clé notes

summer travel, summer vacation, summer vibes. here’s clé’s list for what to do, see, watch, taste, and smell.

Things are heating up, literally, figuratively, and so many ways to play. Fall for something fresh, or see an old love through new eyes.

With our latest clé guild exploration, we wanted to rethink "neutral": a term we, at clé, watch like a barometer of the times.

Launched in 2019, The Guild is clé’s in-house, artisan tile workshop. New California, the Guild’s second collection, is a line of ultra-small batch thin brick tile inspired by the colors of beach and bluff, forest and meadow. With subtle shifts of shading and random speckles caused by mineral deposits in the locally sourced clay, New California is a love letter to our West Coast home.

for those in the design industry, there’s only one thing on our minds: Milan. We’ll highlight a few of those items we’re looking forward to, but remembering that there is a world beyond Milan, here’s your clé list for April.

Launched in 2019, The Guild is clé’s in-house, artisan tile workshop. Fundamentals, a line of ultra-small batch thin brick tile cloaked in matte and glossy black and white glazes, is The Guild’s founding product line. With the versatility of subway tile and the soulfulness of handcrafted brick, Fundamentals has become an instant icon with legions of devotees in the world of design.

Yes, Brutalism is back in style. But oh, how it’s changed!

struggling to pick the right grout color for your tiles? learn how to choose a grout color that creates a harmonious look, adds depth, and transforms your space.

Love it or hate it, Brutalism is back. Read the history behind this controversial aesthetic.