Mel Chambers, creator of Alchemy Tiles is delighted to announce another win for her exquisite hand-crafted inlay tiles. For 5 years in a row, she has been awarded the ‘Best Artisan Tile Company’ from the SME Southern Enterprise Awards.
Despite some tough challenges over the last two years, she is extremely honoured to accept this accolade for extensive expertise and skills, a dedication to customer service and client satisfaction and an on-going commitment to excellence and innovation.
With each year her portfolio grows and expands as she takes this ancient craft of encaustic tiles to new and greater heights. Being one of the last artisans using this technique she keeps this magical craft alive with a modern-day twist.
Each and every creation is hand carved free hand into the wet clay and then inlaid with coloured clays and after many additional processes is finished with a stunning crackle glaze effect. The process itself means that every tile produced is completely unique and cannot be replicated making each creation truly bespoke.
Her work has now developed further into homes, gardens and interiors from kitchen and bathroom backsplashes to fireplaces and garden features. Add to this her original and creative table centre pieces and there is solution for every part of the home.
Mel developed her skills further in 2023 to become a professional tile installer which means she can now provide a full service from creation to installation, working directly with the customers’ needs every step of the way. From measuring up the area and producing a choice of designs to the creation of the actual tiles and fully installing them. It is this care and attention to detail throughout every stage that has won her 5 star reviews and the hearts of so many customers.
Alchemy Tiles has also been a proud member of the Made in Cornwall Scheme since 2016 and is regularly audited by Trading Standards to ensure the exceptional high quality of her work as well as being an ‘Approved Origin’ creator. As a keen ambassador for the local Cornish circular economy and provenance she also works closely and collaborates with other Cornish artisans and businesses. Although based in Cornwall her work is found internationally across the globe from Europe and Australia to the USA and beyond.
From the smallest of bespoke gifts to the grandest of interior designs, no project is too small or too large and she embraces every opportunity to keep this ancient craft alive and bring the joy of this alchemic magic to everyone she meets.
For more information check out Alchemy Tiles or email info@melchambers.com, Mel would love to hear from you.