Portuguese Tiles

In Ihavo the buildings are covered in beautiful tiles that adorn the exterior.

Various patterns and illustrations can be seen all over ilhavo on the surface of the buildings.

The tiled patterns make me think of the repetitive geometric patterns seen of some print wax fabrics.

These inspired me to start creating my own tiled patterns.

I started experimenting with these patterns in the modelling room.

The tiled shapes create a pattern around a cylinder vase. Adorning the cylinder, just as the Portuguese tiles adorn the many buildings in Ilhavo.

The final results of this experiment will be shown at Skopje design week from sept 4 - 10 2012.