Welcome to the heart of Alchemy Tiles, a sanctuary of soulful craftsmanship, where hand-carved tiles, made using ancient techniques, whisper meaning into modern spaces.
Ancient craft, carved for the stories we live with today.
Each tile is individually hand-carved in Cornwall using a rare encaustic technique rooted in the 13th century.
Begin your journey here…
Celebrating a Double Award Win in 2025!
Honoured twice in 2025 for exceptional craftsmanship and soulful design, Alchemy Tiles continues to celebrate beauty, creativity, and care, each tile hand-carved in Cornwall and shaped with intention.
Full Bespoke Design
Where Art, Story, and Soul Come Together
A space transformed, a vision made tangible. From kitchens and bathrooms to outdoor friezes and architectural features, each installation begins with listening, to your story, your style, and the spirit of your home.
Hand-carved tile by tile, the finished work becomes part of the place it lives, holding beauty, intention, and meaning in every detail.
One-Off Creations
Clay That Remembers, Art That Belongs
One tile, one story, carved just for you.
It might be a house sign marking your belonging, a family crest woven through generations, a tree of life honouring your lineage, or a singular centrepiece etched with personal meaning.
Each piece becomes a keeper of memory, crafted in clay to be treasured for a lifetime.
Designers & Architects
Craft in Context
Hand-carved encaustic tiles designed not only as objects of beauty, but as integral parts of the spaces they inhabit.
From kitchens and fireplaces to bars, bathrooms, hotel entrances, reception spaces, and architectural features, each installation is created in conversation with its surroundings, allowing clay, colour, and story to become part of the fabric of a place.
Ready to Gift, Ready to Cherish
Discover a hand-picked collection of hand-carved encaustic tiles, each etched with inspiring words, sacred symbols, and poetic imagery.
Perfect as meaningful gifts or treasures for your own home, these pieces bring beauty, presence, and story into everyday spaces.
Meet Mel
Alchemy Tiles began as a quiet rebellion, a journey back to joy and to the ancient, soulful craft of hand-carved encaustic tiles.
What began as an apprenticeship grew into a celebration of transformation, where clay holds beauty, meaning, and a little everyday magic.
Today, Alchemy Tiles continues a rare tradition of hand-carved encaustic tiles,
bringing an ancient craft into contemporary interiors.
“any seemingly magical process of transmuting ordinary materials into something of true merit.”
AL·CHE·MY (NOUN)
Where have you seen Alchemy Tiles?
Customer Love
★★★★★
I have purchased a few items over the years from Alchemy Tiles as not only are the items unique they have all been hand made with great love, attention to detail and you can appreciate the time and effort that has gone in to each piece. World class customer service from start to finish and when you get to know Mel you can see why her vocation in life literally pours through her fingers into each magical piece.
Eldon Wethered
★★★★★
Absolutely beautiful original craft, and the friendliest and most efficient service! I'm commissioning several pieces as Christmas gifts, but there are so many wonderful images and quotes, they make truly original gifts - I've bought several for my own office too! Mel's hares have inspired a whole plot line in Sam Blake's new thriller The Dark Room!
Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin
★★★★★
Mel created a bespoke house sign for us and we couldn't be more delighted with the result. She turned our very rough sketch into an elegant sign and her rendering of our dog Holly is lovely. Really great work!
Jeff & Tiffa Meadows
