the Forest Tapestry designed by William Morris in 1887 (the lion)

B.A. Schmidt Arts & Enterprises, Inc. located in Highland Park, Illinois, creates unique handmade porcelain tiles inspired by nature, classic children's illustration and the artists of the Arts & Crafts movement. Every tile is handcrafted by its president and artist, Barbara Schmidt.  The tiles are all in three dimensional relief. 

19th Century tile designed by Willianm de Morgan (the four tile sunflower mandela)

The tiles can be used both indoors or out.  They are perfect for a kitchen or bath, around a fireplace, on a fountain or in a garden wall.  They mix beautifully with a wide variety of stone and commercially available field tiles.  The tiles are available at dealers throughout the country.   In 2010 B.A. Schmidt Arts won the Coverings Select Award for best Artisan Tile.  The tiles are now also available as gifts in handmade quarter sawn oak frames directly from B.A. Schmidt Arts.  Recently, Barbara has been working with Disney on developing tiles for their new theme park in Shanghai, China, opening in 2015.   

inspired by a 1902 illustration by Beatrix Potter for Peter Rabbit