Help me identify these ceramic wall tiles...

October 17, 2009 1:08 PM

Help me identify these ceramic wall tiles...

Was looking at a ridiculously expensive bathroom supplier catalogue (Boffi). Can't afford the bathtubs, but rather liked the wall tiles you can see in this image. There's another shot I couldn't find on the web which shows them from a different angle - looks like they're quite reflective, and each tile is a little irregular in surface, i.e. not entirely flat.

Oh wonderful hive mind, do you have any ideas where I might find such things?

posted by momentofmagnus to Home & Garden (5 answers total)

I don't know if they have something specifically like that, but you might browse the selection of and ask the customer service personnel at modwalls. I found them by accident today, and their tile looks awesome.
posted by sonic meat machine at 1:29 PM on October 17, 2009

They might be limestone (or slate) cladding. A couple of (non-square) images here and here.
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 1:36 PM on October 17, 2009

I think if you search on "split face mosaic" or "split face tile" you will find them. For instance, I found this. But it's not clear if you're asking what kind of stone that is, or the style of the installation/mosaic. In any case, I think it's stone/marble, and not ceramic, but rather a trick of the light due to the split face orientation.
posted by cocoagirl at 2:06 PM on October 17, 2009

If you click on "concepts" these have a similar effect.

The shape is wrong, but the first photo in this section has a non-level effect as well.
posted by birdie birdington at 3:04 PM on October 17, 2009

A google search of tumbled travertine might guide you to a reasonably priced source. They look like they're 4x4".
posted by Acacia at 3:25 PM on October 17, 2009