Clé is featured in Vogue: Editors included the company's tile in a piece titled Summer Punch, noting how "South African artist Ruan Hoffman's background as a painter comes through in his latest collection for clé, the preferred house for artisanal tiles. Certain to brighten any interior, the 25 hand-lithographed geometric designs in the series, Postcards from Myself, come in vivid shades of blue, red, and black. While some tiles bear a resemblance to Matisse's gouaches, others offer a whimsical …
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Shades of Abundance: Handmade Tile and Mosaic
The color green is often considered a harbinger of spring and renewal. It is in abundance in this new collection. Victoria Redshaw, managing director of Scarlet Opus, the British trend forecasting agency, offers her distinctive opinion. "Absinthe Emerald is the perfect shade of green for 2013. The color summons up a secretive mood and a dark, languid atmosphere. There is a slightly risqué undertone which draws us into the seductive darkness to reveal opulence and charm in equal measure. This …
The Origins Collection Hand Made Ceramic Tile by Forrest Lesch-Middelton
(Sausalito, California)........c l é is proud to introduce the new Origins Collection of ceramic tile by Forrest Lesch-Middelton. A potter in Petaluma, California, Lesch-Middelton brings together a number of firing, forming and silk-screening techniques to create the complex designs and surfaces of his tile. Inspiration for the Origins Collection comes from the sacred geometry and arabesque designs found in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Each tile is hand made individually, and can be …
Clé in Elle Decor November 2012
Clé is featured in Elle Decor In this tile feature titled "TOOLBOX" Mieke Ten Have deems these tiles fitting for "Starting over-or just refining what you've got? These inspiring ideas and terrific products will improve any room in the house." She goes on to say: FAIR AND SQUARE The new artisanal tile firm clé has teamed with South African painter Ruan Hoffmann for a limited-edition series of limestone squares with bold, hand-drawn graphics. The 12" sq. tiles cost $120 each and come in three …
C l é Introduces Modern Metallic Tile Handmade by International Tile Artisans
(Sausalito, California)........c l é introduces metallic tiles in porcelain, ceramic and limestone that have been painted, glazed, and printed with the glimmer of silver, gold, iron, platinum, and copper. Each artist has interpreted the glory of metal in their own way from the manipulation of intense heat to delicate brush strokes. In Italy, Adriano Ricchetti at Il Monile has devised a way to turn gold voluptuous, using his technical virtuosity to fuse ceramic with glaze until the two become …