People have been surfacing floors and walls in tile for hundreds of years; it's one of our oldest materials. Yet the industry keeps reinventing the product. Digital printing and fabricating advances ...

People have been surfacing floors and walls in tile for hundreds of years; it’s one of our oldest materials. But the industry keeps reinventing the product. Digital printing and fabricating advances ...

Pros say stone mosaics, wood-look porcelain, and pastels feel dated and impractical. Diagonal, checkerboard, and accent stripe patterns look busy and outdated. Modern bathrooms favor simple, cohesive, ...

One tile, so many options. A contemporary twist to the classic. Works best with slightly shorter tiles. If you don’t want to feel super modern with this layout, stick with organic-looking, “handmade” ...

In the world of decorative tile, plant- and flower-inspired motifs are making a big comeback this spring—and we couldn’t be happier to see them. A water-jet tile-cutter can create intricate botanical ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to tile a bathroom floor, square tiles are the simplest option—they fit together without any gaps in a grid pattern that can ...