Though you may not always notice the tiles in your kitchen and bathroom, they do play a role in how your home appears. That's why you really want to spend the time and effort doing it right. There are ...

They found another shape, related to the first, that meets an even stricter definition. Dubbed the "specter," the new shape tiles a plane in a pattern that never repeats without the use of mirror ...

Each week, Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week, we look at designing with patterned bathroom tiles. While ...

A 13-sided shape known as “the hat” has mathematicians tipping their caps. It’s the first true example of an “einstein,” a single shape that forms a special tiling of a plane: Like bathroom floor tile ...

Picking the right bathroom tile carries more permanence than, say, a new set of towels. You really don’t want to install a wall tile only to hate it in six months ...

For centuries, mathematicians and floor designers alike have been fascinated by the shapes that can tile a plane — in particular, those that do so without repetition. Now, a team of chemists has ...