If you are at all familiar with art pottery or have ever watched the "Antiques Roadshow", you no doubt have heard of Rookwood. The Rookwood Pottery Company, http://www.rookwood.com/index.php, prospered for years, yet fell victim to dramatic changes in the U.S. economy and the public’s ability to sustain artistic brands during such downturns. Yet the company never truly went away. Today, Rookwood Pottery provides artisan quality products - art tile, art pottery, corporate gifts and special commissions - for designers, architects, homeowners and businesses.
The Heritage Tile of Oak Park studio, http://www.oakparktile.com/, is a local design resource to homeowners in historic Oak Park and surrounding neighborhoods, and a destination for architects, designers and preservation specialists throughout the Chicago Metro area. They are in the process of opening their new Oak Park showroom and I have teamed up with them to provide wall finishes to complement their incredibly beautiful tiles.
http://www.subwaytile.com/
The showroom is still a work in progress but here are a couple of the finishes already completed.
