What Makes Famosa Tile Different? The 18-Year Story Behind Costa Mesa’s Anti-Tile Store
Most tile stores feel like tile stores. Fluorescent lights. Catalog binders. A salesperson who steers you toward whatever they have too much of in the back. Famosa Tile was designed to be the opposite of all of that. “I always wanted to create the anti-tile store,” says Josiah Lilly, the founder of Famosa […]
Zellige Tile 101: Everything Designers Need to Know
There is a tile that has been made by hand in Morocco for over a thousand years. It is imperfect by design. No two pieces are the same color, thickness, or surface finish. It reacts to light in a way that no other tile material on the market can replicate. And over the past several […]
Meet the designer: Andrew Flashman
ANDREW FLASHMAN Andrew has worked in many luxury residences across the USA, including estates from the Hamptons to Southern California, and apartments in Manhattan and Florida. As a top kitchen designer, Andrew has been published numerous times in leading national magazines. Inspired by architecture, art, music, people, design (both past and present), and new materials […]
Meet the architect: Chris Brandon
BRANDON ARCHITECTS Chris has used his exceptional design talents and years of experience in Southern California to create a truly unique and progressive architectural practice. Their work has always been inspired by the surrounding natural landscape. Each element of the design is made to celebrate the organic elements of the environment, blending the boundaries between […]
Newport Harbor Home and Garden Tour
A WORTHY TRADITION The Newport Harbor Home and Garden Tour is one of the annual fundraisers that helps fulfill the Newport Harbor Educational Foundation’s mission by providing funds for academic support programs such as: instructional supplies, nurse’s aide, academic department support, International Baccalaureate, Field Studies, school safety, and professional development for faculty. We are honored […]