Living room with a fireplace surrounded by blue tiles, a wooden mantel, artwork, a large vase with flowers, windows, a bookshelf, a coffee table, and a rug.

Living room with a blue-tiled fireplace, wooden furniture, and floral cushions, with a small table holding a mug and a pastry.

Cozy living room corner with a blue tiled fireplace, wooden corner bench with floral cushions, a wooden chair, and a colorful rug.

Nouveau 4-Dot Collage Fireplace

Caribbean Blue tile fireplace by Motawi Tileworks featuring Nouveau 4-Dot and Cicero relief tile

Tile featured in this project:

Decorative square tile with embossed floral design in beige color.

Decorative ceramic tile with an embossed floral or butterfly pattern in neutral colors.

8x8 Nouveau 4-Dot

4x4 Cicero

Glazes featured in this project:

Close-up of a square blue ceramic tile with slightly rounded edges.

Close-up image of a square ceramic tile with a plain, light brown surface and slightly rounded edges.

Close-up of a square, brown, textured ceramic tile with rounded edges.

5003 Caribbean

5040 Golden

A close-up photograph of a green ceramic tile with a slightly textured surface, bordered by a thin, darker rim.

5184 Dark Brown

5046 Lime
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Every Motawi Tile Is Made by Hand

From start to finish, every Motawi ceramic tile is crafted by hand in our Ann Arbor, Michigan studio. It begins with soft clay, pressed into custom molds to shape each tile. From there, artisans trim and smooth every edge by hand before the tiles are bisque-fired in the kiln.

Then comes the magic of the glaze—some tiles are dipped, others are carefully bulb-glazed using a centuries-old technique called Cuenca, where glaze is filled into tiny basins formed by raised lines in the design. No shortcuts, no automation—just human hands and sharp eyes guiding every step. Finally, every tile gets fired again, locking in color and character. The result? A piece of tile that’s not just made—it’s crafted.

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