handmade wall floor tiles - Craven Dunnill Jackfield Ltd
CRAVEN DUNNILL JACKFIELD LIMITED handmade wall & floor tiles As a world heritage site The Ironbridge Gorge is famous as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Few people are aware that just a mile downstream is the small village of Jackfield, which in the late 1800’s was the centre of Britain’s ceramic tile industry. © Copyright of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Craven Dunnill’s original factory is not only our home today, but also houses the Jackfield Tile Museum, the most complete Victorian Tile factory in England. 2001 saw the start of an extensive multi-million pound restoration program to the site. Being situated within the Museum allows us exclusive access to its vast archive. This provides us with the ideal inspiration for a heritage tile range, as well as a bespoke design service for the client wishing to create their own piece of decorative art. Individual hand making allows for an infinite variety of design ideas. Using the traditional technique of tubelining, together with our large palette of oxide based colours, all sorts of images can be created. We offer a colour matching service, in both wall and floor tiles, for those customers wishing to restore an original feature. All tiles are hand made to order allowing fora tailor made service to each and everyone of our customers. We pride ourselves in the faithful manufacture of period style tiles and where possible we employ original machinery, glaze recipes and hand decoration; because of this our tiles retain all the qualities of those from the 19th Century. Victorian Inspired by the spread of the British Empire, many Victorian designers were influenced by faraway lands, classical and medieval architecture, while others studied nature. The one element that unified all of these styles was the use of rich deep colours, with a luxurious and sumptuous feel. Our range of embossed and screen printed decors perfectly illustrate the heyday of this industry. Victorian Decors Oakleaf Traditional Victorian embossed tiles with rich colours added by hand as well Maurice Fenton 152x50mm 152x75mm Oreton 152x152mm Classic Printed as screen printed designs. Leighton Perfect for adding 152x152mm Benthall Traditional Embossed character and style to a Victorian property, Benthall and Leighton are also available in any single colour from the Victorian palette. as well as creating a design statement in any home. Colour Palette Deep Blue Laurel Chestnut Honey Burgundy Buttermilk Plain field tiles 152x152 Dado 50x152mm Dart 25x152mm Claverley 75x152mm Cressage 75x152mm Victorian White Cream Skirting 152x152mm Shade variation and crazing is an inherent characteristic of our tiles. Hope 75x75mm Available in all the palette colours Art Nouveau A late 1880’s style characterised by delicate and graceful lines based on floral and botanical influences that flowed freely over the surfaces they were to decorate. Abstract motifs create an opulent feel to a room whether they be grouped together or used individually. Yellow on Willow Willow on Cream Narcissus Olive on Cream Willow on Cream Merganser on Cream Adorne Narcissus Merganser on Willow Dog Rose on Cream Violet on Merganser Affinity Willow on Cream Panel Yellow on Willow Dog Rose on Cream Violet on Merganser Iris 152x152mm Dog Rose on Cream Violet on Merganser Rose Yellow on Willow Merganser on Cream Violet on Merganser Affable Decors 304x152mm 152x75mm Art Nouveau 152x152mm Liquid clay is piped onto each tile to produce a raised line which works as a relief against rich, translucent coloured glazes. Every tile is therefore individual and a piece of art in its own right Colour Palette Merganser Olive Amber Cream Linnet Violet Yellow Willow Plain field tiles 152x152 Shade variation and crazing is an inherent characteristic of our tiles. Ribbed Slip 152x25mm Dado 37x152mm Field tiles are also available in standard sizes of 152x152 and can be cut to any size below. A mitering service is also available for both dados and ribbed slips. Art Deco An era greatly inspired by the archaeological finds in Egypt during the 1920’s which saw a dramatic new approach to interior design. Clean straight lines and angular shapes are echoed in our screen printed designs in combination with strong, high gloss colours. Art Deco Mist Black & White 75x152mm Aqua Deco Blue Cosford Decors Classic screen printed 75x152mm Hilton borders and decors 38x152mm Black & White Only 25x152mm Black & White Only movement. 38x152mm 38x152mm Each individual tile is 25x152mm Black & White Mist with either black or grey print Aqua with either black or grey print by the Art Deco Marlow Aston Eaton Henley Wenlock Deco blue with either black or grey print using colours inspired screen printed by hand with an addition of real platinum lustre if desired. Colour palette Deco Blue Aqua Mist Dog Rose Plain field tiles 152x152 Dado 50x152mm Reeded Slip 38x152mm Black Bright White Reeded Slip 38x152mm Shade variation and crazing is an inherent characteristic of our tiles. Quatt 75x75mm CRAVEN DUNNILL JACKFIELD LIMITED Jackfield Tile Museum Ironbridge Gorge Shropshire TF8 7LJ telephone +44 (0)1952 884 124 facsmilie +44 (0)1952 884 487 w w w . c r a v e n d u n n i l l - j a c k f i e l d . c o . u k
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