20Feb
About us
Designer: Corinne Twining
I always loved tiles for their wonderful textures, colours, variety and versatility. I saw them as wall or floor art in their own right, so when we introduced Jaafar Designs into our tile and bathroom studio, I fell under the spell of Noreen Jaafar’s beautiful jewel colours, and that was it! I started on my journey towards becoming a tile designer myself. 
Working in collaboration with Noreen, I have used her unique glazes and colours in a range of designs which give great scope and appeal to studios, interior designers, architects and design-minded people alike. Just a few tiles can create amazing effects – and a whole mural would be an unforgettable wonderful burst of colour.
These glazes are glorious, absolutely non-trend, and will gladden your eye every day! Have a look at Design Ideas – or put together your own designs using our Tile Pattern Designer. As Coco Chanel said: ‘In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different’.
Our showroom with Noreen’s popular Trout panel on the wall
Maker: Noreen Jaafar
Noreen is an artist who trained in ceramics at the Falmouth School of Art and Design, coincidentally the same beautiful coastal town in Cornwall where Corinne had her tile studio. The colours of the Persian glazes which she developed whilst at Falmouth were greatly influenced by her childhood in Malaysia, as are her beautifully crafted sea creature tiles. Her business in the UK has stockists the length and breadth of the country (see www.jaafar-designs.com) and international enquiries can be handled through persianglazes.com/contact
You may not know…..
Noreen’s amazing Tree House and ceramic tile studio has been featured on Grand Designs which is the UK’s most watched property TV programme, regularly drawing in millions of viewers since 1999. Watch a snippet here!
