Best Beginning of the Day Storytile — Hand-Baked Ceramic by Marga van Oers

Name: Best Beginning of the Day Storytile — Hand-Baked Ceramic by Marga van Oers
Brand: WILLAGE
SKU: WLG-TILE-STORYTILE-BESTDAY-001
Price: 45.0 USD
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A ceramic tile depicting a person fully absorbed in the morning papers, tucked into an ornate gilded bed. It's the small, private luxury of a slow morning — the kind where the bed is still warm, the coffee is nearby, and whatever's happening in the world can wait another ten minutes. Good for bedrooms, guest rooms, or anywhere you want to make a case for not getting up yet.

Storytiles are made by Marga van Oers, a Dutch artist who began her work with a box of centuries-old Delftware tiles her grandmother gave her while she was studying at the Amsterdam School of Arts. Each tile is a miniature world — part illustration, part ceramic, part record of a small moment. Every piece is hand-baked in the Netherlands using a traditional three-stage firing process that permanently fuses the artwork and glaze into the tile itself.

10 × 10 cm · 1 cm thick · High-quality ceramic with shiny glaze · Heat, water, and cold resistant · Wipe with a soft cloth · Made in the Netherlands by Marga van Oers

Dimensions

10 × 10 cm | Thickness: 1 cm

Dimensions

10 × 10 cm | Thickness: 1 cm

Origin

Netherlands

Origin

Netherlands

MATERIALS

High-Quality Ceramic with Shiny Glaze

MATERIALS

High-Quality Ceramic with Shiny Glaze

STORY

Storytiles are made by Marga van Oers, a Dutch artist who began her work with a box of centuries-old Delftware tiles gifted to her by her grandmother while she was studying at the Amsterdam School of Arts. Those antique tiles — with their cracks, patina, and embedded history — became the canvas for her own narrative art. Each Storytile is a miniature world blending illustration, ceramic craft, and personal storytelling. Marga's most poignant piece, the "Forever" tile, was born from the loss of her mother and depicts a bird looking at a golden star — a design that holds specific meaning for her while offering universal comfort. She now works from a farmhouse studio in the Netherlands, balancing her growing practice with family life. Each tile is hand-baked using a traditional method: a smooth clay "butter" is poured, then fired three times at temperatures up to 1,250°C, permanently fusing the illustration and glaze into the ceramic itself. The result is a piece of art that is literally part of the ceramic, not printed on top of it — fully resistant to heat, water, and cold.

STORY

Storytiles are made by Marga van Oers, a Dutch artist who began her work with a box of centuries-old Delftware tiles gifted to her by her grandmother while she was studying at the Amsterdam School of Arts. Those antique tiles — with their cracks, patina, and embedded history — became the canvas for her own narrative art. Each Storytile is a miniature world blending illustration, ceramic craft, and personal storytelling. Marga's most poignant piece, the "Forever" tile, was born from the loss of her mother and depicts a bird looking at a golden star — a design that holds specific meaning for her while offering universal comfort. She now works from a farmhouse studio in the Netherlands, balancing her growing practice with family life. Each tile is hand-baked using a traditional method: a smooth clay "butter" is poured, then fired three times at temperatures up to 1,250°C, permanently fusing the illustration and glaze into the ceramic itself. The result is a piece of art that is literally part of the ceramic, not printed on top of it — fully resistant to heat, water, and cold.