FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
clé and ILIA Announce a Creative Collaboration
Bridging Artisan Tile and Clean Beauty
The beloved female-founded brands known for disruption within their categories launch a limited-edition tile collaboration inspired by ILIA’s new Overglaze Hydrating Lip Gloss
San Rafael, California (January 14, 2026) — Trailblazing artisan tile producer clé is pleased to announce a limited-edition tile collaboration with ILIA, the pioneer clean beauty brand, inspired by ILIA’s Overglaze Hydrating Lip Gloss. Featuring five shades drawn from the Overglaze line, the collection marks the first-ever brand collaboration for the artisan tile house and is available beginning January 14, 2026.
The collaboration originated from a shared fascination with glaze as both material and medium. Rooted in a mutual devotion to intentional design, the partnership draws connections between ILIA’s clean, high-performance approach to clean beauty and clé’s commitment to hand-crafted tile and artisanal surface design. Translating beauty inspiration into ceramic form, the exclusive range celebrates the expressive potential of glazing, ceramics, and vibrant color.
ILIA’s Overglaze Hydrating Lip Gloss is known for its luminous, high-shine finish and richly dimensional color — designed to enhance the natural lip while delivering hydration and comfort. These qualities served as the creative foundation for the tile collection, inspiring custom ceramic glazes that reflect light, depth, and movement across architectural surfaces.
The clé x ILIA collection translates the gloss’s dimensional finish and nuanced palette into handmade tile, creating surfaces that shift subtly with light and placement. Produced in-house by clé’s ceramicist as a clé Guild collaboration, each shade reflects the essence of its beauty counterpart while embracing the natural variation inherent to artisanal craftsmanship. The result reinforces clé’s belief that tile is not merely functional, but a powerful design statement.
Founded by Deborah Osburn, clé redefined how artisan tile could be experienced and specified, positioning tile as an artistic medium and pioneering a direct-to-designer model. Similarly, Sasha Plavsic disrupted the beauty industry with ILIA by proving that clean formulations could deliver uncompromising performance and aesthetics. Together, the brands share a philosophy that material integrity, finish, and thoughtful design are central to creative expression.
“ILIA came to us with a genuine curiosity about glaze — not just as a finish, but as a language,” says Deborah Osburn, founder of clé. “That curiosity mirrors our own approach at clé, where glaze, color, and surface are fundamental to storytelling. This collaboration allowed us to explore those ideas in a new and unexpected way.”
Launching January 14, 2026, the collaboration underscores the creative possibilities that emerge when two women-founded, design-driven brands come together across disciplines — translating beauty into built form and inviting designers to reconsider surface as a medium for expression.
To learn more about clé and the clé x ILIA collaboration, please visit www.cletile.com.
About clé:
Founded in 2012 by artist and designer Deborah Osburn, clé tile brings nonpareil style and artisanal craftsmanship to spaces worldwide. Created in collaboration with designers, craftsmen, and artisans, clé draws on the rich history of tile making and the belief that good design is evergreen, and that well-crafted and artfully designed surfaces are timeless. As the premier online tile resource, clé’s exclusive offerings adorn residences, restaurants, offices, and hotels around the globe.
About ILIA Beauty:
ILIA Beauty creates makeup that makes your skin better. With transparency as the guide and color as the vehicle, ILIA challenges the conventions of clean beauty to create something radically new—through safe and potent formulas with carefully-selected ingredients meant to perform harmoniously and to protect your skin. Known for innovative, cult-favorite products like Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 and Limitless Lash Mascara, ILIA’s formulas seamlessly blend efficacy and innovation. Clean and cruelty-free, each swipe of skincare powered makeup is designed to change your skin for the better with fuss-free formulas for real life. Founder Sasha Plavsic started the brand in Vancouver, Canada, and grew it while living in California, where it is now headquartered in Laguna Beach.
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