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my guess is that it is tile, the ones i have seen are long strip tile about 1/4-1/2 wide and up to 12" long.

I also love this kitchen. It is mosaic tile and I first saw it in Rachael Ray's magazine, she had featured this kitchen for something (I even cut the pic out of the magazine!). It doesn't say who the manufacturer is but they give the phone number- (212) 643-2426 and say it is $165 per sq. ft.! Good luck, and please post pics if you purchase this tile!

I love it too! When you can't decide on a colour, get them all!

I knew it looked familiar - I read that same Rachel Ray mag! They did a makeover for a couple, and this is the after pic. Gorgeous!

Just found it online - damn I'm good with the googlez! (blows on nails)

http://www.rachaelraymag.com/Every-Day-Living/In-the-Kitchen/Kitchen-Makeovers/interior-motives/3

""The Bar Code Recycled Glass tiles by Mixed-Up Mosaics really brought this kitchen to life," said Evette. But the tiles ($165 per square foot, 212-643-2426) served a purpose, too: Covering the entire wall linked the kitchen area to the breakfast nook, creating one large room."

Wow. It's very, very beautiful... but at $165/sq ft., I hope it brought the kitchen to ETERNAL life.

Wow. That is so unfortunate. I cannot fathom spending $165 -a square foot- on a tile made by a company with such a poorly designed and difficult to navigate website.

Check out the unflattering site at:
http://www.mixed-upmosaics.com

Wow- good point about the website! (start snarky web developer rant...)

SOMEONE let their nephew practice their newfound Flash skillz online. (shaking head) Sad.

Eek! I also see the use of the Comic Sans font. And their page with their list of clients makes me want to get an eye exam.

Look at us - we're selling things online! Let's make a disappearing top and bottom nav! Let's put our low contrast text on a busy background!

My eyes hurt...I'm going to bed now...
(end snarky web developer rant...)

Yow! It's pretty, but I think even Ann Sacks is less expensive than that. Look for a discount tile supplier in your area. If you're handy, you can mix and match to a similar effect. If not, patronize your local interior designer! Or, just make friends with one and get advice.

Nathan
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The most expensive item I priced at Ann Sacks was $60 per sq ft. It was glass tiles in a 2x12 strips.

Geez that would be about a $3K backsplash in my tiny kitchen.

At first glance I thought it was the book wall at Literati on Wilshire - http://www.literaticafe.com/ . Obviously different texture but the effect is surprisingly similar...

I've seen this look at the showroom where I bought my Tiles (Nemo Tiles in NYC -- also online). I am confident you can create a similar look for much cheaper. Here's a line that has glass tiles with a similar mosaic treatment...

Dynasty Art - Big Brick line
http://www.nemotile.com/products.php?tn=107

Best of luck!

Maybe not in the same sizes, but much better prices:

http://www.susanjablonmosaics.com/

This is indeed the Bar Code pattern from Mixed-Up Mosaics. And you can mock their website, but they really aren't "selling things online." They are craftspeople who have a website just because you have to in this day and age. If you want to see their stuff, you need to visit a dealer who sells it. I used them for my backsplash, and I can tell you after I saw their sample I looked everywhere for a cheaper alternative, but the alternatives were nowhere near as special. Mixed-Up Mosaics hand-cut each tile, in widely varying lengths and widths (most of the similar patterns are far more regular and somehow less "alive"), in a custom colorway that I created, and built it on numbered sheets for my space. This is the opposite of mass-produced, and it is priced accordingly. (There is also a lead time of roughly 4-6 weeks.)

So as someone with actual experience with this product, I guess I'd put it this way. Once I saw it, nothing else was good enough. It really did cost an absolute fortune (though my dealer gave me a price of about $110 per square foot, treating me as a "contractor"). But it is a unique, handmade piece of art in my house that makes me happy every day, and I was willing to skimp a little on other things to have it.

You can see it for yourself here: http://gallery.mac.com/ostimusic/100387/IMG_2392/web.jpg?ver=12450081080001

It is far too busy for my eyes at any price!

*gasp!*

That is gorgeous, screenname. I could justify that splurge in a heartbeat.

nice inexpensive tiles.. if you are on a budget and cannot afford the $160 sq ft-- not nearly as beautiful, but you may be able to settle for something.

http://www.cooltiles.com/gggsd822.html $18.54 sq ft!

http://www.modwalls.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=351

romeo&jewels is correct. I saw it in the Rachel Ray mag at the doctor's office & was very tempted to rip it out (too many witnesses). It's even more beautiful up close! Too bad it's so expensive. There is a tour of the kitchen on the magazine's website- it's a green makeover.

This says it is glass, not tile. I wonder if a person couldn't purchase opaque stained glass in the colors desired and then cut into long pieces and grind the edges themselves?

It is a very bold look that works very well in the kitchen shown, I think it could be great in a bathroom as well.

@Junobeth: It is indeed glass. My backsplash is a combination of rippled mirror, milk glass, and a swirly stained glass that has greys, white, and a hint of blue. And I've seen an install of this pattern (done vertically and in ALL rippled mirror - !) in a bathroom that was amazing. If you're really good with glass it would be interesting to try, but I will say that the long, skinny strips are pretty delicate.

@EC: Thanks! We really love it. We just try to forget what it cost.

Their website is terrible but they aren't really a for the public company. Mixed Up Mosaics sells to the trade and everything can be completely customized. It's hand made, hand cut, hand laid out and not in standard "sheets" like you normally buy tile. The tiles are cut and laid on sheets but sort of irregularly so that you don't see the sheet seams. The order comes with a map so you can lay out the tiles seamlessly. It's a very special and custom product.

I've worked with Mixed Up Mosaics before and they are amazingly wonderful to work with. I used them to do the red mosaic wall in the lobby at the Palomar Hotel in Los Angeles.

I'm sure you can find something similar for less money but the quality, craftsmanship, service and "specialness" of these tiles once installed can not be compared.

@ screenname
Your kitchen is just gorgeous!
You can clearly tell that the tiles are handmade. It definitelly makes a huge impact (see pics before and after the installation of the tiles).
Are more details on your kitchen remodel posted on AT?
If not, it would be well worth it. From the hard wood floors, the cabinetry and hardware, the chandelier to the 'smaller' tricks like the electrical strip tucked behind the upper cabinetry to avoid electrical plates within the tile, this kitchen is beautifully executed!
Congratulations!
Greg

This backsplash is absolutely gorgeous! I'd also seen it in a magazine at a doctor's office months ago, and spent ages on the internet trying to locate it again - regretted not ripping the page out of the magazine! It's good to finally find out who makes it, but it's way way over my budget. Thanks Domino_Estella for the alternatives you listed - I quite like the first one and it's more my kinda price...

@Greg: Thanks for the nice words. The kitchen actually isn't quite finished yet, so no, I haven't shown it around; I just thought it might be useful to the discussion here to share my experience with Mixed-Up Mosaics. But since the project has been a slog and a half, your comments are very much appreciated!

screenname, yours is even prettier than the magazine backsplash, in my opinion. Nice!!! A work of art should cost more than a Home Depot version.