to produce tile from the depths of my tile making inspirations. because i’ve been exploring this for some time, that well of inspiration runs deep. ” – deborah osburn