The Wirth Salander Studios, handmade tiles storytelling. Some are designed to reflect the love of the Glazed Floor Tiles, with mosaics of the waves and lighthouses, while others are full of Chinese Tiles, family photos or baby animal or Irish and the prospect of Tuscany.Creating a custom shaped brick that is very detailed New York Times, the first page next to a Hummer bends, a bottle of wine and a bouquet of daffodils. Another is a mosaic of tiles of a map of Greenwich port.

The tiles are made of stone, ceramic, marble and composed, "she said. They make their fires in a kiln at his home in Norwalk. For larger pieces, such as sinks, rooms for rent, in a large size oven industrial, "he said.

The couple has published papers in several national magazines, including the house, Family Circle, kitchens and bathrooms, and "magazine" O ".

The two artists met at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Mr. Salander grew up "with a brush in hand, into a family of Swedish artists, according to Wirth.

After the couple married, Mr. Salander has started production and sale of paintings of Norwalk home. The popularity of the paintings as inspiration for your business partner in 1990 to start. The mixture proved by his experience in painting and his training in ceramics and sculpture as "a synergy of being in the studio," said Wirth. "We are innovators in our field."

With his contract work, the showroom also offers a variety of art workshops at the national level, characteristic of American art movement, and a collection of commercial tile, "he said.

Wirth said Wilton joined BNI, a support group of local companies, and found it "very useful. Strengthen cooperation with them, and its unique formula to create his own studio" had a chance to overcome the economic downturn " he said.