In all their timelessness, white or cream tiles will rarely stop me in my tracks, but Alicia Silverstone’s chic pieces just did precisely that. The reason is that they are not ordinary tiles; they're Zellige tiles.
In recent years, Zellige-style pieces have influenced kitchen tile trends, but their history dates back to the 10th–11th century in Morocco, during the early Islamic period. Early examples were simple, often white (just like Alicia's) and brown or black, and were used for functional wall protection and decoration.
