glazed and enthused: hand-crafted motawi tile
For all the love we give Etsy, there are a lot of artisans working for larger companies that deserve a shout out. Case in point? Motawi Tile in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Nawal Motawi started the company in 1992 in her parents’ garage. Now the company has its own space (tours available) and is carried at nearly 400 tile dealers nationwide. The glazes are inspired, in part, by Rookwood while the designs are a definite nod to the Arts and Crafts era. If you’re interested in ordering tiles for display purposes, you can shop online through the Motawi store. — Sarah L.
Beautiful tile – I looked all through the Motawi store and unfortunately couldn’t find that one. Pity, it would look lovely in my new bathroom makeover! This is the first time I have an opportunity to do over a bathroom of my own and I’d love to get at least one handmade tile to properly print my personality onto it.
Wonderful. It’s just a small photo, but it reminds me of the Dushanbe Teahouse in Boulder, Colorado, which has incredibly beautiful ceramic tile panels on the outside.
http://www.boulderteahouse.com/
Wouldn’t have a house clad in beautiful ceramic tile panels be amazing?
Hypothetical, I believe it’s part of the Chicago series.
http://www.motawi.com/?module=Tilework&event=Category&tileID=7
Thanks for the shout out, Sarah! Our free public tours are every Thursday morning at 11am. We have an open house of sorts twice a year – the first Saturday in June and the first Saturday in December where you can make your own tile and score deals on first and second quality tiles. http://www.motawi.com/?module=Page&pageID=19
@Hypothetical – The tiles pictured above are made to order for installation. To order, please contact Colleen Crawley or Hadley Lord, our installation designers, at 734.213.0017
Sarah and Rebecca – thankyou so much! Unfortunately from the look of it Motawi don’t ship to the UK, so it might be best if I look a bit closer to home or order some vintage tiles from Etsy instead. Such a pity, though…
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@hypothetical – Hypothetically, we COULD ship tile to the UK, but the cost might be quite high. Please contact Colleen or Hadley at the number above for more info.
We do ship gift tile (the tile sold in our online store) internationally. Please call Brein or Michelle to arrange at 734.213.0017.
Rebecca @ Motawi — my pleasure! I spent a crazy amount of time looking through your catalog and site. Beautiful work.