Now in paperback, here is the definitive, comprehensive, and infinitely inspiring work, beloved alike by designers, homeowners, and those who crave color, beauty, and art. Tile is the history,culture, style, and brilliant illumination of the thousands of ways ceramic is being interpreted today. With "lilting prose and photographs to die for" (Booklist), Tile gorgeously details the most innovative designs in kitchens and baths, ventures into unconventional spaces like home offices, staircases, fireplaces, then moves outdoors to show "gardens of tile." A universe of subjects includes tiled furniture, displaying tile, tiling on a budget, terra-cottas, and the secret life of glazes. The thoroughly revised Sources section contains hundreds of entries for showrooms,classic potteries, artists, associations, designers, and unique tile experiences.