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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.

  • floral ceramic decorative tile
    floral ceramic decorative tile
    $ 63.00
    Motawi

    Peony Bloom 4x4 Tile

    One of Nawal Motawi's favorite flowers, the peony is a recurring source of inspiration at Motawi Tileworks. Actual tile size: 3-13/16" square ...

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    $ 63.00
  • butterfly ceramic tile
    $ 61.00
    Motawi

    Butterfly 4x4 Turquoise

    It 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 ...

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    $ 61.00
  • hummingbird ceramic decorative tile
    $ 132.00
    Motawi

    Little Sipper 6x6 Tile

    "The hovering ruby-throated hummingbird nips nectar from a morning glory, enjoying a breakfast beverage, a motionless in-flight meal, the power o...

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    $ 132.00
  • tree ceramic decorative tile
    $ 155.00
    Motawi

    California Oak 6x8 Tile

    Artist Yoshiko Yamamoto is a self-taught block printmaker who strives always to fuse Japanese design sensibility with fine craftsmanship. Several ...

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    $ 155.00
  • ceramic decorative peony tile
    peony ceramic decorative tile
    $ 99.00
    Motawi

    Peony 4x8 Tile

    There is an amazing peony garden in Ann Arbor. Each spring, over 270 varieties of the fragrant flower burst into nearly 10,000 blooms. Actual ...

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    $ 99.00
  • flower motawi tile
    flower motawi tile
    $ 168.00
    Motawi

    Blossom Bliss 6x8

    Design by Cary Phillips and created into a tile by Motawi Motawi tiles are striking art pieces and installation accents. Each tile is made b...

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    $ 168.00
  • floral ceramic tile
    floral ceramic decorative tile
    $ 91.00
    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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    $ 91.00
  • songbird ceramic decorative tile
    $ 194.00
    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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    $ 194.00
  • Floral tile with bluebird
    $ 188.00
    Motawi

    Bluebird 6x8

    Illustrator Cary Phillips created this vivid bluebird design. Phillips' work has been used in children's books, for greeting cards, and even on f...

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    $ 188.00
  • deer ceramic tile
    $ 158.00
    Motawi

    Vienna Woods in Blue 6x8

    6x8 Vienna Woods is based on Carl Otto Czeschka’s “Waldidyll (Forest Idyll),” originally created as a textile design and produced by Vienna’s r...

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    $ 158.00
  • ceramic bird tile
    ceramic decorative bird tile
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    $ 103.00
    Motawi

    Songbird 4x8 Tile Golden

    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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    $ 103.00
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    $ 103.00
    Motawi

    Songbird 4x8 Tile Grey Blue

    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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    $ 103.00
  • floral ceramic decorative tile
    floral ceramic decorative tile
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    $ 58.00
    Motawi

    Freesia 4x4 Indigo Tile

    A 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...

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    $ 58.00
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    $ 100.00
    Motawi

    Starry Flowers 4x8 Tile

    Illustrator Cary Phillips is the artist of this vibrant floral design. Phillips' work has been used in children's books, for greeting cards, and ...

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    $ 100.00
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    $ 103.00
    Motawi

    Sunflower 4x8 Tile

    English artist William DeMorgan created tiles that were dust-pressed flats, the designs looking like charcoal sketches overlain with watercolor p...

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    $ 103.00
  • rose ceramic tile
    rose ceramic tile
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    $ 103.00
    Motawi

    Long Stem 4x8 Tile

    The 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. ...

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    $ 103.00
  • purple and blue Dahlia wall tile
    Dahlia wall tile
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    $ 152.00
    Motawi

    Dahlia 6x8

    Dahlia, a mesmerizing floral is Motawi’s take on take on a Gustav Marisch postcard published by the Wiener Werkstätte circa 1912.s. Motawi t...

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    $ 152.00
  • ceramic tulip tile
    ceramic tulip tile
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    $ 52.00
    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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    $ 52.00
  • flower motawi tile
    flower motawi tile
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    $ 83.00
    Motawi

    Persian Lily 4x8 Tile

    The crown imperial flower, also known as the Persian lily, grows in our gallery garden. In addition to that environmental inspiration, this 4x8 ...

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    $ 83.00
  • Red rose ceramic tile
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    $ 68.00
    Motawi

    Kolo Rose 4x8 Red

    4x8 Kolo Rose is named for Wiener Werkstätte co-founder Koloman Moser, who designed the rose signet in 1903. Moser’s rose became a recognizable ...

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    $ 68.00