Design and Direct Source provides tile and stone for commercial projects worldwide. Started by Ann Sacks in 2005. Acquired by Materials Marketing 2016.
Portland, OR
Joined June 2010
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Cev Antico collection forms green wainscoting and pizza oven cladding at The Hoxton Downtown LA.
Interior Design: Ward + Gray
A study in the eclectic: splashes of color against sculptural forms and unexpected textures. A little bit of everything, and nothing too expected.
Desert tones, unexpected geometries, and tactile surfaces. A Southwestern-inspired edit featuring some of our latest curations.
Wall to floor, Isabella Modular Silk Orange Matte 2x2 Mosaic makes a brilliant statement in this Hamptons bathroom.
Architecture: Mapos
Photography: @StrifflerPhoto
Marble moments at The Roosevelt, designed by Kevin Klein. Stone supplied by DDS for the hotel suites.
Rich stone, rustic Cev Provencial tile, and warm wood make Raf’s feel like it’s been there forever.
Interior design by Post Company
Vista Lotus is rooted in tatami, the traditional Japanese floor covering woven from natural grasses. Translated in glazed porcelain, Lotus carries the measured proportions and practical design principles of tatami into contemporary interiors.
Rich greens, earth tones, and occasional pastels come through in this library palette for one of our design partners.
Ravenna Gesso in Acara Matte, installed at Triangle Square Apartments. Chicago, IL.
Interior Design: Lamar Johnson Collaborative - Chicago
Brutalist design softened by the rich grid of Novita Terrene Natural Terracotta.
Featured: Novita Terrene in Brushed Finish 1x12 Mosaic.
Thompson Austin and tommie Austin share an address, but tell two different material stories.
Working with KTGY + Studio Collective, DDS sourced and developed tile and stone across both hotels, from custom mosaics to value-engineered guestroom surfaces.
Photos: Chase Daniel
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Every day, our product team assembles curated starter kits for commercial designers across a range of specialties. Send us a message to request yours.
Green Sync enamel glass sets the tone at The Comet Club in Westbury, NY, framing the entrance and reappearing throughout the bar and dining spaces. A saturated thread of color through Sugarhouse’s layered take on the classic chophouse.
Interior Design: Sugarhouse Design
Fire transforms minerals and metallic oxides into shifting pools of color, unexpected textures, and finishes unique to every piece.
Sample our commercial range of reactive tile online.
A little alchemy for the walls. Aged bronze, bright gold and volcanic glazes play with patina, reflection and the occasional glint of mirror gloss.
Checking in at Palihouse West Hollywood by Palisociety. Custom American Quarry tile sets the floor in a rustic checkerboard, right at home among the hotel’s dark wood palette and European charm.
Grooves, ridges, and bumps. Layered texture that shifts with the light.
Featured:
1 — Madras Form
2 — Madras Fold
3 — Madras Trellis
4 — Maceo Metallo
5 — Onda Cipher
