editor’s note

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EDI OR’ S T NOTE EDITOR’S NOTE E DITOR ’S NOTE

Can you believe we’re already over half way through 2022? Time fl ies when you’re not locked down! It feels like only yesterday we were all on Zoom (don’t miss!) and wearing trackie bottoms (do miss!) Finally though, we’re back to normal, back together and proud to present another issue of National Tiles magazine: The Design Issue.

Just like our last issue, this one explores some breathtaking designs and ideas boasting bursts of colour and personality - because one clear design trend this year is that plain white wall tiles won’t cut it anymore. Having long been a modern design stalwart, this year, designers are mixing it up and ditching the ordinary tiles for ones with some oomf. Another overt design trend you’ll fi nd ahead is that nature is still the now - marble is always â la mode, green is going nowhere and the warmth of timber and travertine are forever on-trend.

Product-wise, we’ve got some stunning new ranges to reveal. From traditional terracotta re-worked as a contemporary classic to stunning slabs of stone-look porcelain in gorgeous green tones. There’s wall candy colour explosions, fl awless fl ooring and perennial favourites to thumb-through and explore. So, grab a coffee or a wine and explore our world of design in this latest issue of National Tiles magazine.

the team

Bart Schofi eld Editor

Bart grew up around the building industry, doing rouse-about work for his builder dad, Eddie. He’s been with National Tiles for fi ve years working in various roles. He is currently the digital producer, managing website content, campaigns and personalisation, our e-commerce catalogue and looking after email and digital marketing. Bart’s idea of colour is dark green, navy blue, black and marle grey. Starting off at Art School, Helen was always drawn to advertising. It wasn’t long before she realised she needed to stop making art about ads, and starting making ads. She has worked as an Art Director for the last 10 years, highlights including working on homewares and beauty campaigns for Myer. Her ultimate colour combo would be lilac, beige, aqua, grey and orange. Sami is the newest member to join the National Tiles family. She is a digital content creator with a love of popculture, video content and of endlessly scrolling on TikTok. As the Social and Content Coordinator, you can fi nd her creating content calendars, researching the latest online trends and fi nding cheeky ways to slip emojis into captions. Her favourite colours are a Mauve Green and Pastel Yellow.

a ger n a Olivia Hamilton Campaig n M

Olivia is originally from England but after catching the travel bug, she left in search of warmer waters and landed in Australia. Having made Melbourne her home, Olivia joined the National Tiles family in late 2021 as the Campaign Manager. When she isn’t concepting new campaign ideas, Olivia enjoys riding horses and falling off her skateboard. Liv likes the va-va-voom of pink and red at the same time.

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