Studio Noor: the Dutch tiles behind our bestselling prints
How two designers in Amsterdam turned their grandmothers' kitchen floors into bold geometric art.
Noor opens the studio door at eight, coffee in hand, already talking about the light. "Mornings are for colour," she says — Amsterdam is still quiet, and the big north window does most of the work.
A two-person design studio making bold geometric work inspired by Dutch modernism, textiles and tiled floors.
Where it all starts
Every series begins with a walk and a sketchbook. Markets, tram stops, the corner of a kitchen table — Noor collects small moments and lets them sit for weeks before turning any of them into a finished piece.
I want people to feel the temperature of the day when they look at my work — not just see it.
— Studio Noor

From the easel to your wall
Once a piece is finished, it is scanned at high resolution and colour-matched by hand against the original. Only then does it go live on Salon — available as an art print, canvas or aluminium, in four sizes.
"Knowing someone chose my work for their home is still the best part," Noor says. "Every order notification feels like a small exhibition opening."
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