If you  have been reading this blog a while, then by now you know about my slightly unnatural undying love for graffiti (see here and here). Perhaps I’m a latent graffiti artist, because I love seeing text transformed into bold art and I’m pretty open to any form of creative expression even if it happens on the city streets. So you can imagine that my heart got all aflutter when I saw these beautiful porcelain tiles. Graffiti might be better on the floor.

Making their debut this year at Coverings, these porcelain tile beauties are a part of the Banksy Collection by Peronda, a Tile of Spain branded manufacturer. For use on wall and floor, they come 17″ x17″ and use digital printing technology to capture actual images of  some of  the world’s best graffiti onto the the tile. ( At work, I’ve been reading and talking to reps about digital printing technology on tiles and I’m fascinated by the realistic look .)

Seriously, I can’t get enough; these are art pieces for your space. I get so much inspiration from seeing amazing materials and right and now I’ve got a billion ideas whirling around my head.  All I need now is the right client!  I can’t wait for that day!

So, my dear readers, I’m off to to work then to start the weekend fun! I hope you have a great weekend! I will be out treasure hunting and exploring the urban landscape this weekend. Hopefully, these tiles will inspire me to look  for unconventional beauty everywhere I go.

Happy Weekend!

xoxo,

Jessica

Since I’m feeling all glam and fashionista-like today, I MUST have stairs like this in my life…

{image via apartment therapy}

What a lovely slice of decor heaven! I saw them yesterday on Everything Fabulous and stopped in my virtual tracks (yes, for those that know me I clutched the imaginary pearls once again). Don’t mirrored mosaic stairs make everything better? Plus, I think it would go gorgeously well with my dream home full of Rodarte textiles. This stair is the perfect mash up of glamour and disco. And that is just how I like things.

I’m still feeling the effects of my New York  trip and I can’t help but love the beauty of  cityscapes; especially when they are brought into the interior landscape.

This porcelain tile, City by Lea Ceramiche, can be used on the floor or wall. It would be an interesting wall feature in the bathroom or kitchen backsplash.

And how can you not love these beautiful rugs from The Nought Collective? They are from the Where Are We Going collection.

{paris les quartiers}

{bagdad}

Even the table gets a little love from the view above. Check out these NOT Neutral City Plates I saw while browsing Modern Karibou. The one below is DC’s city grid.

And I absolutely adore these Tiled Mural Cityscapes from Dominic Crinson (I fell in love with everything they had at ICFF—so beautiful in person).

{newyorkscape}

I guess I’m always going to be a city girl at heart who constantly craves the urban landscape even at home.

Patricia Urquiola is one of my favorite designers. She is quite prolific and I have been a long time admirer of her  designs for furniture and home accessories.

{from urquiola’s tropicalia line, images via mocoloco and  latimes.com }

But as a designer I’m also smitten with finishes. And when my Stone Source rep came into the office to show Urquiola’s new  line of porcelain tiles, Dechirer, I swooned (In my mind of course, I’m very professional at work. However I suspect he sensed my excitement).

The line features tiles that come in four sizes including a hexagon (as seen above) and is available in four colors. Also, they are suitable for wall and flooring applications.  In addition, to smooth textures the line features a  unique lace-like decor pattern.

Here’s the hexagon tile in the decor finish:

{images via stone source and mutina}

I think I’m loving this the more I look at it.  According to the Stone Source site, through the development of these tiles, Urquiola sought to explore the expressive qualities of ceramics. I think she accomplised her goal. I can’t wait to use them!