source of high quality
hand-made ceramic tiles.
Exquisite beauty. Timeless character. The unparalleled appeal of artisan design.
McIntyre Tile Company - beautifying America with quality handcrafted field, trim, and decorative tiles since 1972. For more than 30 years, McIntyre has successfully translated the studio pottery approach into an array of attractive, functional tile creations.
McIntyre Introduces Two New Product Lines
McIntyre Tile has rolled out its two latest product lines, Shino and Streamline.
McIntyre Tile Company
Based in northern California's wine country, McIntyre Tile combines the rich natural variations of artisan craftsmanship with a distinctive aesthetic uniquely our own. Our personal flair, attention to detail, and passionate approach results in a matchless quality and durability renowned by design professionals nationwide.
billpalmer@mcintyre-tile.com
Bill grew up in southern California and started working with clay while still in college. He earned a degree in fine arts from UCSB in 1970. He began work for Heath Ceramics that same year and continued until 1987. During his tenure at Heath, BilI was involved in production management, sales management, design, and engineering. In 1975-79 Bill took a leave of absence to work in production management and new product development for a tile maker in Germany.
Bill first met Bob McIntyre at Heath - eventually joining the McIntyre organization in 1987. Today he is involved in sales, design, and process engineering. From 1987-1997 Bill also worked concurrently for a ceramics materials supplier in sales, technical support, and new product development. Since 1986 he has shared his considerable expertise with many other U.S. ceramic tile manufacturers. Bill is driven by a desire to provide innovative tile design solutions for customers and enjoys the relative smallness of the international ceramic industry.
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What is Artisan Tile?
The 1960's saw a renaissance in the creation of natural, authentic, hand-crafted pottery and ceramic design in art schools and studios around the United States. During that same period the American tile industry was focusing on perfecting the high-volume production of low cost, utilitarian materials to support the boom in residential and commercial construction.
In Sausalito. California, these widely divergent efforts met at Heath Ceramics where they sought to incorporate the materials and techniques of hand-crafted ceramics into the design and production of tiles for utilitarian application in floors, counters, showers and back-splashes. (It was at Heath Ceramics that Bob McIntyre, while still in College, first encountered artisan tile making and began his life-long love of the materials and the process.)
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