Small-Scale Tile Experiments
These Christmas ornaments are our tiniest works to date. They began as a space for experimentation; a deliberate push to work at an unusually small scale for us, stretching both the intricacy of our designs and the physical limits of the material itself. By reducing the scale, we were able to explore new relationships between surface, pattern, and form. Motifs that often exist at a larger, architectural scale were compressed, re-drawn, and re-imagined, allowing detail and gesture to carry the work in more intimate ways. Alongside this, we experimented with different ratios and formats - moving beyond the square into elongated and narrow rectangles.
We worked with a limited colour palette, letting restraint guide the process and placing greater focus on texture, line, and the handmade nature of each piece. Each ornament is shaped slowly by hand, embracing subtle variations and imperfections that emerge through repetition and iteration. No two tiles are the same.
These small-scale works were showcased and sold at the Institute of Modern Art Makers Market.
