The Craftsmanshipโ Behind the โขShift: Exploring Fireclay Tile‘s New Bath collection
fireclay Tile,a well-establishedโค Americanโข artisan tileโค specialist,has unexpectedly expanded into the luxury bath market withโฃ its new “Fireclay Bath” collection of taps and accessories. This move, already โคgarnering attention – including a feature in ELLE DECOR’s “ELLE to be decorated”โข trend section -โ isn’tโค simply a branding exercise, butโ a deliberate extension of the company’s โฃcore โฃvalues.
Forโ decades, Fireclay Tile โhas builtโค a reputation for handcrafted tiles made in the USA, โprizedโข for their rich colors and artisanal quality. Fireclay Bath represents a natural progression, applying theโฃ same dedication to detail and handcraftsmanship to high-end faucets and showers. According โto General Manager โEric Edelson,โ theโ company โขhas “been dreaming of pushing the โboundaries of tile โคfor a decade,” and this collection embodies that ambition. The โขgoal is to โขoffer a complete, consistent โฃaesthetic โคfor the โbathroom, moving beyond simply supplying tiles.
the collection’s appeal to designers liesโค in its emphasis on creativeโ freedom. Fireclay Bath offers aโฃ highly customizable experience: four distinct collections (Foundry, Emerson, Flatiron, and Contour) withโค contrasting silhouettes, 16 โmetal finishes, and 16 โceramic glazes designed โฃto coordinate withโ existing Fireclay tiles. Thisโฃ allows for extensive mixing โฃand matching, evenโ incorporating sculptural handles inspired byโข pottery wheel prototypes.
The design allows architects โฃand designers to combine nine spout designs and ten handle styles with the available finishes and glazes, creatingโข unique tapware for sinks and showers. The โintentionโค is to transform faucets – and particularly their โceramic โhandles – into focal points within the bathroom, offering a level of personalization rarely โseen โin the luxury bath market while maintaining the durability required for both residential and hospitalityโฃ projects.โ The collection โis available through โฃthe fireclayโค Tile website.
