happy (almost) 4th of july! i’m heading off to get ready for my trip next week so i’ll return on monday and be blogging from sunny (but cool) san francisco. i’ll be posting photos and design tidbits as i go along so stay tuned for some west coast extras in addition to our regular weekly content. until then i wanted to share a weekly wrap up of this week’s highlights and- these fantastic tiles from popham design. founded by husband and wife team caitlin and samuel dowe-sandes, popham design produces a seriously incredible line of tiles (oh how i love the chevron tiles), all designed from their studio in marrakech. originally based in LA, the dowe-sandes family dreamed of starting their own design venture and when they moved to northern africa, they decided to make their dreams come true. they now have a beautiful collection of tiles available for sale (my favorites are above and below) and you can view their full collection right here. thanks to caitlin for sending their work over!
- summer biz ladies dates: boston and baltimore (this summer!)
- new sneak peeks: studio tour gilah press, studio tour hammerpress
- new diy projects: derek and lauren’s sixpack caddy, alli coate’s lacy jars, craft amour videos
- new city guides: seattle design guide
- new before and afters: anna’s sofa
- new d*s guest blog: kenziekate (mackenzie will be posting on friday so stay tuned for that tomorrow!)
- new: plates from zand2ohs, hand-foiled plant labels, vintage/new textiles from buttercup & ivory, i love design webshop, stamps from yellow owl workshop, wiley valentine mushroom stationery,
- fun idea: maryhill clayworks clever giftwrap
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Very neat tiles! Kind of old school but modern at the same time.
i LOVE those. they are GORGEOUS!
These tiles are wonderful! Thank you much for the resource. I do alot of kitchen and bath design, so these will be a great resource! ;)
We have a kitchen back splash to redo. These would make a great impact. Because it’s a small space we can splurge on the price a bit. Thanks for the info.
loooove those designs !
These are fantastic!
what an adorable photo at the top!
San Fran is where it’s at! Those tiles are pretty cool too.
awwwwwww these are adorable
Oh, how I could melt away in those tiles!!
These tiles are wonderful,and I love the story,and exotic location that goes with them!
Wonderful!!!
Have a nice weekend
These tiles are seriously taking my breathe away!!!!
Your blog is fantastic! I especially like the before and afters… amazing! + I just added you to my blog roll… cehck it out !
yay you’re in the bay area!
are you going to the renegade craft fair sunday?
I wish I could find those tiles here in Sweden…
I love seeing cement tiles are going strong again. They were widely used in Portugal until the sixties, but most people tend to replace them by modern pavements and they’ve become an endangered species now. I love taking photos of old cement tiles:
http://flickr.com/photos/rosapomar/sets/72157603593890933/
These tiles are available through Ann Sacks and under the collection name of “Paccha”. 800.278.8453
I have every single one of these tiles except the octagon at my place in Marrakech. How fun to see them here!
Wow those tiles are really beautiful!
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