People have been surfacing floors and walls in tile for hundreds of years; it’s one of our oldest materials. But the industry keeps reinventing the product. Digital printing and fabricating advances ...

In the world of decorative tile, plant- and flower-inspired motifs are making a big comeback this spring—and we couldn’t be happier to see them. A water-jet tile-cutter can create intricate botanical ...

The myriad styles and materials used for tile can make a space, not just bathrooms and kitchens, shine in unexpected ways.

WASHINGTON – Those wondrously intricate tile mosaics that adorn medieval Islamic architecture may cloak a mastery of geometry not matched in the West for hundreds of years. Historians have long ...

Zellige tiles are everywhere right now. The term zellige (rhymes with "prestige") refers to tiles that are cut, shaped and glazed by hand, meaning that no two are exactly the same. The subtle yet ...

For centuries, mathematicians and floor designers alike have been fascinated by the shapes that can tile a plane — in particular, those that do so without repetition. Now, a team of chemists has ...

3. Glass mosaic tiles. These are doubly tough to keep spotless. “Those tiny tiles mean more grout, and more grout means more ...

Zellige tile is a centuries-old material that's having a modern-day moment. Zellige tiles are everywhere right now. The term zellige (rhymes with "prestige") refers to tiles that are cut, shaped and ...