Talking.Tiles’ aspiration is to build the awareness and understanding of the tile as a medium and its heritage which spreads around the world. Behind Talking.Tiles stands the design duo Alexander Amir Khan and Eva Brunner. The two textile designers adapt their knowledge of patterns, forms and colors to the tile medium. The creation of collections for specific desires follows from this.

Cairo Tiles Catalogue

Cairo Tiles Catalogue
Egyptian Fayence

Egyptian Fayence

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Laws of the World "The world is filled with the truth, No one knows the truth Ask yourself for Him, He cannot be separated from you. ..." Yunus Emre . Get to know more about the project to preserve and make aware of the vanishing Ottom
Mosque of Abu al-Dahab  The portico is hold in typical Ottoman Style, covered by shallow domes and adorned with beautiful Tympana above entrance and windows of the main Mosque . Get to know more about the project Animation by @alex.amir.kh
Tympanon / Tympana Fact #30 „A Tympanum or plural Tympana..."  „Glossary - Tympanum“. Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent. Retrieved 2007-06-28. . Get to know more about the project to preserve and make aware of
Reconstruction of glazed ceramic tiles. A serie of three ornaments. The little diferencies make a big change when the tiles are repeated. With the arrival of Hernán Cortés in Veracruz, Mexico in 1519, the technique of glazes were brou
Growth of Mexican Azulejo. animation by @eva.brunner.tx #talkingtiles #design #pattern #tile #tiledesign #azulejos #mexicantiles #azulejosmexicanos #talavera #ceramics #ceramica #interiordesign #ceramicarchitecture #heritage #arquitectura #ceramic
Poster in Teotitlán del Valle in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Pattern created by placing holes. The holes prevent the poster to be destroyed by the wind. Poem by Octavio Paz - Viento entero #talkingtiles #design #pattern #tile #tiledesig
Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab In the northeast corner of the  mosque‘s portico, is the tomb of  Abu al-Dhahab himself (who died in 1775) and of his sister Zulaykha, decorated with a patchwork of tiles from various periods and regions 
Instead of figurative decorations, Islamic pottery started to develop... Check out Fact #29 for more informations 💙 Get to know more about the new project to preserve and make aware of the vanishing Ottoman tiles in Cairo @alex.amir.khan Cairo -
Ontological Distance "When you see me, take a step back let's keep our ontological distance Who knows, you might be defeated by yourself by the truth of your soul and you'll never get over it ..." Karin Karakaslı . Get to know more ab
#repost @moroccangeometry For this week we want to make our #repost series about how geometry is linked to perform as a messanger or indicator. The beautifully Morccan Zellige Tiles are done by skilled artisans and crafspeople and are a traditional
#repost @moroccangeometry This series is about how geometry is linked to perform as a messanger or indicator. Here you can see some examples for this kind of geometric, tilework messanger - which wants to indicate that there is a public fountain
#repost @moroccangeometry For this week we want to introduce you to Hamza. To start with, we want to share this amazing Photographs from the Guerniz Fountain in Fes Medina - Morocco, by Hamza. To document and recreate these patterns for the future hi
The era of Islamic pottery started around 622. Check out Fact #28 for more informations 💙 Get to know more about the new project to preserve and make aware of the vanishing Ottoman tiles in Cairo @alex.amir.khan Cairo - Tiles - Catalogue Share an
Orhan Veli Kanık All of a sudden, All of a sudden, Girls all of a sudden, boys all of a sudden. Roads, moors, cats, people… And there was love all of a sudden, Happiness all of a sudden. Get to know more about the new project to preserve a
Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab The mosque was completed in 1774. It was commissioned by Muhammad Bey Abu al-Dhahab, an Egyptian bey and a mamluk of Ali Bey al-Kabir, who acted as the main ruler of Ottoman Egypt between 1772 - 1775. Get to know more
Lemon tree in Lisbon 💛 Poem by Sérgio Capparelli, 1988 #talkingtiles #design #pattern #tile #tiledesign #azulejos #azulejoportuguês #azulejospintados #portuguesetiles #lisbontiles #azulejoslisboa #lisboa #lisbon #lisbonportugal #lis
Moving Facade 💛💚🤎 Imagine the patterns of the Lisbon facades would start to move, dance or even change their colors? You love it like us? animation by @eva.brunner.tx #talkingtiles #design #tile #tiledesign #azulejos #azulejoportuguês #az
ZigZag in modern Azulejos. The ZigZag pattern is one of the oldest decoration forms. Mostly in the architectural world, this pattern is found. Also it was used in a variety of cultures and places all around the world. The Zigzag is on one hand varia
With the reconstruction of Lisbon after the earthquake, tiles with repetitive geometric patterns were used, so that the work was as fast as possible and also cheap. These tiles became known as “Pombalinos”, with reference to Marquês
This animation allows to change the point of view to those azulejos. The construction with lines crossing each other, expose the structure of the pattern. The raster opens up and plays with the empty spaces. Enjoy the stable azulejos getting some m