The Three Sisters

I can't seem to resist the snowy mountains, frosty am shots these days.  After a long hot summer it is good to see water accumulating for next spring

Fall sky

I had to stop and take a photo of the moon on my drive home from work tonight.  Funny how the moon always looks smaller on the photo!

New Sakura !

Here is one of the new Sakura patterns to look forward to in 2009

Mountains, one of my favorites  in grey (JK)

Camelot

Saracen Banded Flower

Presidio

Camelot

Simply beautiful Camelot et al by Adam at Ann Sacks in LA

Cream and White

Now this cream and white trial almost looks like a woven floor rug, so soft.

Clay

I still just love clay after all these years

(from The Majesty of Mughal Decoration one of the favorite books)

Black & White

More experiments..........

Winter

I had to stop and take these shots on my way to work, winter is stalking us that is for sure, lots of fresh snow in the mountains. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Damascus

I never get tired of Damascus

The Grand del Mar

A few nice shots of the tiles Lia sold to The Grand Del Mar Hotel

Happy experiment

We are constantly experimenting......99% of the time they go in the trash........and then every once in a while I keep them around...they show promise......what do you think????  Stay posted to see how this experiment evolves.....

Interiors to learn from!

Right now I am obsessed with black and white.......what is it, how can you stretch the parameters.  You will be seeing some black and white experimentation in the days to come.  By the way I LOVE this room....black and white but......NOT black and white :)

One can be obsessed with black and white and then..............along comes pink and sable with a touch of flame blue............be still my heart

And then there is emerald silver and white.....................

These stunning interiors are from 'Alberto Pinto's Orientalism'  one of the afore mentioned favorites 

All Things Cherry Tree Nov 3

Super fountain idea from Sonya in Denver !

Celadon

This Cherry Tree Mural from Sonya in Denver was also breathtaking......

Sublime!

This is probably my favorite Cherry Tree color combination to date.  Many thanks go out to Elizabeth at the Ann Sacks showroom in New York on 18th street !

Thelma and Louise

More beautiful tiles face the firing process in our favorite kilns Thelma and Louise

colors

All these colors to choose from and I still can't find the perfect burnt pumpkin!

Fun Install

Here's a great shot of a less typical installation. Those are our red and gold dragonflies swarming on the table.   Thanks for sharing Jill !

Sakura

Sakura, our Asian inspired line for Ann Sacks Tile and Stone has had a great reception.  We are busy with some new designs and 18 new colors to freshen the line in spring including some elegant pine branches to join the mural family.

We're still working.....

So nice to see loads of strike offs going out daily and piles of beautiful tiles!  Our doors are still wide open but our belt is tight, not a great economy for a tile factory!

Installations

Our Tsunami in black and gold

Our Tatewaku in SF  AS showroom

Halloween potluck

Lola (our darling pit bull) thinks she is missing out

Holly gets a kiss from Chopper, our screening assistant

Chopper gets a snack

Holly is our strike-off master, she is also the go to girl on all development.  She is recently married, loves to ride the motorcycle, and a true animal lover.......she trains rabbits.....best of all she is dedicated to Kibak Tile's customers and ALWAYS goes that extra mile which is more like a marathon in the custom tile world.

Goulish drinks

 

Studio Halloween potluck (Alivia, production manager, Amy, design department

More DK inspiration

What color, warm and glowing even in the dead of winter

Super creative store lighting....I love it!

Favorite books

My design book library is my most precious possession.  Here are a few of my current go-to's...