In this Portland home, design firm Made arranged individually carved white-oak planks in a geometric pattern on the ceiling that repeats itself throughout the house. Beat Light pendant lamps by Tom Dixon hang above a custom dining table, also by Made.
The brass sculpture on the gray basalt tile floor is by André Bloc.
Träullit tiles by Form Us With Love for BAUX. Wall tiles soak up background noise and provide a jolt of pattern and color. This iteration—made in Sweden from wood wool, cement, and water—also helps regulate a room’s humidity thanks to the composite material’s high absorption rate.
The Portland Cement Company makes these tiles out of a proprietary concrete, which is cast in a wedge-shaped seven-inch-hexagon mold and left to dry overnight, then for a few weeks on a baking sheet.
Mews Industrial by Barber & Osgerby for Mutina, $20–50 per square foot
With palette names like Fog, Pigeon, and Soot, the porcelain stoneware—rendered in versatile chevron, rectangular, and square shapes—reflects London’s landscape.
In the master bathroom, the Smiths worked with a Boston-based company, Artaic, on the mosaic tile.
Since there is no running water, the architects installed a composting, vacuum toilet by JETS that filters the wastewater in special drainage ducts. The bathroom basin is by Duravit and the cabinets are custom.
The tiles range from $10 to $22 per square foot.
"Spotted at#DOD2014: A wood carpet by Sitskie Furniture (booth 936). The tiles are mounted on a backing to reduce standing fatigue."