Gillian Greer is in the process of creating this new ceramic arttile panel. It is a commission and will adorn the entrance to a holiday apartment next to the distinguished Marine Hotel, a prestigious Walkerbay property with one of the southern hemisphere’s most spectacular seascapes.

The original drawing was reworked with computer aided editing programs with an aim to recreate the figure. The influence of present day technology will be the foundation when the artist start the transfer of this preparative drawing. The creative control  over ceramic pigments and processes will then be used and abused to recreate the original and subsequent computer aided creative alterations.

Keep your eyes peeled to see how this exciting project will develop over the next few weeks!

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This Bantry Bay kitchen opens up for entertaining with half the kitchen walls being slide away glass walls! Outside next to the patio is a small lemon orchard and a small vineyard both nestling against Lion’s Head with chin dropping views towards  the Twelve Apostles Hotel and the prestigious beaches of Clifton.

The hand painted lavender, olive, lemon and bicycle tiles reflect the carefree Mediterranean lifestyle this kitchen is to serve. The cream Ilve stove blends with the natural bone colour of the tiles and the off-white cupboards to create a calm backdrop for the  characterful images and interior artifacts.

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We were approached by the client’s interior designer with this specific brief. Colour was important and the red of the Smeg stove was to be used all so subtly in the designs. The gray-greens of the cupboards set the tone for the abstract hand painted designs.

This is an image of the tiles packed out on a template at the studio and then visualized for the clients by Gillian Greer, our graphic designer, by  blending it with an image of their present kitchen.

Here is a close-up of a bluish version.

It will take some time, to receive and proses the final installation images, but this will be a one of a kind kitchen like not seen in South Africa before and surely be worth waiting for!

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These art deco tiles were commissioned by a client of ours. The handmade tiles were installed on a curved wall in a small private courtyard and served as a backdrop to a freestanding water feature.

Besides being an attractive visual backdrop to the water feature the panel is a pleasure to look at from within the kitchen that borders this patio. As an added benefit the relief Art Deco imitation tile panel  break the glare from the sun on the white walls.

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Danela Conti and Leigh Samson the owners of MalibuSofts, an interior design company, commissioned these superb individualized customized tiles for their client’s property at De Zalze golf estate near Stellenbosch. This post show some intriguing originality in the use of colour and positioning of the installed tiles by these two fast thinking individuals. It was an absolute pleasure to work with them as they were consistent and quick with their decision making.

These tiles, brightly coloured and with icons, has found relevance in the bathrooms that is deeply personal and one cannot imagine these bathrooms and guest toilets without it!

These tiles were used as pairs and positioned above the door in one bathroom and above the taps at the bath in another. In the guest toilet the three tiles were used next to the curtain. Individually these tiles have an overpowering presence but the understated use in number and with the surprise factor of positioning these characterful tiles just blend in to create an one of a kind bathroom experience!

We are the proud suppliers of customized handmade tiles at De Zalze Golf Estate to several homes and properties with projects ranging from kitchens tiles, decorative wall tiles, floor tiles, wall tiles and house names.

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This commission at a home in the heavenly De Zalze Golf Estate near Stellenbosch is attracting a lot of attention and it is easy to understand why many visitors to this De Zalze property just stand and watch these stairs with it’s inlayed hand painted grape tiles in awe!

The pictures compel you to climb the stairs to discover other stairs winding upwards to other rooms, private patios and a lovely herb garden with awesome views over the De Zalze vineyards!

These handmade and hand painted tiles are inlayed flush with the cement. The contractors at this superb De Zalze property constructed stairs which are technically superb and with a colour finish that reflects onto the white walls with a mesmerizing  soft romantic  “glow”!

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