Commercial tile design specialists The Great British Tile Company Ltd (www.great-tiles.co.uk) have scored another coup by acquiring the exclusive rights to distribute a range of unique ceramic tiles bearing the famous London Underground station designs and connecting lines. The deal gives the UK and Hong Kong based company the sole rights of distribution within the UK as well as the USA, Japanese and European markets.

The tiles which measure 300mm x 300mm are designed specifically for commercial application and are available directly from the company and a soon to be announced small network of carefully selected distributors. It is anticipated that this range of very high quality ceramic tiles will be of particular interest to architectural, professional, and interior design clients.

The 28 designs represent some of the most famous signs in the world and include London’s most popular tube station signs such as London Bridge, Baker Street, Covent Garden, Green Park, St Pauls, Victoria and Waterloo. The original underground symbol is also available as well as a fun ‘Mind the Gap’ version.

Apart from the well known roundel station signs there are also ‘straight line’ ‘corner line’ and ‘intersection’ designed tiles depicting the Central, Circle, District, Jubilee, Northern and Victoria lines.

With the number of British themed pubs around the world ever increasing, The   Great British Tile Company sees its new London Underground range as a perfect installation and feature.

Damian Cook, Managing Director of The Great British Tile Company says “these unique, high quality tiles represent an icon which is most unlikely to go out of fashion - something which is important when considering any refurbishment project”. It is anticipated that the tiles will be especially appreciated during the period of the 2012 Olympics Games as the tiles would be ideal to create a striking feature between the transport links at Stratford Station and the Olympic village.

The Great British Tile Company was specifically established to design and/or source unusual and innovative ranges of tile designs and bring them to the world marketplace. The London Underground range is a prime example of how the company successfully seeks out unusual concepts and incorporates them onto ceramic tiles, providing that special ‘wow factor’ to the surrounding environment.

Tags: tiles, ceramic, design