Living room with a fireplace, decorated mantel, floor lamp, patterned sofa, and armchair next to a patterned rug.

Close-up of a corner of a decorative tiling with metallic gold and brown glass tiles, showing grout lines and a wooden surface nearby.

Ellsworth Fireplace

Architectural tile fireplace featuring Motawi moldings with Granite glaze.

2x6 Oxford Trim

A beige rectangular ceramic tile with a textured surface and two parallel grooves along its top edge, placed on a white background.

2x6 Rothwell Trim

Close-up of a black, textured square tile or surface.

Glazes featured in this project:

5202 Granite Retired

A beige rectangular ceramic tile on a white background.

Tile featured in this project:

A close-up of a stack of beige tiles with a textured surface, arranged with a slight overlap, against a white background.

6x6 Linwood Deep Base

4x6 Ellsworth Deep Crown

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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