Blue Jay 3x3
The Charley Harper Minis feature four whimsical wildlife images by artist Charley Harper. Midcentury modern meets Motawi mastery in this charming...
View full detailsMotawi Tileworks is a ceramics studio based in Ann Arbor, Michigan that makes handcrafted ceramic art tiles. Nawal Motawi, owner and artistic director of The Tileworks, graduated from the University of Michigan’s Stamps School of Art & Design and made tile in her garage before founding the company in 1992. Over time, Nawal built the business through extensive reading and lots of trial and error!
Motawi Tileworks has a staff of 40+ now and has received numerous awards for the progressive practices that has helped them grow and thrive such as the Toyota Business Practices and lean manufacturing.
The Charley Harper Minis feature four whimsical wildlife images by artist Charley Harper. Midcentury modern meets Motawi mastery in this charming...
View full detailsOne of Nawal Motawi's favorite flowers, the peony is a recurring source of inspiration at Motawi Tileworks. Actual tile size: 3-13/16" square ...
View full detailsDragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don't you know." - Nina Simone "Feeling Good" Something about a dragonfly makes us feel like lazy ...
View full detailsNawal Motawi, founder and principal designer at Motawi Tileworks, has always been enchanted with butterflies. Actual tile size: 3-13/16" x 7-13/1...
View full detailsArtist Yoshiko Yamamoto is a self-taught block printmaker who strives always to fuse Japanese design sensibility with fine craftsmanship. Several...
View full detailsIt all started with a Dragonfly tile for Motawi and they loved it so much that other small insects and animals were added to the line, including ...
View full detailsA gorgeous Arts & Crafts floral motif to add to your Motawi collection! Actual tile size: 3-13/16" square Tiles are 5/8" thick and have a no...
View full detailsOur graceful Koi Pond tile is a scaled adaptation of a larger mural originally designed for the Grand Rapids [Michigan] Art Prize competition. Th...
View full detailsDesign by Cary Phillips and created into a tile by Motawi Motawi tiles are striking art pieces and installation accents. Each tile is made b...
View full detailsThe Long Stem is adapted from the same Talwin Morris book jacket design as the Songbirds. It plays a supporting role in the 8x8 Songbird design. ...
View full details6x8 Beach Birds is from “Charley Harper’s Animal Kingdom: A Portfolio of Prints” (originally titled “Strollin’ and Patrollin’”). We love the arti...
View full detailsDahlia, a mesmerizing floral is Motawi’s take on take on a Gustav Marisch postcard published by the Wiener Werkstätte circa 1912.s. Motawi t...
View full detailsCelebrate the joys of gardening with the 4x4 Charming Bouquet. This design is based on a Victorian tile and recalls the words of renowned Victor...
View full detailsThe crown imperial flower, also known as the Persian lily, grows in our gallery garden. In addition to that environmental inspiration, this 4x8 ...
View full detailsThis lyrical Songbird was inspired by a book jacket cover by Talwin Morris, who designed for English publisher Blackie and Sons in the late 19th ...
View full detailsThis design was inspired by a tiny design of a tiny bit of peacock feather on an Arts & Crafts-period vase. Nawal Motawi found that little hin...
View full detailsArtist Yoshiko Yamamoto is a self-taught block printmaker who strives always to fuse Japanese design sensibility with fine craftsmanship. Several...
View full detailsThis lyrical Songbird was inspired by a book jacket cover by Talwin Morris, who designed for English publisher Blackie and Sons in the late 19th ...
View full details4x4 Square Flowers is one example of the wealth of inspiration Nawal Motawi finds among works once featured in Keramic Studio magazine. This desi...
View full detailsA gorgeous Arts & Crafts floral motif to add to your Motawi collection! Actual Tile Size: Approximately 3 7/8” x 3 7/8”. As each Motawi tile...
View full detailsThis delicate stylized design of waterlilies, common in the tranquil ponds of the Midwest, is adapted from Frank Lloyd Wright's drawing "Waterli...
View full details"Home may be where the heart is for humans, but for bluebirds the heart is where the home is going to be". Mid-century modern meets Motawi mastery ...
View full details6x8 Vienna Woods is based on Carl Otto Czeschka’s “Waldidyll (Forest Idyll),” originally created as a textile design and produced by Vienna’s r...
View full detailsBlooming Bell, a stunning Jugendstil floral, is Motawi’s take on a Gustav Marisch color lithograph published by the Wiener Werkstätte circa 1912...
View full detailsWright’s Oak Park Home and Studio on Chicago Avenue was the first residential design over which he had complete artistic control. Motawi Tilewor...
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