Poarte - Delft Tiles

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Poarte - Delft Tiles

The most authentic hand-painted Delft tiles on the market.

28/10/2026

Over the past few years, we have been very fortunate to contribute to several beautiful projects by Heidi Caillier Design. Each one has been exciting to be part of, but when Heidi reached out to us for Delft tiles for her own home, it naturally felt a little extra special.

Seeing the finished result featured in the September 2026 issue of Architectural Digest made it even more exciting. We immediately reached out to photographer Haris Kenjar, and are very happy to now be able to share these beautiful images of Heidi’s kitchen with you.

For her kitchen, Heidi selected hand-painted Delft tiles. Several different series were brought together: P-3 | Large Flowers, P-7.1 | Small Flowers, P-8 | Small Scenes, P-17 | Springers and P-11 | Landscapes, mixed throughout with plain white tiles.

All tiles were painted in a warm manganese colour on the Claes Mix, a combination of six different base shades inspired by the natural variation found in original antique Delft tile installations. Together with the mix of different designs, this gives the backsplash a relaxed and playful character, with something different to discover from one tile to the next.

We especially love the choice of manganese here. Its warm tone works beautifully with the natural materials and colours throughout the kitchen, while the different scenes and flowers bring just the right amount of detail.

From the antique Delft tiles that provide the inspiration at Regts, to their recreation by hand at Poarte, it is wonderful to see that connection eventually find its place in Heidi’s own home. 💙

Interior design: Heidi Caillier Design
Photography: Haris Kenjar

Curious to see more? Visit our websites for more projects and inspiration.

23/10/2026

This is our P-18 | Sea Life series, hand-painted here in a warm manganese colour.

The series includes 16 unique designs, all recreated from original 17th-century Delft tiles featuring fantastical creatures from the sea.

Some are more recognisable as fish, while others are a little more Mythical. Among the different scenes you’ll find mermen, mermaids, a sea goat, a sea unicorn and several other creatures.

The tiles shown here are painted on our Poarte-E base shade, but you are free to choose a different shade to suit your project. And since every tile is painted entirely by hand, you’ll always find little differences in the brushwork, giving each one its own character.

Each tile measures approximately 13 × 13 cm / 5.1" × 5.1" and is suitable for any indoor wall installation.

Curious to see more? Visit our website or get in touch with one of our dealers. 💙

21/10/2026

Recently, our tiles were used in this beautiful project by Meta Coleman, featuring our P-15 | Child’s Play series in Delft blue.

For the wall, the decorated Child’s Play tiles were combined with plain white tiles, keeping the overall look simple while adding little scenes and details to discover throughout. The decorated tiles feature the Spider corner motif (PCM-02).

We always enjoy seeing our tiles in their finished setting, and love how the combination of plain and decorated tiles has come together here. 💙

Interior design:
Photography:

Curious to see more projects featuring our tiles? Visit our website for more inspiration.

13/10/2026

This is the newest addition to our collection: the P-49 | Octagon Flowers series.

The series takes its inspiration from original 18th-century Delft tiles produced by the Tichelaar pottery in Makkum, the Netherlands. It includes 22 different scenes, each with its own floral design and, every now and then, a small insect hidden among the flowers. Each scene is framed by an octagonal border and finished with small rosettes in the corners.

The octagonal frame adds that little extra touch of elegance that classic Delft tiles are known for, creating a beautiful repeating pattern when the tiles are installed together.

Since each tile is painted by hand, no two are exactly the same, with little variations in the brushwork giving every tile its own character.

Each tile measures approximately 13 × 13 cm / 5.1" × 5.1" and is suitable for any indoor wall installation.

Curious to see more? Visit our website or get in touch with one of our dealers. 💙

07/10/2026

Long before the glazing and hand-painting begins, every Poarte tile starts by carefully preparing the clay. Once it has reached the right consistency, it is shaped and cut into the traditional 13 × 13 cm / 5.1" × 5.1" format. From here, it is a slow process. The tiles are left to slowly dry and harden for around 2 to 3 weeks.

Once completely dry, they are fired for the first time at temperatures of up to 1050°C or 1922 °F. They spend around two days in the kiln, which transforms the soft clay into a strong tile, ready for the next stages of glazing and hand-painting.

Curious to know more? Visit our website to see the entire process step by step and see how our Delft tiles are made. 💙

25/09/2026

This is our P-7 | Small Flowers series, painted here in a warm manganese colour.

The series includes 44 different designs, all recreated from original 18th- and 19th-century Delft tiles. The Small Frisian Flower is a traditional Dutch tile design that became particularly popular in Friesland from the mid-18th century onwards. Most feature a freely painted small flower, but every now and then you’ll spot a little bird, butterfly or insect in between.

With this many different scenes, there is plenty of variation when the tiles are installed together and always another little detail to discover. And since every tile is painted entirely by hand, you’ll also notice subtle differences in the brushwork from one tile to the next.

The Small Flowers look great on their own, mixed with plain white tiles, or combined with some of our larger flower designs.

Each tile measures approximately 13 × 13 cm / 5.1" × 5.1" and is suitable for any indoor wall installation.

Curious to see more? Visit our website or get in touch with one of our dealers. 💙

18/09/2026

We recently received these beautiful photos of a kitchen project by Tiffany Skilling Interiors, featuring our P-3 Large Flowers in manganese.

This kitchen really tells a story through its design. It has that warm, lived-in feeling of a cosy kitchen, and the manganese Large Flowers fit perfectly into the overall look.

For the backsplash, we supplied our P-3 Large Flowers in manganese, all hand-painted on our Poarte-D base shade.

The tiles were also enhanced with the crackled finish, adding that subtle aged appearance that authentic Delft tiles are known for. Together with the warm manganese decoration, it works beautifully with the soft pastel colours and materials Tiffany used throughout the kitchen.

We always love seeing how our tiles become part of a finished interior, and this is definitely one of those projects where everything comes together beautifully. 💙

Interior design: Tiffany Skilling Interiors
Photography: Sarah Shields
Dealer: regtsdelfttiles

Curious to see more projects featuring our tiles? Visit our website for more inspiration.

10/09/2026

Our P-59 | Chain Stars series is based directly on an original late 19th-century Delft ornament tile, a design that was especially popular towards the end of the 1800s.

Each tile features a six-pointed star within a diamond-shaped frame, hand-painted in classic Delft blue with subtle manganese details. Once the tiles are placed together, the individual stars connect to create a continuous repeating pattern across the wall.

And just like all of our decorated tiles, every P-59 Chain Star is painted entirely by hand, creating just enough of variety to the total installation.

Each tile measures approximately 13 × 13 cm / 5.1" × 5.1" and is suitable for any indoor wall installation.

Curious to see more? Visit our website or get in touch with one of our dealers💙

04/09/2026

To really capture the authentic aged appearance that antique Delft tiles are known for, we offer our clients the option of adding characteristic crackled finish to their newly made Poarte tiles

The process is actually quite simple, and we don't need much equipment. The most important tool is the torch. We carefully heat glazed surface of the tile and then cool it down with water, creating quite a bit of steam along the way.

The quick change in temperature causes the glaze to crack, creating fine lined patterns. This crackling is a natural occurrence in Delft tiles that develop over time, but with this process we simply speed things up a little.

Once the cracks have formed, we rub the surface with a thin, dark powdery liquid. This settles into all those cracks, making the lined pattern more visable.

After a few wipes with a towel, the process is complete and the tiles have that characteristic aged, crackled finish. And because the glaze cracks naturally, every crackled tile is unique. 💙

28/08/2026

This is our P-17 | Springers series.

This series brings together 32 different animals scenes, all based on original antique Delft tiles. The name Springers, or “Jumpers”, comes from the way many of the animals are caught mid-leap in their blue circles.

There is quite a mix in this series, with horses, deer, rabbits, dogs, a fox, a hare and even a unicorn. Together they make for a playful collection with lots of variation and movement.

This series is available in a classic Delft blue and manganese and each tile is decorated with the PCM-01 Spider corner motif. Because everything is hand-painted, you’ll always find small differences in the brushwork from one tile to the next, just like with the antique originals.

Each tile measures approximately 13 × 13 cm / 5.1" × 5.1" and is on average 7–8 mm / 0.3" thick. All tiles are suitable for indoor wall installations.

Curious to know more? Feel free to visit our website or get in touch with one of our dealers. 💙

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