Style Book 2025: The New Rules of Tile

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Flooring Oct 5, 2025

Tiles with Attitude: Pattern, Power and Rich Colour Play

Today we are talking visual drama; colour, pattern and brave metallic surfaces.

Designer Kit Kemp is known for her bold, layered pattern play. Her advice? “Start with a hero print you can’t stop thinking about… then build the scheme around it.” She champions audacious prints, scale variation and harmony, turning complex patterns into cohesive compositions.

Prints with Personality

For those who dare to make a statement, strong prints and geometric tiles offer a canvas for bold expression. Tribal motifs, vintage and checkerboard patterns and energetic graphics are trending as the public appetite for maximalism soars.

These tiles are anything but shy and can turn walls and floors into works of art. Perfect for designers and homeowners seeking high-impact visuals and ultimate customisation, these tiles give personality full permission to reign.

For a touch of 1970’s flair, browse the Funky Tiles Pulse Yellow tile or the Pulse BL

The Funky Tiles Brasilidade Mix Matt leans more to a multi-coloured geometric look. This tile can be applied to walls and floors, making it a bold option for a powder room with ‘wow factor’.

The Funky Tiles Pawn features fun, freehand doodles in a variety of patterns. This graphic, illustrative linework feels playful and artistic.

The Funky Tiles Ponent tiles are available in grey, blue and black with a repeating white, eight-pointed star motif.

For geometric precision, browse the Rhombus tile in black and snow or solid hexagons in black, white and tones of green

Jewel Tones

Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda Roma 2025 catwalk show leaned into jewel tones as a central, storytelling device. The runway became a lavish parade of deep emeralds, ruby reds, sapphire blues and amethyst purples. These gemstone-inspired hues, once reserved for haute couture, are now transforming interiors with the same richness and drama.

At Stiles, jewel-toned tiles are taking centre stage: think high-gloss finishes, moody marbles and polished surfaces that evoke the indulgence of silk and velvet. Whether used in a powder room for maximum impact or layered into a living space for luxurious sophistication, these colours offer both intensity and elegance.

For regal visual impact view the vibrant Funky Tiles Home Brick subways in Grape Gloss, Forest Gloss and Curry Gloss.

The Nairobi range include glossy subways in moss green and deep blue .

The sculpted surfaces of the Arrow kitkat tiles are cut like the edges of prisms in green, honey , caramel and blue.

The Metalbrick tiles have a luminous glossy metallic look, recycling light and adding glamour to walls. Choose between shades of green, blue, white, black and grey .

Next up, Stiles will explore natural stone, biophilic textures and organic-look tiles for an earthy and grounded aesthetic. Look out for part 3 in their series coming soon!