FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS
See how we support interior designers.
From an early materials palette to samples, pricing and final orders, we work alongside interior design practices to make tile sourcing straightforward. Explore the collections or bring us into your next brief.
PROJECT PALETTE
Tools for Designers.
Shortlist tiles across our collections, compare colours and finishes, then decide what to sample or discuss with us.
Explore Project PaletteWarm stone, layered texture.
Four real Appleton Brooks products, shown together as an illustrative shortlist.
Start with your own project, select tiles across collections and compare the shortlist in Project Palette.
PROJECT CASE STUDY / CAMBRIDGE
Project Cambridge
We were pleased to work again with an interior designer we've supported on several residential and commercial schemes, this time on a project in central Cambridge. The designer shared the direction they wanted to take and we helped them explore suitable tiles, organise samples and keep pricing and supply straightforward as the scheme developed.
Initial stages
The designer sent over reference images and an idea of the look they wanted for the spaces. We suggested tiles that could work, talked through colour, finish and format and made sure there were options to react to.
Sampling & support
We put together samples for the practice, arranged delivery around the project timetable and followed up with alternatives as the designer narrowed the choices. We kept the required pricing in mind throughout.
Final specification & supply
When the final specification and quantities came through, we checked the details and coordinated the order and supply. Tiles are one of many moving parts for a design practice, so we wanted this side of things to feel easy. It was lovely to see the finished photographs.
A CLOSER LOOK
Details from the finished spaces.
PROJECT CASE STUDY / EBURY
Project Ebury
The designer was exploring natural stone and marble for Ebury, with a particular focus on the character of the material. The curved shower ceiling made the tile selection especially interesting: it needed a format that could follow the shape without losing the calm feel of the room. We helped the practice look at suitable marble options and formats to support their design.
Finding the right marble
The designer was looking for a quiet palette with plenty of natural variation. We explored marble tones, veining and formats together so they could see how the pieces might sit alongside one another.
Working with the curve
The curved shower ceiling was the detail that needed a bit more thought. We looked at smaller-format stone mosaics that could follow the curve while sitting comfortably next to the larger marble tiles.
Making the selection work
Our focus was helping the designer find materials and formats that felt right for the different surfaces. The finished rooms show how much character natural marble can bring even when the overall palette stays simple.
A CLOSER LOOK
Details from the finished spaces.
PROJECT CASE STUDY / FULHAM
Project Fulham
The designer took a different approach to each space in this Fulham scheme and it was lovely to see those palettes come together. The kitchen pairs softly irregular cream glazed tiles with dark blue cabinetry and timber. One bathroom is bolder with navy glaze and terrazzo-look surfaces while another is lighter and quieter. Our part was to support the tile choices and help the practice find finishes that suited each space.
A tactile kitchen palette
The designer's kitchen palette brings together dark blue joinery, timber worktops and softly reflective cream glazed tiles. We supported the tile selection so the splashback would add light and texture alongside those materials.
Colour and terrazzo
In one bathroom, the designer went for a more expressive look with glossy navy wall tiles, blue-toned terrazzo-style surfaces and brass fittings. We helped on the tile side, looking at how the finishes and formats could sit together.
A quieter alternative
Another bathroom takes a softer direction with pale terrazzo-look surfaces and delicate gold-toned details. It was a nice example of helping the same practice with two very different palettes within one project.
A CLOSER LOOK
Details from the finished spaces.
PROJECT CASE STUDY / SWAVESY
Project Swavesy
The designer had two very different bathrooms in mind for Swavesy. One was more traditional with marble-inspired tiles, a black-and-white patterned floor and warm brass fittings. The other was more contemporary, combining concrete-effect tiles with little mosaics around the bath and steps. We worked through samples together to help refine the selections for each room.
Two different design directions
The designer had a clear feel for both rooms: classic and detailed in one, calm and contemporary in the other. We looked at tile options that could support those different directions.
Reviewing the samples
We worked through samples with the designer, comparing colours, surface finishes and formats before the final choices were made. Seeing the materials together helped narrow things down.
Detail through format
In the contemporary bathroom, the smaller mosaics wrap the bath and steps while larger concrete-effect tiles keep the backdrop calm. We helped the designer think through the change in scale so those details sat comfortably within the scheme.
A CLOSER LOOK
Details from the finished spaces.
LUNCH & LEARN / AT YOUR PRACTICE
A closer look at materials, over lunch.
We'll come to your studio and arrange lunch to suit your team's preferences. It's a chance to meet Appleton Brooks, discover the collections most relevant to your work and discuss the materials behind the designs.
We can tailor the presentation to a current project or explore a broader range of colours, finishes and formats. We'll bring a thoughtful selection of samples for you to see, touch and compare and we'll answer any questions you have.
Arrange a Lunch & LearnMONTHLY MATERIAL EDIT
This month’s Designer’s Edit.
Based on the sampling interest we’re seeing from interior designers, Claywash, Reuben and Holiday are attracting attention right now. Explore their colours and finishes and see what makes each worth a closer look.
Claywash
Inspired by limewashed plaster and raw clay, Claywash pairs softly worked surfaces with a restrained palette that sits comfortably alongside natural materials.
Explore Claywash
Reuben
A compact, softly dimensional glazed tile that adds rhythm and reflected light to walls, from subtle colour to more expressive schemes.
Explore Reuben
Holiday
Holiday brings a playful, colour-led option with glossy surfaces and distinctive tones, well suited to bathrooms, kitchens and carefully chosen feature areas.
Explore Holiday
SUPPLIER VISIT / BEHIND THE SCENES
A whistle-stop tile tour: Bologna.
Italy is at the forefront of ceramic tile design and manufacturing technology. We took a local interior design practice to Bologna to see this innovation first-hand, explore new collections and consider the materials for projects they were developing.
Looking at colours, surfaces and formats together makes for better conversations about what will work in a space. It's an opportunity to share ideas at source and bring that knowledge back to the specification process.