Art Nouveau Ceramic Tiles
Timeless swaying patterns make these hand-painted Art Nouveau ceramic tiles unique.
An international style of architecture and decorative arts, Art Nouveau is considered a total style embracing just about anything that needs designing, whether furniture, lighting, jewellery, fashion or graphic design. Our collection of tiles revives the spirit of this exciting age, whether in Hector Guimard’s Paris Métro entrances, Emile Gallé’s curvaceous glassware or the advertising posters of Alphonse Mucha.
Emerging in the 1880s and flourishing until the First World War, Art Nouveau sought a new visual language inspired by nature, flowing line and organic form. In Paris, the movement became closely associated with Maison de l’Art Nouveau, Guimard’s Métro entrances and Mucha’s graphic work. In Barcelona, the related Catalan Modernisme found one of its strongest expressions in Antoni Gaudí’s buildings, where structure, ornament and coloured ceramics were treated as a unified design language. Although these panels are not trencadís mosaics, they share the movement’s interest in sinuous line, organic abstraction and ceramic as an integral decorative surface.
The eight designs translate this vocabulary into hand-painted ceramic compositions. Bernhardt uses curving calligraphic bands, Bohemia develops a rhythmic floral repeat, Emile and Hector explore spiralling arabesques, while Fitzrovia, Mucha, Tiffany and Victor move between framed botanical motifs, stylised blooms and flowing ornamental structures. Each can be specified as an individual decorative feature or repeated to create a broader wall composition.
These panels are suited to residential and commercial interiors, including bathroom walls, restaurant features, reception areas and internal tile walling, subject to the requirements of the selected design and installation. Scale, tile sequence, joint spacing, grout colour and adjacent field materials should be agreed early. Sample review and a project mock-up are recommended before fixing.
Designers exploring further approaches to decorative ceramics can browse the wider Ceramics - All Disciplines collection or compare the Art Nouveau panels with the historical pattern language of the William de Morgan Tile Series.
Whereas Art Nouveau belonged to the pre WWI "Belle Époque" era (1890-1914), with organic, flowing designs inspired by nature, its successor in design during the "Roaring Twenties" era (1920-1939) was called Art Deco, drawing inspiration from the industrial machine age with designs favouring sharper geometric symmetry.
For project guidance, availability, pricing, samples or further information, please use the Send E-Mail button below this description. Your enquiry will come directly to De Ferranti, and we will be pleased to discuss suitability, quantities, lead times and options for your project.
An international style of architecture and decorative arts, Art Nouveau is considered a total style embracing just about anything that needs designing, whether furniture, lighting, jewellery, fashion or graphic design. Our collection of tiles revives the spirit of this exciting age, whether in Hector Guimard’s Paris Métro entrances, Emile Gallé’s curvaceous glassware or the advertising posters of Alphonse Mucha.
Art Nouveau Ceramic Tiles and Design History
Emerging in the 1880s and flourishing until the First World War, Art Nouveau sought a new visual language inspired by nature, flowing line and organic form. In Paris, the movement became closely associated with Maison de l’Art Nouveau, Guimard’s Métro entrances and Mucha’s graphic work. In Barcelona, the related Catalan Modernisme found one of its strongest expressions in Antoni Gaudí’s buildings, where structure, ornament and coloured ceramics were treated as a unified design language. Although these panels are not trencadís mosaics, they share the movement’s interest in sinuous line, organic abstraction and ceramic as an integral decorative surface.
The eight designs translate this vocabulary into hand-painted ceramic compositions. Bernhardt uses curving calligraphic bands, Bohemia develops a rhythmic floral repeat, Emile and Hector explore spiralling arabesques, while Fitzrovia, Mucha, Tiffany and Victor move between framed botanical motifs, stylised blooms and flowing ornamental structures. Each can be specified as an individual decorative feature or repeated to create a broader wall composition.
These panels are suited to residential and commercial interiors, including bathroom walls, restaurant features, reception areas and internal tile walling, subject to the requirements of the selected design and installation. Scale, tile sequence, joint spacing, grout colour and adjacent field materials should be agreed early. Sample review and a project mock-up are recommended before fixing.
Designers exploring further approaches to decorative ceramics can browse the wider Ceramics - All Disciplines collection or compare the Art Nouveau panels with the historical pattern language of the William de Morgan Tile Series.
Whereas Art Nouveau belonged to the pre WWI "Belle Époque" era (1890-1914), with organic, flowing designs inspired by nature, its successor in design during the "Roaring Twenties" era (1920-1939) was called Art Deco, drawing inspiration from the industrial machine age with designs favouring sharper geometric symmetry.
Project Guidance and Enquiries
For project guidance, availability, pricing, samples or further information, please use the Send E-Mail button below this description. Your enquiry will come directly to De Ferranti, and we will be pleased to discuss suitability, quantities, lead times and options for your project.
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DE FERRANTI
South Park Studios - Suite 10
88 Peterborough Road, London SW6 3HH
United Kingdom