Trade · Residences and hospitality
Relief tile art for island homes and hotels worldwide
For architects, interior designers, builders, luxury real estate and hotel art consultants on every Hawaiian island and around the world. Original relief work drawn from Kīlauea, Mauna Loa and the Kaʻū coast, made by hand and installed with a registered certificate of authenticity.
Luxury residences
Custom relief kitchen backsplashes, feature walls, entry and stair pieces, and framed collector reliefs for homes on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi.
Hotels and resorts
Lobby relief murals, signature walls and numbered art editions for guest rooms and suites, for properties in Hawaiʻi and around the world that want the living-volcano story in their walls.
Designers and builders
Sample reliefs, spec sheets, trade terms and coordination with your installer, from first sketch to final grout line.
How a project works
Conversation
A call with Rhett about the space, the timeline and the story you want the work to tell.
Site and measurements
Photos, plans and dimensions from you or your designer.
Concept sketches
Rhett draws the composition for the wall, kitchen or lobby.
Sample relief
A paid sample in the chosen clay and glaze, so you can see it in your light.
Proposal
A written proposal with scope, schedule and a 50% deposit to begin.
Making and firing
Every piece carved by hand and fired in the Kaʻū gas kiln. One kiln means honest lead times, agreed up front.
Delivery and installation
Packed for the ocean crossing, with layout drawings for your installer.
Certificate
The installation is registered, with a signed certificate of authenticity for the owner.
For specifiers
Spec sheet and trade lookbook available on request: sizes, thickness, weight, glaze surfaces, sealing, care and installation method. Trade work is quoted per project; there are no public prices for commissions.
Rhett Parham
Artist · Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi Island
Hotels, resorts and large projects work directly with the artist, from the first conversation to installation. Rhett has lived on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui and Lānaʻi, and takes on homes and properties on every island.
Every piece, certified
Every relief is signed RWP, registered in the studio's certificate registry, and made entirely by hand. No AI is used in the design or creation of any artwork. About the registry →