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Giant tile mural unveiled at Clerkenwell Design Week

Textile artist and colour consultant Ptolemy Mann and Johnson Tiles have unveiled a stunning mural made up of more than 4,200 tiles at this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week in London.

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The spectrum of never-before-seen shades launches the brand new Prismatics range of coloured tiles from the UK’s leading tile manufacturer.

Entitled Prismatic Landscape, it covers the outside of the Farmiloe Building, home to The Design Factory throughout one of the biggest events in the design calendar. A total of 4,224 individual tiles have been used for the installation, which covers nearly 100 square metres, adorning three of the building’s walls in a riot of shades.

Ptolemy Mann said: “It's fantastic, I just love the fact that we've taken a beautifully simple product and just given it a whole new lease of life. I'm pleased to say it's exactly as I envisioned it, if not better.

“I really like the matt and gloss together and the fact that we've only used 68 colours when it looks more like 600. I've loved seeing the reactions of people when they see the mural for the first time. We've elevated the humble tile and made it feel new and refreshed. I love it so much, I’m already thinking about what to do next.”

Two people in blue suits view Ptolemy Mann's Prismatic Landscape mural, a 4,224-tile installation displaying a gradient spectrum across the Farmiloe Building at Clerkenwell Design Week
Man photographing a vibrant gradient tile mural made up of thousands of coloured tiles in shades of orange, red and purple
Colourful gradient tile mural featuring thousands of tiles in shades of pink, orange, red and brown covering a building facade under blue sky
Ptolemy Mann

Ptolemy Mann

Three people viewing a large pixelated tile mural in gradient shades of blue, pink, orange and yellow covering a brick building wall
A person in a blue jacket stands before a large mosaic tile mural featuring thousands of coloured squares transitioning from teal and pink on the left to vibrant orange and yellow on the right
Colourful tiled mural with gradient effect from red to orange to purple covering the exterior wall of a building, with people walking past on a narrow street
Upward view of the Farmiloe Building's facade showing the Prismatic Landscape mural of coloured tiles against blue sky and water reflection
Ptolemy Mann's Prismatic Landscape mural made from 4,224 coloured tiles covers the Farmiloe Building at Clerkenwell Design Week, with visitors viewing the installation below
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