Square screen-printed wall tiles

What they are
A handmade ceramic wall tile, about 14 cm square. Each starts as a square of clay glazed white or cream; we then screen-print it by hand with one of our designs, in any of our colours, before a second firing fuses the screen-printed pigment with the glaze. Because we design every layout by hand no two installations are the same.

Why designers use them
– Any colour: choose from 32 core colours.
– Any pattern: mix designs and colours on a single wall, from a quiet scatter of motifs to a full mural.
– Layered colour: print a tile twice to overlap two colours for extra depth.
– Gloss or matt: both base glazes, white and cream, come in either finish.
– A layout designed for you: we design every installation by hand, so you see the pattern before anything is made.
– One scheme throughout: our rectangular, floor and pocket tiles share the same colours, and our Relief tiles share the same shapes.

Size
Measurements: approx 14 x 14cm / 5.5 x 5.5 inches. As with all handmade tiles, length and width can vary by up to 2%.
Thickness: 1cm / 3/8 inch.
50 tiles per m2 / 4.65 tiles per sq. ft.

Glaze
Base glaze (gloss): white PPWM or cream PPM6.
Base glaze (matt): white PWMM or cream PM6M.
Minimum 3m2 / 33sf / 150 tiles per glaze.

Screen-printed colours and designs
A core collection of 32 colours is available and new colours can be commissioned.
Colours are screen-printed by hand with a liquid pigment. They have a soft, almost watercolour look.
A variety of screen-printed colours and designs can be included within a single tile installation.
Tiles can be single screen-printed or double screen-printed. Where two screen-prints overlap, we make a best guess at the resulting colour.

Characteristics
Handmade tiles have characteristic differences to mass-produced tiles.
– the surface is less regular and more uneven.
– the sides of the tiles are less perfect and may be a little jagged in places.
– the corners may not be perfect.
Grout combines all these imperfections into one installation which has the look and feel of handmade tiles.

Options
If a more regular looking tile is preferred, we can press the tile before screen-printing. Pressing creates a tile which is still distinctly handmade but is flatter and more regular. An extra charge is applied for tiles that are pressed and screen-printed.
Edge pieces including bullnose can be created for all our tiles

To begin the journey, just tell us what inspires you and we’ll design a layout for you by hand.