Handcrafted Moroccan zellige, Moorish mosaic, and Mediterranean ceramic tiles for the oceanfront estates, historic properties, and private compounds of the Hamptons, Greenwich, Westchester, and the Hudson Valley.
New York's luxury residential landscape is unlike any other in the world. The hedge fund estates of Further Lane in East Hampton, the oceanfront compounds of Southampton's Gin Lane, the historic manor houses of Greenwich and Darien, the riverfront properties of the Hudson Valley, and the grand summer residences of the North Fork share a common design culture: one defined by deep knowledge of materials, an appreciation for craft and provenance, and an absolute intolerance for anything that is merely expensive without being genuinely excellent.
In this context, the pool tile selection is a design decision made with the same rigorous discernment that governs every other material on the property. Generic tile — however costly — does not meet the standard. What endures is material with genuine provenance: handcrafted Moroccan zellige, produced by master artisans in the ancient medina of Fez using techniques refined over eight centuries, from natural Moroccan clay and mineral-based glazes that deepen and strengthen with age rather than deteriorating with it.
The pool at a New York estate is used differently than in Miami or Los Angeles. It is a seasonal statement — a carefully designed outdoor room that must be compelling enough to justify opening in May and persuasive enough to keep swimming into October. The tile that lines it must look extraordinary in the cool grey light of an overcast Hamptons morning, in the sharp summer sun of a July afternoon, and in the golden autumn light of early September. Moroccan zellige — with its subtly animated surface and mineral glaze depth — performs beautifully in all three.
How It's Made"In the Northeast, a pool is earned — by seasons, by waiting, by the particular quality of the light when summer finally arrives. The tile should honor that. It should look extraordinary in every light this region offers: grey, gold, and everything between."
Mediterranean Pool Tiles · San Francisco, CaliforniaWe deliver to the most distinguished addresses in the New York metropolitan area and beyond — from the oceanfront estates of the South Fork to the historic manor houses of Westchester and the riverfront properties of the Hudson Valley. Our team provides full project support for homeowners, architects, and pool contractors throughout the region.
East Hampton, Southampton, Sagaponack, Bridgehampton, and Watermill represent the apex of American summer residential design. The oceanfront estates and inland compound properties of the South Fork demand materials that hold their character through decades of salt air, Atlantic humidity, and seasonal opening and closing. Our freeze-thaw rated zellige and mosaic collections are designed for exactly this level of commitment and longevity.
Greenwich's back-country estates and the established manor properties of Darien, New Canaan, and Westport represent some of the Northeast's most substantial private residential investments. The design culture of Fairfield County — deeply informed by architecture, landscape architecture, and material heritage — is precisely the context in which handcrafted Moroccan tile finds its most thoughtful audience.
The great estates of Westchester — from Bedford to Pound Ridge, Armonk to Rye — and the historic river properties of the Hudson Valley possess an architectural character that is rare in American residential design: age, permanence, and a genuine relationship with landscape. Our handpainted and mosaic collections carry the same qualities — craft depth, visual richness, and an honest material provenance that resonates with properties of this caliber.
The North Shore's historic Gold Coast — Old Westbury, Lattingtown, Mill Neck, Brookville, and Lloyd Harbor — preserves some of New York's most architecturally significant private estates. The Spanish Colonial, Mediterranean Revival, and Italian Renaissance properties of this extraordinary corridor find authentic design partners in our zellige, Spanish colonial, and handpainted ceramic collections.
The North Fork's emerging luxury vineyard estates and waterfront properties occupy some of Long Island Sound's most beautiful coastal land. The agrarian character of this landscape — organic, rooted, quietly sophisticated — aligns naturally with the handmade character of our terracotta and zellige collections, materials that wear their making proudly.
Manhattan's townhouse gardens, penthouse terraces, and private courtyard pools represent a distinct and demanding market for premium tile. Where square footage is rare and every material decision is consequential, our handcrafted tiles deliver the maximum density of craft character and visual richness in the minimum footprint — the ideal material for New York's most precious outdoor spaces.
The Northeast presents pool tile with a challenge that no other American market matches: genuine freeze-thaw cycling. New York winters subject outdoor tile to repeated cycles of freezing and thawing that cause lower-quality ceramics — those with high porosity and low firing temperatures — to absorb water, freeze, expand, and eventually crack or spall. Over a few seasons, this produces waterline tile that looks compromised regardless of how it was specified.
Moroccan zellige is kiln-fired at high temperatures from dense natural clay, producing a body with genuinely low porosity. This physical characteristic — not a coating or sealer, but the fundamental structure of the tile — is what makes zellige appropriate for outdoor use in the Northeast. The tile body does not absorb sufficient water to sustain freeze-thaw damage under normal pool conditions. The mineral glazes, being fired glass, are similarly impervious to frost.
We recommend reviewing the technical specification for each collection before specifying for Northeastern outdoor applications, and our team is available to advise on collection selection, installation detailing, and grout specification for four-season climates. For pools that will be winterized rather than heated year-round, proper installation detailing — including movement joints — is particularly important, and we can provide guidance on this for any project.
Request SamplesNew York's design culture is one of the most materially knowledgeable in the world. Hamptons homeowners and their architects are not seduced by price alone — they require genuine quality, authentic craft, and honest provenance. Our tiles are produced by master artisans in the medina of Fez, Morocco, using an eight-century tradition. That provenance is real, verifiable, and visible in every tile.
Unlike the predominantly warm-weather markets where many of our competitors focus, we take the Northeast's climate seriously. Our high-fired zellige and terracotta tiles have low porosity that resists freeze-thaw damage. We provide full technical data on each collection for architectural specification, including water absorption rates and frost resistance data.
Our tiles are specified by architects, landscape architects, and interior designers working at the highest levels of the Hamptons, Greenwich, and Westchester residential markets. We provide full technical specification support including CAD details, specification sheets, installation guides, and direct design consultation for trade professionals on complex projects.
No catalog inventory, no warehouse stock. Every tile is produced specifically for your project in Fez — in the precise glaze, format, and quantity your design requires. For the owners of Hamptons estates and Greenwich manor houses, who apply rigorous standards to every material decision, a made-to-order pool tile is not a premium service. It is the correct specification.
The Northeast's seasonal light — the particular quality of a Hamptons summer morning, a grey September afternoon, or the low gold of a Hudson Valley autumn — transforms how tile looks outdoors. We offer physical samples of our complete collection specifically so you can evaluate each tile in the actual light of your property before committing to a project order.
Northeast architects, interior designers, landscape architects, and luxury pool builders are invited to join our trade program. Members receive dedicated project support, priority access to our full technical library, and preferred pricing on qualifying orders — supporting New York's design community across the Hamptons, Greenwich corridor, Westchester, and beyond.
