Tuesday 12 May 2015

Craft - tilespiration

Sorry for the made up word in the title. I think I must have a bit of an obsession with tiles. I can't resist taking pictures of them wherever I am, which often seems to be in toilets, ( have you seen the stunning tiles in the V & A restaurant toilets?) and also includes a series of about 50 photos of benches all tiled differently, which I photographed in Spain last year.  I think it's a combination of vivid colours, shiny glaze and beautifully ordered symmetry.  I also used to love the Altair colouring books when I was younger - I'm sure it's all connected. I'm thinking I might be able to use all my tile photos as inspiration - for quilting? printing? Who know, but I'm sure they'll serve a purpose one day.



These lovely tiles were (predictably) in a toilet in a very nice little restaurant in London (Honey & Co.) which I visited recently.  The food AND the tiles made the visit very worthwhile.

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  1. Judy H13 May 2015 at 07:40

    Not at all strange - I took a photo of the ladies' loos in a museum in Bournemouth once because I was so impressed with the loos! (http://read-sew-crochet.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/beach-huts-bournemouth-and-bloody-romans.html) Judy.

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    1. Sarah13 May 2015 at 23:42

      Oh I've been there! And I'm sure I took a photo of those toilets too - but it would have been on my old phone and all the photos died with it :( - a good excuse to go back though!

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  2. Angel Jem13 May 2015 at 21:54

    You need to come to Liverpool. The toilets in the Philharmonic pub (not the concert hall, mind you) are to die for. Ab Fab!

    http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g186337-d2098055-i53064118-The_Philharmonic_Dining_Rooms-Liverpool_Merseyside_England.html

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    1. Sarah13 May 2015 at 23:44

      Brilliant toilets - I feel a 'tiles in toilets' blogging sub-genre might be about to emerge, which would require extensive travel to lots of amazingly tiled toilets!

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  3. love those cupcakes14 May 2015 at 11:51

    I can understand the obsession. With me, it's doors. (I'm a bit OCD about public toilets so don't tend to linger long enough to notice the tiles!)

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    1. Sarah14 May 2015 at 17:16

      I only linger when there's no-one else around! Glad to see other people have equally 'interesting' obsessions.

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