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Here is some images of a kitchen with all details confirmed by e-mail. The process used to commission this panel can be viewed by registered clients on our website under Custom Kitchens.

 Testimonial No.11

• Hi Gerrit,

The tile panel was installed this week. We are absolutely delighted.

Sally will reply to your email.
Many thanks
David

• Dear Gerrit and Gillian,

I am sorry you beat me to it, as I had every intention of telling you the tiles are eventually up!  This only happened on Friday, so very few people have seen them, but both David and I and the lady who is painting the kitchen for us are delighted and they look as good, if not better, than the photographs you sent us by e.mail.

David and I so enjoyed meeting you at the factory in Hermanus and seeing all the beautiful tiles you create. Although we had an idea what we wanted it was only with your expertise that it all came together.

Although we collected the tiles from you some weeks ago in Cape Town, I only unpacked them and laid them out last week, as I was apprehensive that they might get broken.  None were broken because of your excellent packing, so now our lovely plaque is up on the wall above the hob.

As soon as the kitchen is complete I will take a photograph and send it to you.

Thank you for all your hard work.  We much appreciate what you have created.  We hope to see you again soon.

Yours sincerely,

Sally Milton

Working with appreciative clients like the Miltons are always a pleasure.

I can not wait to show you some of our new endeavours, but that is for a next post!

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Stunning new kitchen tiles with a contemporary edge can now be commissioned to match your dream kitchen. A country style kitchen will never be the same with these tiles delicately hand painted with nostalgic farm animals.

For a more extroverted kitchen add a splash of colour and surprise your guests!

I can think of many images that could work with this style… different pots, veggies, utensils, figures….

Do you have any suggestions?

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We are going bright, and after decades of stone-like colours at Southern Art, these shock of the new, bright colours have even surprised us. These colours , forceful and fresh, gives life to these delft-style patterns.

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I just love the cracks, it contrasts and balance this constant western desire of us to control and perfect things that seems to be imperfect. We shall soon publish photos where tiles like these has been installed, showing their full splendor. Reminding us of our fragility these cracks harmonize in this quasi perfect space that we call home. These handmade arttiles contains a honesty and truthfullness that must be part and soul of every kitchen!

Here is one more and my favorite!

These tiles in floors or above the fireplace will be the talk of the “village”!

Hot Foot to our web site!, register and after confirmation log in and enjoy full portfolios of these new ranges.

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Mrs. Schroem provided us with rough sketches regarding the layout and placement of the flower arrangements to match the style and color of the cup.

The close match regarding the color and painting style can be appreciated when viewing the image below. For a richer and more interesting background a variety of creamish colors were formulated.

Due to a limited budget the client did not use our plain hand made tiles on the side walls but opted to use a matching mass produced tile. This panel will be the focal point in this kitchen, that is sure, and the framing of it by a machine made tile will accentuate it!

We hope to receive an image of the final installation soon. The website will be updated with more detailed images of this kitchen at a later time.

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We thank all our clients who have so kindly allowed us to visit their homes to photograph our tiles where they have been installed in their kitchens, floors, pools and bathrooms.Our feelings on viewing the installed tiles and panels for the first time are to say the least hugely gratifying. The tiles are so powerful and not one of these kitchens could have done without it! Take a close look at each kitchen and then try to imagine it with a blank wall!

The tactile qualities of the tiles harmonize with all the machine made and finished materials providing a warm homely human character to each kitchen.

Although the images cannot do justice to the full impact on their environment I am sure that you will be touched by some of these kitchens as well. Most of the clients felt the commissions expensive at first, but on viewing the final impact of these tiles on their environment they expressed their extreme happiness with the value of the contract.

The fact that we are highly passionate and critical of our product shows in the final result. Even with deadlines pressing we will bend over backwards to formulate the best-suited colours for your environment and researching the best possible techniques and manufacturing processes for your special commission. Which makes each commission special, not only for our client but also for us, as we pride ourselves on delivering a top quality product with special attention to uniqueness

Next year will see the development of secure client driven web pages. They will be accessible by invitation only and on these pages clients can view the complex issues involved in conceptualising, developing and manufacturing the products that make up their commission.

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These handmade metro tiles with embossed herbs will be the ultimate statement in your glamorous gourmet kitchen. It is a must have!

I cannot imagine your Aga, Falcon, Lacanche, or any stove for that matter without our new and luxurious handmade metro tiles. The velvety silky glaze gives these tiles tactile qualities that will compliment the enamel finish of the stoves and it will contrast well with the matt finishes achieved with paint techniques used on the cupboards.

Kitchen designers can use these concept tiles to soften the retro feel of these stoves in modern architectural environments or to enhance the classical nuances these stoves bring into the country kitchen.

This new range of metro tiles are handmade with patience with every single tile carefully manipulated to express its own unique and special textures. The end result is an enduring classic but in a modern contemporary idiom.

Visit the catalogue for pricing.

View this link with a Lacanche French stove and handmade tiles.

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 If you are missing something in your kitchen, let our handmade tiles come to life behind your treasured Aga or Lacance stove, or around an open hearth with a chattering fire.

These very special hand made creamy off white herb tiles, with different herbs painted on them by Helé Oosthuizen, will create magic behind your stove in your dream kitchen. It will invite simplicity, clear your mind of worry and ultimately refresh your family’s spirits around the table.

The kitchen below belongs to Pricilla Torr, and these are some of her remarks.

The photographs you took are beautiful! Can’t quite believe it is our kitchen! Garden and Home phoned to ask if they could photograph it too and Di is due to come next week! Many thanks for helping us to make our kitchen a joy! So it is being much admired.

This kitchen features in the March issue of the South African Garden & Home magazine.

All these handmade tiles are hand manipulated to express special textures. The dialogue with the client included the custom matching of colour with that of the cupboards. The olives were painted in a similar colour as the Lacance stove.

Most of our kitchen panels are only installed after the successful installation and finishing of the kitchen cupboards. We usually design the panels according to the cad or architectural drawings provided, and will deliver on or before deadline so that the tiles can be installed before the heavy stoves are moved into place. At the time of commissioning the tiles, the clients are usually quite stressed as they reach fatigue with the progress of the building. We advise that you commission your tiles early, and to relax, because all buildings reach successful completion, and soon after you forget all of the past frustrations, and the dream home takes on a life and character of its own.

Pricilla Torr comments:

Our experience both with Twine Tiles and with Southern Art (both yourself and Gillian) was a real pleasure. Your advice was sound and the work was completed well within our timeframe. When we realized we had under-estimated the amount of tiles needed (cause of a design change) a lot of time and effort was spent matching the previous tiles and now you can barely tell the difference - in fact the slight change makes it look more individual and original. 

Our kitchen designed by Nicolwood was manufactured by the cabinetmaker, Peter Christie-Smith (Tel: 082-9385265). The builder, Pete Matthiae (021-7617238) employed the tiler.

I hope the above is informative and constructive, and I compliment all who were involved in the construction of this kitchen with its most harmonious atmosphere.

For more pictures visit this link.

We believe that these tiles can be adapted to compliment ultra modern kitchens, utilizing bright-saturated jewel-like glassy glazing techniques, but this we leave for another posting.

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