In 2000, sculptor and artist Andrea Zittel established A-Z West, a testing ground for experimental designs for living. Aesthetic sensibility and "investigative living" come together in perfect harmony in her home in Joshua Tree, California.

Photo: Jessica Eckert, courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.

In her designs, Zittel is interested in the repetition of patterns and their ability to create infinite spaces. The strong graphic pattern is repeated in other ways throughout the living areas, both unifying and expanding the space.

Photo: Jessica Eckert, courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.

Designing tile in a home isn’t just about beauty: it’s about practicality, too.  Zittel says that she is particularly fond of the pattern's ability to camouflage a slightly dirty floor.

Photo: Jessica Eckert, courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.

Zittel originally created the tile patterns as gouache paintings on paper. Inspired by early modern movements like the Russian Constructivists and DeStijl, the tiles also echo explorations into pattern and brick work by Josef Albers.

Photo: Jessica Eckert, courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York.