Vintage Art Deco Bathroom Tiles by Designer Ceramics

Vintage art deco tiles for bathrooms are as timeless as it gets. Thanks to the simple shapes and clean, well-defined lines, vivid colours and bold patterns, art deco has seen a renaissance in the form of graphic arts, film, architecture and interior design.

Using art deco tiles for bathrooms add style, personality and creates a strong impression. Here are some ideas that homeowners and interior designers can achieve with vintage art deco bathroom tiles.

Black and White Tiles
High contrast, black and white provides a dynamic style that's just impossible to ignore. With full coloured tiles, this blend is both refreshing and dramatic especially when combined with crisp solid coloured shapes.

black and white diamond border tile

Sunburst Design Tiles
Sunburst is a pattern or figure commonly seen in architectural ornaments in Baroque, Asian, Egyptian and Aztec design. The art deco style famously throws back to various design styles and the sunburst pattern was among the most commonly used. The design consists of rays of light emanating from a semi-elliptical centre. Using the sunburst design as a bathroom border tile provides a stunning accent that deviates from the monotony of using the same plain coloured tiles throughout the room.

Art Deco Sunburst Tile

Ancient Classicism
Art Deco projects a modern, opulent style using classical Greco-Roman, Egyptian, African tribal, Babylonian and Aztec influence. These styles have distinct mathematical, geometric shapes such as arcs, circles and polygons in a repeated pattern. Using this pattern in the bathroom emits luxury and elegance without being gaudy.

Embossed Ceramic Tile

Playing with Colours
Art Deco bathroom border tiles are tough to find despite a resurgence in popularity. More and more are looking for tile manufacturers that produce Art Deco tiles only to end up with customisation which requires more time, money and costs.

Art Deco Diamond tile

Designer Ceramics have been creating art deco tiles for decades. They have an in-depth knowledge of the art deco discipline with several customisable styles and patterns available. They have recently launched 31 new colours that fit all 56 of their available designs for 198mm and 152mm tiles including the Luxor design (198x15 strip).

The subtle yellowish "banana" colour combined with dark tones like "licorice" using the Luxor pattern gives a modern take to art deco, a style that Australian Baz Luhrmann paid homage to on the 2013 film adaptation of F. Scott FitzGerald's The Great Gatsby.

Victorian-based Designer Ceramics specialises in art deco tiles and other speciality ceramic designs such as Victorian, Edwardian and French provincial. They have been in business since 1951 and have continued their commitment to producing high quality, embossed ceramic tiles for various applications.

To know more about art deco bathroom tiles and other Designer Ceramics products, visit www.designerceramics.com.au or call (03) 9471 0230.