The team at Tom Pigeon love playful geometric design and this project was an exciting opportunity not only to explore this aspect of their practice but also to investigate the historic colour palettes and classic patterns from the V&A collections. Taking inspiration from domestic Victorian hallways, they started to play with modern interpretations of traditional square and border tiles.

They fell in love with the rich dark greens, soft mint, rose pinks, charcoal and powder blue of classic Victorian tiles and the endless combinations of original encaustic floor tiles. They knew that this was an opportunity to create a playful experience, one that is exciting for the user, allowing them to create something unique and personal.

Traditional tile motifs have been pared back to simple geometric forms – taking a decorative tile and paring it back to a minimal ‘dot’ or simplifying a shield or crested tile back to an ‘arc’ or abstracted ‘apex’ design. This created a series of tiles which could be used in all kinds of ways.

In playing with this collection of tiles, Tom Pigeon have reinterpreted traditional vestibule wall patterns with repeating borders and panels of flat colour, and created more modern abstract options which feel more like fragments of colour and shape. You could also tessellate the same tile to create new motifs and repeat patterns.

The possibilities are endless.

ARRANGE is a white bodied, ceramic wall tile collection of five geometric designs available in seven colours which can be used alongside coloured square and rectangular tiles. The colours have a subtle gloss finish to contrast with the matt of the cool grey. The designs are bold yet simple and can be used in infinite combinations to create a huge array of contemporary or more traditional patterns.

Each individual tile is treated as a piece of art with every tile being carefully selected, before being hand decorated by highly experienced artisans using traditional lithographic prints. The craft process of traditional lithography offers a depth, precision and durability of colour unattainable by other decorative processes. Bespoke production runs of coordinating glazed tiles complete the range.

DotMustard Mint Blush Stone Bottle Sky Coal Cool Grey

Apex

Slant

Peak

Arc

Base

Half Base

All tiles measure 150x150mm except for the half base which is 75x150mm

Bottle half base, Cool Grey half base, Coal slant

With 51 different tile options in the ARRANGE collection, the number of different design possibilities is vast.

We’ve created an online tool where you can dream up any number of laying patterns to use in your next project. Visit parkside.co.uk/tompigeon to get started.

L AYING PAT TERNS

Tom Pigeon is a creative studio founded in 2014 and run by designer Kirsty Thomas. Kirsty started working as a designer in the early 1990s and since then has worked across design disciplines, for small companies and big business, designing all kinds of stuff for lots of different people. As Tom Pigeon, she designs simple, crafted objects for people to enjoy including prints, jewellery, stationery and homewares. Tom Pigeon works with amazing design shops and gallery stores around the world and has recently created exclusive collections for Tate Modern, The Barbican and the V&A. Tom Pigeon’s work is inspired by the forms, colours and patterns found in nature and the built environment and is often influenced by their seaside home on the East coast of Scotland. They work with some of Britain’s finest makers, manufacturers and suppliers to create their collections. When not in the studio Kirsty loves seaside runs, far-flung flea markets, the Tom Pigeon veg patch, spicy food and the pub with friends.

For decades Parkside has been a trusted tile source to the UK contract market. We help designers, architects and contractors specify contemporary porcelain, ceramic and natural stone tiles for every type of project – from restaurants and hotels to civic buildings and high-end homes.The Parkside philosophy is that each new brief deserves a thoughtful, bespoke response; every client is unique and every job is different. As well as the latest tile trends and innovations, we offer additional services such as waterjet cutting, colour matching and digital printing onto tiles. With Design Studios in Clerkenwell, Chelsea and Leicester and a Design Studio coming soon to the Cotswolds, our team has over 200 years of combined experience in helping to create original and innovative projects.

0116 276 2532 info@parkside.co.ukBarnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester LE19 1SN

Design Studios in Leicester, Chelsea and ClerkenwellDesign Studio coming soon in the Cotswolds

@parksideuk@tom_pigeon

parkside.co.uk/tompigeon