Well known for his role on BBC1’s High Street Dreams, Nick Munro is celebrated as one of Britain’s most original and innovative designers - and now he’s launching two new collections with Fired Earth.

The two new tile collections - Roman Mosaics and Welsh Mountain Slate are designed to be both beautiful and functional.

“I’m really excited about the new tile collections,” says Nick. “Welsh Slate is a great product. I love the Welsh mountains and I love the colours when the sun breaks through - the green meadows, crystal streams, blue skies - and, of course, the perfect blue-grey of the slate.

“It’s brilliant for wall and floor tiles as you can cut it very precisely and it doesn’t peel, making it safe to walk on.”

Nick and his wife, Ali - a textile designer - have also worked together to create a new mosaic collection for Fired Earth.

“When Fired Earth asked me to work with them on a new collection of hand made mosaic tiles, it gave me the perfect opportunity to work on a joint project with Ali, who is a brilliant textile designer.

The two of us looked at the original Fired Earth mosaics and we loved the craftsmanship and attention to detail of the Tunisian artisans, but decided that we could bring a new and more contemporary spirit to this ancient process.

We’ve created both geometric and figurative designs in an unusual colour palette of ochres, reds, greys and oranges.”

With Nick’s brilliant eye for design and instinctive understanding that Fired Earth wants to create spaces that are both beautiful and functional, these new collections are set to become design classics.

Roman Mosaics
Using an organic palette of Tunisian stone and marrying it with geometric patterns inspired by Roman baths and spas, the couple have achieved a new perspective on mosaic art.

Unique and evocative, as suggested by their names - Ludo, Maze, Lattice, Pyramid, Tartan and Rooftops - they can be used as details to add interest to a room, or using a whole panel to fundamentally change the space within which they are used.

Suitable for most purposes, looking equally stunning on walls and floors. Priced at £44.94 each. Pictured here is the lattice design.

To view the striking new Nick Munro tile collections please visit the Fired Fired Earth website.
Tel: (0845) 366 0400

The Fired Earth summer sale runs from June 19 to July 17 and they are offering up to 25% off selected wall and floor tiles, kitchens and bathroom and even 50% off special purchase and discontinued tiles.

Kitchens

• Fired Earth’s kitchens are handcrafted from the highest quality, responsibly sourced materials and work well in contemporary and traditional spaces.
• Now is a great time to think about updating yours, as there’s 15% off all freestanding and fitted kitchens - including the new fitted Bastide (in our picture) and Moderne collections by Charles Smallbone - and rising to 25% off if you spend more than £10,000. (Offer excludes worktops and appliances for fitted kitchens.)

Tiles

• Fired Earth is well known for its collection of stunning wall and floor tiles and there’s never been a better time to buy them - with up to 25% off selected tiles from the hugely popular Tile Basics collection; in fact, you can now buy tiles from just 27p each, as the Architecture tiles have been reduced by 25%.

Bathrooms

• From truly chic wet rooms through to the most romantic bathrooms imaginable, Fired Earth has pieces to suit every taste. The summer sale offers savings of up to 25% off a huge range of products.
• For example there’s 25% off Bastide bathrooms, including the Washstand 1170 - reduced from £2,495 to £1,871.25.
• There’s also 25% off the Bastide dual control shower and accessories, which are reduced from £1,565 to £1,173.75.

Plus there’s also 15% off selected wood flooring, all Lloyd Loom furniture and hand-woven rugs.

For more information on sale products and prices, please visit the Fired Earth website.

Tel: (0845) 366 0400

Following in the footsteps of the best fashion designers, Fired Earth is adding a diffusion line to its collections.

First to arrive is the Tile Basics collection, which will include tiles starting at 36p each.

Bright and bold, tiles from the Collage range, take their inspiration from the Pop Art movement of the 1950s and 60s, when collage and painting were combined to construct new art forms that heralded the cultural transformation of Britain and America at the time.

• The colours that form the new Collage collection closely replicate those used by some of the key artists of the time.

• The new range is available in nine vibrant colours, including pink, yellow, orange and lime. This versatile collection has a beautiful gloss finish and includes pencils, as well as practical 15 x 15 cm tiles at £1.81 per tile (£79.62 per m2).

• The tiles are perfect to mix and match and are extremely versatile - great for anyone looking to make a colourful statement.

• Affordable chic: prices for tiles in Fired Earth’s new Collage collection start at just £1.81 per tile.

Fired Earth has 56 showrooms in the UK and Ireland.

Visit the Fired Earth website to view these exciting new tile ranges and to find your nearest showroom.

Tel: (0845) 366 0400

Fired Earth is broadening its reach and appeal by adding a diffusion line to its collections.

This begins with the launch of Tile Basics this month, which will carry tiles starting from just 36p each.

Tile Basics is designed to complement the existing Fired Earth range and add some new bolder colours, which can be mixed and matched.

Rob Whitaker, Creative Director of Fired Earth, said: “We wanted to add to the range so that customers could find something to suit every room and every purpose at the right price.
“For example, for a utility room people don’t necessarily want something hand-crafted, but they do still want something well designed, practical and fit for the purpose.

“We also wanted to attract new customers - perhaps those in their first home - wanting great design at an easily affordable price; essentially we’re offering quality you’d expect at prices you wouldn’t.”

Tile Basics will complement the existing Fired Earth collection, by introducing some exciting bold colours, such as the pink, orange and lime to be found in the Pop Art-inspired Collage range.

Colours and formats can be mixed and matched to create eye-catching schemes.

Offering everything from crisp slate flooring and beautifully designed wall tiles, to hard-wearing porcelain and rustic terracotta, Tile Basics includes tiles for every style of home at easily affordable prices. The diffusion line will continue with the Bathroom Basics collection.

The Architecture range in our picture, fuses classic elegance with clean, structural style; simple lines can create versatile designs, by using several sizes together in patterned combinations, or by mixing the gloss and matt finishes.

Fired Earth has 57 showrooms in the UK and Ireland.

Visit the Fired Earth website to view the new Tile Basics range.

Tel: (0845) 366 0400

The Fired Earth summer sale runs from June 13th to July 12th and there’s up to 50% off selected tiles and bathrooms!

This sale is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of fabulous savings on beautiful wall and floor tiles, bathroom collections, kitchens and wood flooring.

The hot seasonal savings include: Up to 50% off tiles* and bathrooms* 25% off kitchens* Up to 25% off wood flooring.

Tiles
Fired Earth is perhaps best known for its distinctive wall and floor tiles.
Savings in the summer sale range from 15% off, up to fantastic
half-price offers.

Bathrooms
From truly chic wet rooms, through to the most romantic bathrooms imaginable, Fired Earth has pieces to suit every taste.
The summer sale savings include 50% off all sanitary-ware (excluding the new Versailles collection, which is discounted by 25%). There’s also 15% off baths, 25% off all taps and showers and half-price savings on selected accessories.

Kitchens
Fired Earth’s kitchens are made from the highest quality, responsibly sourced materials and work well in both contemporary and traditional spaces.
The summer sale offer is 25% off all pieces in the Fired Earth’s beautiful New England kitchen collection. (In our picture) Bastide, New England and Jura collections. There’s also 25% off Lloyd Loom furniture.

Wood flooring
Wood flooring has undergone a renaissance in recent years and Fired Earth’s range includes cherry, maple and walnut flooring, as well as traditional oak, all of which is sourced from sustainable forests.
Savings in the summer sale include 25% off engineered boards and 15% off solid wood boards.

*Applies to selected items while stocks last.

Web: http://www.firedearth.com
Tel: (0845) 366 0400

Fired Earth is widely acknowledged as the UK’s authority on tiles from around the world. The company’s carefully sourced ranges are both distinctive and timeless. But it’s worth noting that Fired Earth has a number of very affordable tile collections within its range- for example:

On The Wall
With clean, classic lines and an elegant structural style, the Architecture range can create versatile designs, with the clever use of different sizes in patterned combinations, or by mixing the gloss and matt finishes.
From 53p per tile.

The contemporary feel of the Retro Metro range, takes its influence from the 1920s. The rectangular shape and subtle colours of these tiles offer a real modernity and stylised finish to a room.
74p per tile.

The Costero collection is a restrained palette of six evocative colours from the coast of Spain, with subtle blue greys and shades reminiscent of bleached beaches and pebbles fired onto an almost luminescent white body. £1.05 per tile.

On The Floor
Where some terracotta is predominantly light and others dark, San Genis in our picture, combines light and dark clays in a sometimes-dramatic swirling finish. Hardly surprising, then, that this extruded tile is often thought to be handmade. £3.20 per tile.

Travertino tiles look so like natural travertine but are, in fact, porcelain, complete with unfilled holes and veins. It’s almost impossible to tell the difference, so you get the best of both worlds, with a stunning look that’s easy to care for. From £6.35 per tile.

Each Fired Earth showroom has knowledgeable staff on hand, to offer advice and ensure that customers choose the tiles that are right for them.
To view the tiles visit:

Web: http://www.firedearth.com

In celebration of Fired Earth’s 25th anniversary, the company is launching a campaign to raise funds in support of the work of the National Trust.

The initiative - which began on May 1st will support the Trust’s work of protecting and opening to the public, more than 300 historic houses and gardens and 49 industrial monuments and mills, as well as the work it does in looking after natural features, archaeological remains, castles, nature reserves and villages - for ever and for everyone.

Fired Earth already has a relationship with the National Trust through its holiday cottage business and there is a real synergy in the outlook of both of these British organisations, with each placing great importance on the place of colour in our living environment and on environmental issues.

Fired Earth will be making a donation to the Trust, from sales of it’s paint - produced in collaboration with Kevin McCloud, with whom the company has been working for more than nine years to create beautiful, relevant colour palettes.

The paint shown in our picture is -  Sienna Earth.

A donation will be made of up to 50p per can of paint sold in Fired Earth stores and through independent stockists.

John Stachiewicz, of the National Trust, said: ‘We are delighted to be working so closely with Fired Earth, who have chosen to support the work of the National Trust through this exciting fund-raising activity.

The quality and ethos behind Fired Earth products forms an ideal basis for a relationship between our two organisations.’

For more information on Fired Earth, visit:

Web: http://www.firedearth.com

For more on the work of the National Trust, visit:

Web: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Gold taps are a token gesture by comparison. If you really want to wallow in luxury, go for a big tin tub. A pure Gold one! Well, pure Gold Leaf.

This magnificent piece takes bath-time to another level - when you sink into this to wash all your cares away, it’s more than probable, you can bask in the fact that you haven’t got any.

Worked from solid tin and available with a Gold Leaf exterior or, if you prefer something a little less ostentatious, Silver Leaf. Glorious!

The Midas bath is shown here with the Avebury Bath and Shower Mixer, Iridescent Glass Mosaic Moroccan Desert wall tiles and Architectural Stone Crema floor tiles.

Priced at: £5750.

Web: http://www.firedearth.com

See also Fired Earth’s Renaissance wall tiles.

Fired Earth’s new renaissance wall tiles are opulent, indulgent and unashamedly fashionable, a brilliant new modern Italian creation, in two precious metallic finishes; tarnished gold and silver, aged like old lira with a crackled glaze.

Absolutely perfect for that clean, unfettered, architectural look.

Price: From £2.26 each or £198.53m2.

Featured here: The Renaissance Gold Rectangle wall tiles.

Choice of Tiles:

Gold Rectangle - 7.5 x 15 x 1.1 cm
Gold - 15 x 15 x 1.1 cm
Gold Trim - 15 x 1.5 x 1 cm
Silver Rectangle - 7.5 x 15 x 1.1 cm
Silver - 15 x 15 x 1.1 cm
Silver Trim - 15 x 1.5 x 1 cm

Web: http://www.firedearth.com

See also Fired earth’s glorious Midas bath at:

http://www.ukhomeideas.co.uk/ideas/bathroom/bathroom-flooring/the-glorious-midas-bath-from-fired-earth

Bathrooms are fast becoming one of the most important rooms in the house - somewhere to relax and unwind, providing the perfect antidote to the pressures of modern life.

Simple lines, exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail mean the Original Shaker bathroom range is just right for modern family bathrooms.

Fired Earth has adhered to the Shaker adage that ‘Beauty Rests on Utility’ to create a range that is both stunning in its simplicity and eminently practical.

The pieces making up the range include a mirror and medicine cabine (which hang from the distinctive Shaker peg rail), washstands in three sizes, a linen cupboard, and the Pilgrim chair.

Each piece in the collection reflects the Shaker values of unparalleled craftsmanship, use of the finest materials available and a clean, simple design approach.

The washstands feature exclusive basins and worktops made from glazed lava stone with a delightful crackle glaze finish; the natural stone, which is dense, stable and durable, is quarried in the volcanic mountains of the Massif.

Fired Earth’s Original Shaker bathrooms are available in five colours – Bone White, Glass Samphire, Oak Apple, Ultramarine Ashes and Plumbago

Fired Earth is running a buy now, pay autumn 2007 promotion for customers spending more than £5,000 on a Fired Earth bathroom.

Web:  http://www.firedearth.com
Tel:    (0845) 366 0400.