Marina Bosetti over at Bosetti Art Tile makes custom, art nouveau inspired tile for home and garden application. Marina studied sculpture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York & has been in NC since the early 90′s.

“Specializing in an ancient technique known as “cuerda seca” (meaning dry cord), our tile artisans lay out the design with a wax resist and create shallow pools of glaze that are contained within the waxed lines. Because we use red clay, our colors are warm and neutral. This cloisonné-inspired method intensifies the richness of the ceramic glazes and gives the tile a soft texture that makes you want to reach out and touch it.”

I hope to be collaborating with Marina on some new industrial motif tile for backsplashes and cooktop walls on future projects. Many of her current designs are floral, with sweeping curves.

For a kitchen, I can see an abstract, art deco influenced, geometric work theme for accenting the wall area between a cooktop surface and a vent hood, with a task light. I’m inspired by this GM Futureliner bus.

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