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MOTAWI

Handcrafted Tile | Ceramic Art Pieces

Motawi 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.

  • modern ceramic decorative tile
    art deco ceramic decorative tile
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    $ 85.00
    Motawi

    Primrose 4x8

    Cheery 4x8 Primrose is based on an art nouveau tile design Nawal Motawi discovered in a book. Nawal experimented with many iterations before arriv...

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    $ 85.00
  • art deco floral ceramic tile
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    $ 53.00
    Motawi

    Round Flowers 4x4

    This bungalow-friendly beauty is a classic Arts and Crafts design (originally credited to Myrna Ballantine) from the influential periodical Keram...

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    $ 53.00
  • chipmunk motawi tile
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    $ 46.00
    Motawi

    Chipmunk 3x3

    The Charley Harper Minis feature four whimsical wildlife images by artist Charley Harper. Midcentury modern meets Motawi mastery in this charming...

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    $ 46.00
  • songbird ceramic decorative tile
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    $ 177.00
    Motawi

    Songbirds 8x8 Tile

    This lyrical Songbird was inspired by a book jacket cover by Talwin Morris, who designed for English publisher Blackie and Sons in the late 19th ...

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    $ 177.00
  • ceramic bird tile
    bird tile
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    $ 97.00
    Motawi

    Blue Jay 4x8

    Charlie Harper blue jay. Actual tile size: 3-13/16" x 7-13/16"

    $ 97.00
  • ceramic decorative flower tile
    ceramic decorative flower tile
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    $ 53.00
    Motawi

    Square Flowers 4x4

    4x4 Square Flowers is one example of the wealth of inspiration Nawal Motawi finds among works once featured in Keramic Studio magazine. This desi...

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    $ 53.00
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    $ 115.00
    Motawi

    October 6x6 Tile

    Acornucopia! Mid-century modern meets Motawi mastery in these tiles based on the work of celebrated wildlife artist Charley Harper (1922-2007), a ...

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    $ 115.00
  • ceramic tulip tile
    ceramic tulip tile
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    $ 51.00
    Motawi

    Tulip Bud 4x4

    A 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...

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    $ 51.00
  • ceramic decorative bird tile
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    $ 100.00
    Motawi

    Homecoming 4x8

    "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 ...

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    $ 100.00
  • floral ceramic tile
    floral ceramic decorative tile
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    $ 82.00
    Motawi

    Iris 4x8

    Stylizing such an intricate flower as an iris proved tricky. Nawal Motawi mingled visual cues from multiple Arts & Crafts-period renderings t...

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    $ 82.00
  • ceramic decorative owl tile
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    $ 118.00
    Motawi

    Family Owlbum 6x6

    "Time Owlapses, and suddenly it's twins. How come Pop's not in the picture? He's out hunting midnight snacks owl la carte." - Charley Harper This...

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    $ 118.00
  • floral decorative ceramic tile
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    $ 138.00
    Motawi

    Blooming Bell 6x8

    Blooming Bell, a stunning Jugendstil floral, is Motawi’s take on a Gustav Marisch color lithograph published by the Wiener Werkstätte circa 1912...

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    $ 138.00
  • blue motawi tile
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    $ 93.00
    Motawi

    Skylight 4x8

    Wright’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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    $ 93.00
  • motawi tile
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    $ 230.00
    Motawi

    Saguaro 6x8

    In 1927, Frank Lloyd Wright submitted a series of cover designs to Liberty magazine. All were rejected by the editors as too “radical” and were ...

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    $ 230.00
  • ceramic decorative flower tile
    flower ceramic decorative tile
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    $ 51.00
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    Flower Buds 4x4

    Florals are perennial favorites at Motawi. 4x4 Flower Buds is based on an art nouveau tile from the early 1900s by H. & R. Johnson, Ltd. Ac...

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    $ 51.00