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A Love for Delft Tile Realized While Creating My New Tile Collection With Country Floors

Thoughts on the Beauty & Historical Relevance of Delft Tile As both a writer and a designer, I am not certain I have articulated why I love to meld these two crafts. Firstly, as a writer I tell stories which allows me to share my passion for design and history together here on the blog and when writing editorials for magazines. As a product designer (specifically as an artist who makes pattern design) I have the fortune to extend that written story to my love for interior design and my passion for creating a beautiful home by telling stories in a way that uses a visual medium. Taking my love for the past and melding it together with my own creative vision creates an amalgamation of design.  Each fabric, wallpaper or tile pattern I create then goes onto weave a story in someone's home. So, when the heritage brand Country Floors asked me to design a tile collection, my mind went immediately to Delft tile.  These historic tiles act as a canvas to tell a country's story. Duri...

WELCOME to Nest by Tamara blog

WELCOME to Nest by Tamara blog
Thanks for stopping by, and since 2010 I've been sharing my passion for interior design, history, art, entertaining, travel & fashion. I am an interior designer, textile designer and writer living and working in New York City and East Hampton, Long Island. My musings have taken me to international design, art, antique and epicurean events. I have been asked to write on these subjects for magazines and online media, and I also regularly host events and talk on these subjects. I am grateful to have been listed as the #1 top design blog, blogs to watch, top design blogs and named and awarded Rising Star of Design by the IFDA NY industry organization. Please feel free to reach out to our team at rootcellardesigns@gmail.com -Tamara

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