Charley Harper

Motawi’s Charley Harper art tiles translate the beloved artist’s bold, graphic style into richly detailed ceramic form. Each design celebrates Harper’s signature blend of modern geometry, mid-century charm, and nature’s whimsy—birds, critters, and forests distilled into pure, joyful shape and color. Made in collaboration with the Charley Harper Art Studio, these Mid-Century Modern ceramic tiles bring timeless art and handcrafted warmth to any space.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) amazed the world with his visionary architectural designs. Early on, he defined the principles of what he called "organic architecture." Appropriate to time, place, and humankind, an organic architecture "proceeds, persists, creates according to the nature of man and his circumstances as they both change." 

Motawi Tileworks partners with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation® to create art tile that is adapted from Wright's portfolio of work.

Art Tile

Our handcrafted ceramic art tiles bring color, pattern, and character to the spaces that matter most. Made in our Ann Arbor studio using traditional techniques, each tile reflects influences from the Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau, and Midcentury Modern design.

Whether you’re creating a kitchen backsplash, adding a focal point to a fireplace, or displaying a single tile as art, these pieces are designed to bring lasting beauty to your home.

Arts & Crafts

Motawi’s Arts & Crafts tiles honor a movement devoted to simple beauty and honest craftsmanship. Inspired by nature and the ideals of makers like William Morris and Gustav Stickley, these designs feature stylized florals, geometric balance, and rich, earthy glazes that bring warmth and harmony to any space.

Mid-Century

Animals

Red

Blues

Greens

Earth Tones

Yellows

House Number Frames

Easels

Landscapes

4x4

4x8

4x12

6x6

6x8

8x8

Art Nouveau

Motawi’s Art Nouveau tiles celebrate the sinuous lines, organic forms, and floral motifs that defined turn-of-the-century design. Influenced by artists of the Jugendstil and la belle époque movements, these pieces transform nature’s curves—vines, petals, flowing figures—into timeless decorative art for modern spaces.

Paper Goods

12x12

From the Vault

Does this tile look familiar? Our 6x6 Cyclamen tile is the first installment of Motawi's "From the Vault" series, where we bring back classic discontinued Motawi designs. Each tile is signed by Nawal Motawi and stamped with "2018" denoting its limited reissue year. We've only made a small amount of these tiles so get them while you can!

Murals

Sometimes situations call for completely unique tile work. Motawi Tileworks' designers are not only great at drawing layouts and illustrations, but they communicate well with architects, designers, and other project stakeholders. They also work closely with the Motawi production team to keep ambitious projects organized and on schedule, and to maintain the same level of quality and beauty you've come to expect with all our tile.

We offer a number of made-to-order murals in set designs and sizes, as well as creating entirely custom designs to suit your desires. Contact us if you would like a quote on creating an entirely unique work of tile art.

Glaze Colors for Project Tile

From gemstone hues to shades of the earth, sea and sky, Motawi’s glaze colors are varied and vibrant. The colors below can be applied to any of our field tile, relief tile, moldings or liners. Motawi’s liquid glazes are applied by hand to each piece of tile, resulting in subtle variations in color and surface texture.

Click on the colors below to view each more closely and/or to order a glaze color range sample (highly recommended for all installation projects).

Mosaic Blends

Motawi Tileworks Mosaic Tile Blends are pre-designed patterns made up of standard field tile and are sold by the linear foot in 4x12 mesh-mounted units. You can choose from from our suggested colorways or create a fully custom colorway yourself. Each Mosaic Tile Blend has three colors in one of our standard patterns.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright found virtually no distinction between life and design. Architecture, art, nature, and life were all one thing to him, to be explored savored, and appreciated. Given this, it is not surprising that Wright believed in creating total environments, which included designing not only residences, shops and skyscrapers, but also the art glass windows, furniture, fabrics, lamps, carpets and tiles that occupied them.

Motawi Tileworks partners with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to create this exclusive line of art and relief tile adapted from Wright’s portfolio of work. Motawi Tileworks is an official licensee of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. A portion of the purchase price is returned to the Foundation, which strives to transform people’s lives through the living experience of Frank Lloyd Wright’s body of work.

Baths, Floors & More

Flowers

Yoshiko Yamamoto

Artist Yoshiko Yamamoto is a self-taught block printmaker who strives always to fuse Japanese design sensibility with fine craftsmanship. Several years ago, Nawal Motawi, a longtime admirer of Yoshiko's work, approached her for a collaboration. Motawi thought Yamamoto's bold prints would work well as a raised-line tile design. She was right. Yamamoto's graceful, swaying scenes brought the clay to life.

Havana Series

Havana is adapted from an early 20th century cement tile produced in Cuba's capital, where vibrant tile patterns adorn buildings throughout the city. We love this design because of the many ways its parts can be arranged and colored, yielding a seemingly infinite number of unique and enchanting patterns.

Lisbon

Design Team

Ginkgo

Botanica

In bloom at Motawi, a fresh installation relief series we call Bontanica. This series includes serval small classical designs inspired by nature.

Glaze-A-Tile Workshops

Florals & Patterns

Mid-Century Modern

Motawi’s Mid-Century Modern ceramic tiles channel the optimism and clarity of postwar design. Influenced by the era’s bold geometry and playful color, these handcrafted decorative tiles balance simplicity with soul—each tile a nod to the modern masters who found beauty in form, function, and the joy of everyday living.

Art Deco

Footlights

The Footlights Border design was created by Nawal Motawi for a tile installation in Ann Arbor's iconic State Theatre, a recently restored art deco architectural jewel. The striking border pattern will lend star power to any space.

Arts & Crafts Florals

Arts and Crafts

Mid-Century Modern Relief Tile

Frank Lloyd Wright Relief Tile

Crown Moldings

Base Moldings

Projects Art Tile

Inspiration

Botanica Gift Box

Who wouldn't want a box of sweet little gems? Now for a limited time, Motawi brings the joy of the little things all wrapped up in a perfect box. Treasure them together or scatter them about, they're sure to bring joy to all who play with them.

4x4 Florals

Nine gorgeous 4x4 floral motifs to add to your Motawi collection!

Custom Pine Landscape Murals

Havana Murals

Motawi's Songbird Collection

These lyrical designs are in adapted from the desin work of Talwin Morris, who worked for English publisher Blackie and Sons in the late 19th century. Morris was connected to Charles Rennie Mackintosh and known for his Glasgow Style.

Rosemont

The 6x6 Rosemont series is inspired by the classic Chicago architectural work of Louis Sullivan, the “father of skyscrapers.” This design was hand-carved by Motawi's most recent artist-in-residence, Marsha Williams. This tile reflects Sullivan's design principals, accenting intricate ornamentation with soft, organic curving lines, creating his signature ornate aesthetic.

4x4 Christmas Trees

The 4x4 Christmas Tree is perfect for the holiday season! This tile comes in four unique colorways Turquoise, Red, Green, and Peppermint that look festive together or on their own. The clean, simple design of this tile is sure to bring Christmas cheer to any room! 

From the Vault: 4x8 Swans

Our 4x8 Swan tiles are back for a limited time, as part of our "From the Vault" series, where we bring back classic, discontinued Motawi designs.  Graceful, yet vibrant, these tiles accentuate the beauty of the swan within a serene landscape of clean, simple composition and color. True Motawi originals, the Swans represent Motawi's aesthetic roots and promise to beautify any space they encounter.

Frank Lloyd Wright

4x8 Dard Hunter Florals

William Joseph "Dard" Hunter (1883-1966) was primarily devoted to the study of papermaking. His designs for the Roycroft community in East Aurora, New York, helped define the Arts & Crafts movement in America. His art and design has been an ongoing inspiration to Motawi.

Charley Harper for Installation

Charley Harper for Installation, Motawi’s 3x6 subway tile line, features 10 of Harper’s whimsical wildlife designs with characteristic midcentury modern flair: Blue Jay, Male Cardinal, Cardinal Couple, Female Cardinal, Chipmunk, Grosbeaks, Nuthatch, Owlet, Squirrel and Woodpecker. Available in three distinctive colorways, Charley Harper for Installation offers a sleek aesthetic that allows Harper’s artistry to shine.

Client Photos

Featured here are some of our favorite project photos sent to us by our clients.

Pine Landscape Tiles for Installation

Based on Addison LeBoutillier’s original tile series “The Pines,” produced by Boston’s Grueby Faience in the early 20th century, the Pine Landscape was Motawi’s first multicolored art tile. Our Pine and Woodland tiles remain our most recognized pieces and perennial bestsellers.

Our Pine Landscape art tiles for installation are available in three seasonal colors: Spring, Autumn and Summer. (All tile pieces are available in all three color combinations.) 

Pine Landscape murals are available in Spring and Summer palettes. Murals can be ordered in various dimensions to fit your space.

3x3 Charley Harper Minis

New Releases

There’s always something new emerging from the kilns at Motawi Tileworks. Our latest art tile designs—from Arts and Crafts to Mid-Century Modern—are handcrafted in Ann Arbor with the color, character, and craftsmanship that define Motawi. Discover new ceramic art tiles inspired by nature, architecture, and timeless design, made to bring warmth and beauty to your space.

Gift Cards

Framed Tile Set

Art Tile Murals

Installation Catalog

All Art Tile

Holiday & Winter

There’s a touch of winter magic in every Motawi art tile. From festive evergreens and cozy hearth scenes to Charley Harper’s charming creatures, our holiday and winter tiles bring warmth, color, and handcrafted cheer to the season. Perfect for gifting, decorating, or simply celebrating the joy of wintertime beauty.

Frank Lloyd Wright Collection

Ovation

Colorful borders and corners comprise Motawi's 6x6 Ovation for Installation series. Ovation tiles harmonize in various combinations to create playful patterns with serious visual interest.

6x6 Storer House

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) is recognized worldwide as one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. 

Wright’s unique building technique, which became known as the Textile Block System, joined decorative concrete blocks together with reinforcing steel rods to create elegant interior and exterior walls. The John Storer House, constructed in 1923 in the Hollywood Hills, was the second Wright-designed home to feature the Textile Block System. 

Built in the Mayan Revival style, the Storer House incorporated multiple patterns on its blocks, one of which was the basis for Motawi Tileworks’ 6x6 Storer House decorative tile.

Songbird Series

Frame Sale!

Motawi Calendars

Our Arts & Crafts wall calendars feature 12 full-color images of Motawi tiles, along with 12 monthly grids. They come in two sizes and are printed by Pomegranate, a publishing house located in Portland, Oregon.

Motawi Merch

Pine Landscape Series

Charley Harper by Motawi

Catalogs

Motawi's Art Tile and Installation Tile Catalogs.

Dard Hunter Series

Midcentury Tile for Installation

Winter Collection

Friday Factory Tours

Tapestry

Valentine's Day Gift Guide

Last Chance Tiles

Mother's Day Gifts

Pendant Sale!

Father's Day Gifts

From stunning landscapes to quirky designs, our art tiles make unforgettable gifts that will brighten up any dad's day (and his walls!).

Wedding Gifts

Some gifts mark the day. Others stay with you long after.

Our handmade ceramic art tiles make unique wedding gifts for the couple—and meaningful thank-you gifts from the couple to their bridesmaids and groomsmen. With designs ranging from bold florals to gentle, nature-inspired patterns, each tile is made to bring lasting beauty to everyday life.

Host/Hostess Gift Ideas

Tours & Workshops

Motawi Top Ten

Gift Boxes

Accessories

Stocking Stuffers

Brownstone Range Samples