Inspired by the papal floor in the Pope’s bedroom in Avignon, this bespoke hand-painted ceramic floor composition combines rich glazed colour fields with illustrated motif tiles, creating a historic, narrative surface reimagined for contemporary interiors.

De Ferranti creates made-to-order hand-painted ceramic floors and panels that transform architectural surfaces into works of art. Beginning with a handmade tile base - available with a white crackle glaze or a range of subtle colour-wash backgrounds - each commission is conceived, scaled, and painted to order by skilled artists.

The Papal Floor design is built around a disciplined grid of colour blocks in warm ochres, deep greens, and softened blue-greens, punctuated by white tiles carrying mediaeval-inspired motifs. The alternation of plain and illustrated squares gives the installation its distinctive rhythm: structured at a distance, richly expressive up close.

Designs may be adapted from an established archive or developed entirely from a client brief, with collaboration on palette, motif selection, and the level of ornamentation. The same language can be translated across floors, splashbacks, bathroom enclosures, fireplace surrounds, and feature walls, allowing pattern and storytelling to become part of the architecture.

Because each set is hand-painted to order, subtle variation in brushwork, glaze tone, and edge character is integral to the authenticity, ensuring every commission is genuinely one of a kind.