Loading ...SALINE, MI (March 5, 2010) – DesignHub, Inc. (www.design-hub.com), a Saline-based creative services and marketing firm, has designed and produced the 2010 Wholesale Gift Tile Catalog for Motawi Tileworks (www.motawi.com) of Ann Arbor.
The 2010 catalog updates previous editions, also produced by DesignHub, with a refreshed design and details on new decorative tiles from Motawi Tileworks.
The catalog spotlights tiles based on the designs of artist Yoshiko Yamamoto, whose works fuse Japanese design sensibility with fine craftsmanship.
Also featured are architecturally inspired tiles. These include the exclusive Frank Lloyd Wright Collection® (www.motawi.com/FLW) and a tile inspired by the iconic front door of the Gamble House (www.gamblehouse.org), by Greene and Greene, in Pasadena, CA.
Nature-themed pieces include Motawi’s Pine Landscape tiles drawing upon the works of artists Addison LeBoutillier and Grueby Faience of Boston from a century ago.
There are also art tiles with holiday themes. Options for wood framing and gift packaging are shown in the catalog. Clocks and pendant jewelry built around Motawi tiles are highlighted.
The full-color, 20-page, 8-1/2” x 11” catalog depicts over 150 of Motawi’s most popular handmade art tiles available for resale. The catalog includes notes on displaying Motawi tile, whether framed, hung on walls, or on stands.
The catalog’s design complements the Arts and Crafts aesthetic of the tiles themselves, whose designs are influenced by early 20th Century decorative artists such as Mary Chase Stratton, Adelaide Robineau, Louis Sullivan, C. F. Voysey, William DeMorgan, and Dard Hunter.
Motawi’s handcrafted tile is found in homes and public places nationwide. It is made by Nawal Motawi and her staff of artisans in the company’s Ann Arbor studio. The Motawi team uses locally produced clay and glazes mixed onsite to the company’s own recipes.
Motawi Tileworks was founded in 1992. It today employs 25 people.
More information on Motawi Tileworks is available from the company at 170 Enterprise Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Phone: 734/213-0017. Email: info@motawi.com.
About DesignHub
DesignHub works with clients on website design and development, brand development, brochures, annual reports, newsletters, advertising, public relations, direct marketing, packaging designs, signage, and exhibits, as well as marketing strategies and plans. The company was founded in 1999.
Principals of DesignHub include: Karen Ragland, business manager and account executive; Ted Chesky, creative director and graphic designer; and Chris Kochmanski, marketing strategist, account executive, and copywriter. The firm has on-staff and freelance professionals for graphic design and Web site design and development.
