Japanese Tiles Los Angeles

Hand shaped in japan - now shaping the Westcoast

MAKANI Collective brings handcrafted Japanese ceramic tiles to Los Angeles and the West Coast, working with skilled makers and small workshops across Japan. Our curated collections explore colour, glaze, texture and form, bringing the character of Japanese ceramics into architectural interiors.

We work with architects, interior designers and private clients across California and the wider US, with collections specified for residential, hospitality, retail and commercial projects. Alongside our collections, we offer bespoke sourcing and customisation for projects requiring a particular colour, format or finish.

Selected collections are held in stock in Los Angeles, giving West Coast projects direct access to MAKANI tiles alongside samples and specification support. Additional collections and bespoke designs are sourced directly from Japan.

From initial sampling and specification through to sourcing and delivery, we support projects across the US while maintaining a direct connection to the Japanese makers behind our collections.

Ame tiles

RAW CERAMIC FORMS IN KITCHEN DESIGN

This private residence sits within a lush garden, creating a quiet connection between the interior and its natural surroundings. In the kitchen, that relationship continues through a palette of raw, grounded materials.

AME wall tiles bring depth and character to the space, their concave form and deep tones creating a strong architectural surface. Handcrafted in Japan, the ceramic tiles sit in contrast with the quartzite worktops and folded steel shelving, bringing texture and rhythm to the restrained interior.

The combination of ceramic, stone and steel gives the kitchen its distinctive material character, while the sculptural form of AME allows the tiled wall to become an integral part of the architecture.

A vintage manual espresso coffee maker on a dark, cracked stone surface with our Kubo Smoke concave tile in the background.
A kitchen with context Kubo Smoke dark grey black Japanese tile backsplash, a marble countertop, a stainless steel sink.

MACHI tiles

Black CERAMIC POOL TILES CREATING A MIRROR OF LANDSCAPE

This West Coast residence is designed around quiet transitions between interior and landscape. The pool, lined in black Japanese ceramic tiles, becomes a reflective surface that draws the surrounding trees into the architecture. Rather than reading as a separate feature, the water settles into the space, absorbing light and holding depth.

MACHI tiles bring a dark, textured surface to the pool, creating a striking contrast with the pale architecture and surrounding landscape. Handcrafted in Japan, the ceramic tiles give the water a deeper tone while allowing reflections of light and greenery to remain central to the design.

For Los Angeles and California projects, darker pool tiles offer a distinctive alternative to traditional blue finishes, creating pools that feel more closely connected to the architecture and landscape.

Minimalist indoor water feature with a large window showing green trees outside. MACHI Ash Black stick tiles used in swimming pool.

Nori tiles

EARTH-TONED JAPANESE TILES FOR BATHROOM INTERIORS

NORI Earth brings warmth and depth to this bathroom through its rich, earthy glaze and tactile ceramic surface. Set against raw stone, warm metal and lush planting, the tiles form part of a layered material palette that connects the interior with its natural surroundings.

Handcrafted in Japan, NORI draws its character from the relationship between glaze, texture and the individual ceramic pieces. Here, the deep brown tones create a grounded architectural surface, allowing the surrounding materials and greenery to sit naturally alongside it.

The combination feels particularly at home within the material language of West Coast interiors, where architecture, landscape and natural materials are often closely connected.

Indoor space with a large green potted plant, a white ceramic sink, and a wall tiled with Nori in Earth, a ceramic Japanese tile exclusive to Makani. There is a wooden bench with a folded checkered blanket. Natural light comes through a window.

MACHI tiles

BATHROOM WALLS IN SOFT, SMOKY TILES

MACHI Smoke Sage tiles create a soft, muted surface throughout the bathroom, contrasting quietly with the warmth of the cedar ceiling. The fine linear form of the tiles gives the surface rhythm and structure, while the glaze responds gently to the changing light.

Handcrafted in Japan, MACHI brings texture and material depth to the bathroom, its linear geometry creating a striking dialogue with the circular ceiling opening above.

The combination of Japanese ceramic, cedar and diffused light creates a bathroom defined by material, proportion and atmosphere.

A modern bathroom with walls tiled in Machi Milk an off white Kit Kat stick tile from Makani, a white bathtub, wood panel ceiling with circular skylight, and frosted glass partition.