About Us
We are specialists in the supply of 19th century style, ceramic wall & floor tiles and simulated.
We have had a lifetime involvement in the ceramic tile industry, both in manufacturing and sales.

A Malkin Edge Catalog circa 1870
Our family began manufacturing pottery and tiles in early 19th Century Staffordshire, England.
Tile Source, Inc. stems directly from our more recent connections in the United Kingdom.

Who We Are

Tile Source Inc, was formed in 1997 by David Malkin who is indirectly descended from Clarke, Bumham and Samuel Malkin, 18th century potters from Staffordshire England. The family founded Edge Malkin & Co, Pottery Manufacturers in the 1850's, and Malkin Edge and Co, in 1865. As Malkin Tiles (Burslem) Ltd, it became a major influence in tile design and innovation for many years. It merged in 1968 with H & R Johnson Richards Tiles, then one of the world's largest and most successful tile companies. David Malkin became head of Public Relations for the new group.

2nd revival of encaustic tile production in UK


Arts & Industries Building
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C.
[Pattern: Custom Made Tiles. Exact replicas of originals - Square edge encaustic and geometric floor tiles]
 From an enquiry received in 1974 for the retiling of the floor of the Arts & Industries Building at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, a small plant was started to produce Encaustic & Geometric tiles almost for the first time in the 20th century. David Malkin was responsible for spearheading this second revival of these tiles which were first made in the 13th century and revived for the first time by Herbert Minton in the 1820's.

Commissions received in the 1980's and 90's included the retiling of large parts of the US Capitol, the Palace of Westminster , the Pennsylvania Academy for the Fine Arts, the Parliament Building in Quebec City and many others including the Central Synagogue in NYC. Since 1997, Tile Source has supplied Encaustic and Geometric tiles for the Tweed Court House in New York City, many Court Houses in Texas and other parts of the USA, the State Capitol in Albany New York, the Saratoga Memorial, New York and many private homes.