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03 — Casa Terracotta

Every pattern holds a memory.

Mediterranean kitchen with terracotta Moroccan-pattern backsplash, plaster hood and oak cabinetry

Chapter 01

The Art of Belonging

Pattern is how a home remembers.

A celebration of sun-warmed earth and timeless craftsmanship, where expressive patterns and organic textures bring stories of tradition into modern living.

Chapter 02

Crafted by Tradition

In the kitchen, bathroom and courtyard, one motif goes from feature to backdrop depending on the scale it is laid at.

Bathroom with terracotta Moroccan-pattern walls and floor, round mirror and oak floating vanity
Patterned bathroomConcept visualizationWrapped wall to floor, the pattern turns a small bathroom into a courtyard.
Sunny patio with terracotta patterned floor, olive trees and clay planters
Balcony or patioConcept visualizationOutdoors, the pattern reads at a distance and warms in the afternoon sun.

Chapter 03

A Home with Character

Fifteen tiles, one motif. Laid together, the quatrefoils lock into a continuous lattice, so the pattern only really appears once the pieces meet.

Material study · 300 × 300 mm, pattern variation expected

Chapter 04

Patterns That Remember

Terracotta stays the hero. Travertine and plaster give it room, olive and oak keep it rooted, and a single star-pattern encaustic adds a second voice.

Flat-lay of terracotta arabesque tile, plain terracotta, travertine, oak, encaustic star tile and olive branch

Supporting material composition · From the original Figma board

The pairing

Terracotta pattern + lime plaster + travertine + oak + olive

Complementary finishes are illustrative pairings, not linked Material Depot products.

Colour signature

The five-colour strip from the board makes each collection recognisable at a glance, on screen or across a showroom. Tap a colour to copy its hex value.

Chapter 05

The Material

Fifteen terracotta and cream Moroccan-pattern tiles laid in a three-by-five grid

Material study · Tap to inspect

Material Depot · TL 05181

Zellige Desert Flora Brown

Discontinued · design explorationThe original listing indicates this tile is discontinued or unavailable. It is kept here as the material this story was designed around. This is a design exploration, not a purchase recommendation.

A Moroccan-patterned tile in burnt terracotta and cream, a repeat that looks hand-drawn, set against lime plaster, oak and aged brass. It is expressive on a backsplash and grounding on a floor.

Size
300 × 300 mm (1 ft × 1 ft)
Finish
Matte
Material
Ceramic
Thickness
9 mm
Type
Moroccan wall & floor tile

Pattern variation between pieces is expected.

The listing's specification gives the base material as ceramic, although its web address says vitrified.

Suggested applications

  • Mediterranean kitchen
  • Patterned bathroom
  • Balcony or patio
  • Decorative accent walls
View original listing

Related product, shown separately

TL 05859 B — Zellige Terracotta Floral Brown

A separate, related product listed by Material Depot. It does not appear in any of the visuals on this page.

Close-ups of the terracotta glaze, tile edge and a four-tile repeat
Texture studiesMaterial studySurface, edge profile and laid joint, as studied on the board.

The original board

From Exploration to Composition

Everything above was unpacked from this single 1200 × 1800 editorial page. Each zone of the board has one job:

  1. 1Hero application — Establishes the emotion: how the material feels in a lived-in room.
  2. 2Tile sample — Establishes material identity: colour, pattern, scale and finish.
  3. 3Supporting scenarios — Establish versatility across rooms and uses.
  4. 4Detail imagery — Communicates texture, edge profile and joint.
  5. 5Colour strip — Enables quick collection recognition, even from across a showroom.
View Original Figma Board

Material References

Interior concept imagery is illustrative; material specifications are sourced from Material Depot.

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