You’ve got to hand it to the folks over at the Kohler Co. and its many brands: no U.S.-based manufacturer can match their showmanship or their chutzpa. (Few can match their cool product designs either.) I was reminded of Kohler’s skill recently when I saw one of the latest introductions by Ann Sacks, the company’s premium tile brand. It’s called Shagreen, […]Read Post ›
It took a while for U.S. tile manufacturers to pick up on the texture trend, but this isn’t surprising. American companies are a little slow to adopt European trends. Lately, things have been different: designers started using European textured tiles in hospitality projects and travelers started seeing the results. Now American companies are falling all over themselves to catch […]Read Post ›
Anyone who follows the ceramic tile game—I mean seriously follow it—knows the Europeans have been killing the texture trend for years. American companies are just now starting to catch up, but the Europeans have us beat by a mile. I mean seriously, it’s not even a close race. Still, there are some domestic companies making a […]Read Post ›
You’d better take the deed to your summer home (or perhaps the title to your ’74 Morgan 4/4) when you head over to Ann Sacks to buy these incredible wall tiles from the company’s collaboration with Blake Studios. Each piece is completely handmade from start to finish. Using no molds, the designer, Natalie Blake, uses […]Read Post ›
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