Tile was an important element in interior design in many parts of the world for thousands of years, coveted for its aesthetic possibilities, functionality and longevity. Yet for a generation, the ...

Oakland tile setter Riley Doty remembers his first trip through the San Francisco Marina District in the late '70s. Doty, who had fallen in love with the ceramic medium during his teens in New York ...

Brought over by the French, painted cement tile making has been incorporated into Cambodian design for more than a century, even as the industry has died out in Europe. But with local masters ageing, ...

A new generation of artisans are paying homage to the centuries-old craft even as they subvert it. By Max Norman Photographs by David Chow Styled by Victoria Petro-Conroy A broad-shouldered farmer, ...

Dallas, TX - February 05, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Tiles Workshop LLC, a Dallas-based cultural arts education company, ...

A tradition dating back centuries survives in Portugal as artists and companies fill private and public commissions for the celebrated designs. Azulejos can be seen all over the Portuguese capital of ...

In this April 18, 2019, photo, Cheung Shun-king, 65-year-old mahjong game tile maker, poses with his tiles in his shop in Kowloon’s old neighborhood of Hong Kong. Hand-carved mahjong tiles is a dying ...

Lois Lenroot-Ernt and Bob Ernt, knew their 1927 Tudor in Minneapolis' Lynnhurst neighborhood was a gem. What they didn't know was how exceptional one design detail was — until recently. As they ...

Las Vegas, NV, February 23, 2026––Coverings, North America’s largest international showcase of ceramic tile and natural stone ...

HONG KONG — Just opposite the entrance to a neon-lit night market, one of Hong Kong’s few remaining carvers of mahjong tiles engraves the two Chinese characters for the number 8,000 on a piece of ...