'We’re seeing a real shift towards celebrating material finishes, and square tiles allow those nuances; tonal variation, surface texture, edge detail, to take center stage. In that sense, this ...

The murals are composed of two types of tile: conventional square tiles bought in bulk, and hexagons made from scratch. “There’s a dramatic difference,” O’Connell says.

Dezeen Showroom: created by Spanish company STN Cerámica, Poetry is a delicately patterned marble-look tile that can be enhanced with 3D textures. Based on the look of Rapolano marble, the Poetry ...