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MOTAWI

Handcrafted Tile | Ceramic Art Pieces

Motawi Tileworks is a ceramics studio based in Ann Arbor, Michigan that makes handcrafted ceramic art tiles.  Nawal Motawi, owner and artistic director of The Tileworks, graduated from the University of Michigan’s Stamps School of Art & Design and made tile in her garage before founding the company in 1992. Over time, Nawal built the business through extensive reading and lots of trial and error!

Motawi Tileworks has a staff of 40+ now and has received numerous awards for the progressive practices that has helped them grow and thrive such as the Toyota Business Practices and lean manufacturing.

  • bird decorative ceramic tile
    $ 46.00
    Motawi

    Blue Jay 3x3

    The Charley Harper Minis feature four whimsical wildlife images by artist Charley Harper. Midcentury modern meets Motawi mastery in this charming...

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    $ 46.00
  • ceramic decorative owl tile
    $ 46.00
    Motawi

    Owlet 3x3

    The Charley Harper Minis feature four whimsical wildlife images by artist Charley Harper. Midcentury modern meets Motawi mastery in this charming...

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    $ 46.00
  • woodpecker ceramic tile
    $ 46.00
    Motawi

    Woodpecker 3x3

    The Charley Harper Minis feature four whimsical wildlife images by artist Charley Harper. Midcentury modern meets Motawi mastery in this charming...

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    $ 46.00
  • hummingbird ceramic decorative tile
    $ 118.00
    Motawi

    Little Sipper 6x6 Tile

    "The hovering ruby-throated hummingbird nips nectar from a morning glory, enjoying a breakfast beverage, a motionless in-flight meal, the power o...

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    $ 118.00
  • ceramic decorative tile
    $ 110.00
    Motawi

    Spring Chickadee 6x6 Tile

    Artist Yoshiko Yamamoto is a self-taught block printmaker who strives always to fuse Japanese design sensibility with fine craftsmanship. Sever...

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    $ 110.00
  • ceramic decorative owl tile
    $ 50.00
    Motawi

    Owl 4x4 Tile

    This tile is inspired by a Great Horned Owl.  Actual tile size: 3-13/16" square Tiles are 5/8" thick and have a notch at the back for hanging.

    $ 50.00
  • ceramic decorative feather tile
    feather ceramic decorative tile
    $ 87.00
    Motawi

    Peacock Feather 4x8

    This design was inspired by a tiny design of a tiny bit of peacock feather on an Arts & Crafts-period vase. Nawal Motawi found that little hin...

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    $ 87.00
  • swean ceramic decorative tile
    $ 148.00
    Motawi

    Trumpeter Swan 6x8

    Midcentury modern meets Motawi mastery in this serene scene by Charley Harper. Motawi tiles are striking art pieces and installation accents. Eac...

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    $ 148.00
  • bird ceramic decorative tile
    $ 199.00
    Motawi

    Hummingbird 6x8 Cream

    Illustrator Cary Phillips created this vivid Hummingbird design. Phillips' work has been used in children's books, for greeting cards, and even o...

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    $ 199.00
  • ceramic bird tile
    bird tile
    $ 97.00
    Motawi

    Blue Jay 4x8

    Charlie Harper blue jay. Actual tile size: 3-13/16" x 7-13/16"

    $ 97.00
  • bird decorative ceramic tile
    $ 195.00
    Motawi

    Birch Bark & Birds 8x8

    Originally painted in 2005, Birch Bark & Birds shows three nuthatches playing amongst birch trees, a common setting for many of Charley Harpe...

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    $ 195.00
  • Bird ceramic tile
    Bird ceramic tile
    $ 142.00
    Motawi

    Beach Birds 6x8

    6x8 Beach Birds is from “Charley Harper’s Animal Kingdom: A Portfolio of Prints” (originally titled “Strollin’ and Patrollin’”). We love the arti...

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    $ 142.00
  • bird ceramic decorative tile
    $ 114.00
    Motawi

    Upside Downside 6x6

    "A bird in the hand is worth two... ." Our best-selling Charley Harper tile. "Upside Downside" is taken from the lithograph of the same name. Mo...

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    $ 114.00
  • bird motawi tile
    $ 46.00
    Motawi

    Grosbeak 3x3

    The Charley Harper Minis feature four whimsical wildlife images by artist Charley Harper. Midcentury modern meets Motawi mastery in this charming...

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    $ 46.00
  • Sold out
    $ 92.00
    Motawi

    Songbird 4x8 Tile Grey Blue

    This lyrical Songbird was inspired by a book jacket cover by Talwin Morris, who designed for English publisher Blackie and Sons in the late 19th ...

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    $ 92.00
  • ceramic bird tile
    ceramic decorative bird tile
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    $ 92.00
    Motawi

    Songbird 4x8 Tile Golden

    This lyrical Songbird was inspired by a book jacket cover by Talwin Morris, who designed for English publisher Blackie and Sons in the late 19th ...

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    $ 92.00
  • songbird ceramic decorative tile
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    $ 177.00
    Motawi

    Songbirds 8x8 Tile

    This lyrical Songbird was inspired by a book jacket cover by Talwin Morris, who designed for English publisher Blackie and Sons in the late 19th ...

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    $ 177.00
  • ceramic decorative owl tile
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    $ 118.00
    Motawi

    Family Owlbum 6x6

    "Time Owlapses, and suddenly it's twins. How come Pop's not in the picture? He's out hunting midnight snacks owl la carte." - Charley Harper This...

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    $ 118.00
  • ceramic decorative bird tile
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    $ 100.00
    Motawi

    Homecoming 4x8

    "Home may be where the heart is for humans, but for bluebirds the heart is where the home is going to be". Mid-century modern meets Motawi mastery ...

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    $ 100.00