What I like about this company is their integrity. They say, “Nowadays when most of our surroundings are industrialized and homogenous; we take a different stand. Adhering to Old World traditions Tierra y Fuego tiles are handcrafted by skilled artisans that imprint their unique touch on each tile.”

Tile really is the supreme embellishment for a house, and that’s true even with an edifice like Hearst Castle; its tile is the ultimate ornament. The Hearst Castle Collection by Tilevera makes available to the public a truly stunning collection of some of the many tiles used in Hearst Castle.

And then there is Natalie Blake, because she tends to knock the stuffing out of the entire argument. Yes, she makes tile. And yes, by god, they are incredible works of art, some of the damnedest work I have seen in any medium, really. She uses a method she calls Unalun Tile.

L’Antic Colonial is a Spanish-based company that has gone world-wide in not much more than a decade, including any number of outlets in our own USA. It’s a feat they’ve been able to achieve, I think, because of the incredible luxuriousness of their offerings.