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announcing the launch of FOUNDRY FLATS
we have been on a mission for a while now, looking for an american-made thin brick, and recently discovered these FOUNDRY FLATS at a family run business with a long history of working with clay. sourced from materials located within 25 miles of the factory, our flats are solidly made with a...
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announcing eskayel + clé
anyone familiar with eskayel’s fabrics, wall coverings and rugs will recognize our latest artist-tile collaboration with founder shanan campanaro. an inveterate global traveler, the brooklyn-based designer creates watercolor paintings inspired by nature and her global ventures - images that are ultimately adapted into her ethereal, eco-friendly fabrics. translating shanan’s fluid fabric patterns...
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introducing belgian reproduction
we’ve long admired the grand courtyards of northern europe and the gray patinas and refined rusticity of belgian design and have been on a quest to find a tile that would echo these elements. we discovered this exquisite blackened clay, and took a restored form of terracotta to create these belgian reproduction tiles...
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getting into shape in 2018!
happy new year from clé! this time of year the first thing in your inbox and on the news is usually advertisements along with myriad helpful tips on how we can all get into shape. that’s because, traditionally, many of us have enjoyed all those wonderful holiday nibbles and then seem to...
