Working with scallops

A creative kitchen

Artist Miranda Carter and her husband, photographer Adam Carter’s kitchen was always going to be a beautiful, bold and creative space.

To complement their classic, yet clean and modern white timber Neptune kitchen, the couple chose scallop tiles from our Soho collection in a blend of stunning blues and greens, coupled with a calming cream. The overall look is one of harmony and movement, reminiscent of gentle waves.

Scallop tiles have a pretty delicacy about them, creating an elegant pattern made up of looping, soft curves. Also known as fish scale tiles or mermaid tiles, scallop tiles bring a touch of femininity and elegance to both kitchens and bathrooms.

The colours of our Soho collection are created using traditional techniques first used by the Victorians, such as adding cobalt and copper oxides into the glaze. When fired these oxides add another dimension to the colour by refracting light of a different frequency to the pigment. The daylight streaming in through Adam and Miranda's kitchen window here sets them off beautifully.

And it's not all or nothing. You can use scallops to make a feature panel, accompanied by rectangular or square tiles nearby.

Photography by Adam Carter

SOHO SCALLOPS

Your choice of colour

A panel of scallops brings real character to a wall, often working well with rich glaze colours. Explore our Soho collection of scallop tiles for kitchens and bathrooms in a vibrant mix of blues and greens.

SoLinen Scallop

£3.05 per tile

SoSpruce Scallop

£3.05 per tile

SoAspen Leaf Scallop

£3.05 per tile

SoAventurine Scallop

£3.05 per tile

SoEmerald Scallop

£3.05 per tile

SoSapphire Scallop

£3.05 per tile

SoAdmiral Scallop

£3.05 per tile

SoTuscan Green Scallop

£3.05 per tile

Explore the Soho collection

Our craft

For 85 years we’ve been perfecting our processes and fine tuning our knowledge. We pay attention to every detail of the tile to ensure the highest quality.

The biscuit

Only the finest clay is used to make the body of our tiles known as the 'biscuit'. We design the moulds with different surfaces to ensure variation.

Our colours

Each of our colours is individually mixed from our bank of raw pigments. Our Soho collection uses precious metals to create an array of rich and vibrant colours.

The glaze

We use up to four different layers of glaze with different viscosities and densities to ensure superior coverage and depth of colour.

Firing

Where the science kicks in. The body of the tile and the glaze get heated intensely to 1008 degrees, to strengthen and give the desired porosity.

The crackle

Next, we carefully cool the tiles. The glazes of our Soho collection are designed to shatter as they cool, resulting in a subtle network of fine cracks: our 'crackle glaze'.