NATURAL SELECTIONS by NEW RAVENNA
NATURAL SELECTIONS
New Ravenna, America’s premiere designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, is pleased to introduce Natural Selections, a collection of 12 mosaics designed by Kevin O’Brien. Each design represents a mosaic interpretation of O’Brien’s velvet textile designs. For this collaboration with New Ravenna, O’Brien sourced designs spanning his twenty year library of artisan creations. Imagery in Natural Selections represents nature inspired geometrics, botanicals, and historical design motifs. Brocade is an interpretation of a classic damask, which originated in the Middle Ages. Vines is a nod to a sinuous William Morris botanical, notable in the 19th century arts and crafts movement. Fretwork is a window to centuries old Moroccan design, the perforations that allow breezes to flow through the stone walls in northern Africa. The primary materials in the collection are glass and stone with brushed brass emulating the metallic threads found in O’Brien’s textiles. A trained artist, O’Brien feels, “glass allows me to think like a painter, and shade my image more freely because of the limitless array of colors available at New Ravenna.”
USAGE: Each pattern can be fully customized with the client’s material preferences to fit the scope of any commercial or residential project. Some shell and brass elements not recommended for exterior usage, heavy traffic floors and wet areas, please check with our representative.
BROCADE
Brocade, a waterjet and hand-cut mosaic shown in Absolute White and Alabaster, is part of the Natural Selections Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: made to measure
BROCADE
Brocade, a jewel glass mosaic shown in Tortoise Shell, Amber, and Agate with Sea Glass™ Obsidian background, is part of the Natural Selections® Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: made to measure
BROCADE
Brocade, a jewel glass mosaic shown in Absolute White with Sea Glass™ background in Mica, is part of the Natural Selections® Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: made to measure
BROCADE
Brocade, a jewel glass mosaic, shown in Emerald jewel glass with Agate Sea Glass™ background, is part of the Natural Selections® Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: made to measure
FELINE
Feline, a hand-cut stone mosaic shown in honed Lagos Gold, Saint Laurent, and Travertine Noce, is part of the Natural Selections™ Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
FELINE
Feline, a hand-cut glass mosaic shown in Absolute White, Pewter, Mica, Opal, and Champagne Sea Glass™, is part of the Natural Selections® Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
FRETWORK
Fretwork, a stone waterjet mosaic shown in honed Palomar and Rosa Portagallo, is part of the Natural Selections® Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: 0.76 SF
FRETWORK
Fretwork, a waterjet mosaic shown in honed Bianco Antico and Weathered White Serenity glass, is part of Kevin O’Brien’s Natural Selections Collection for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: 0.76 SF
FRETWORK
Fretwork, a waterjet mosaic shown in polished Allure and Cirrus, is part of Kevin O’Brien’s Natural Selections Collection for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: 0.76 SF
HYDRANGEA
Hydrangea, a hand-cut glass mosaic shown in Rhodolite, Schist, Ametrine, Cat’s Eye, Peridot, Iolite jewel glass with Alabaster Sea Glass™, is part of the Natural Selections™ Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: made to measure
HYDRANGEA
Hydrangea, a hand-cut mosaic shown in tumbled Bianco Antico, polished Bardiglio, Blue Bahia, Blue Macauba, Giallo Reale, and Ming Green. Designed by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: made to measure
KYOTO SKIES
Kyoto Skies, a hand-cut jewel glass mosaic shown in glossy Champagne and Sea Glass™ Absolute White, is part of the Natural Selections® Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
KYOTO SKIES
8″ Here Be Dragons border, a hand-cut mosaic shown in Absolute White Sea Glass, Sardonyx, Obsidian, Ruby, Chrysocolla, Alexandrite, and Marcasite jewel glass, with Gold glass
SANDS OF TIME
Sands of Time, a waterjet mosaic shown in honed Palomar and Argent Blue, is part of the Natural Selections™ Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: 0.91 SF
SANDS OF TIME TATAMI
Sands of Time Tatami, a hand-cut and waterjet mosaic, shown in Cornflower and Hydrangea Glazed Basalto™ with brushed Brass outline, is part of the Natural Selections™ Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: 0.91 SF
SANDS OF TIME TATAMI
Sands of Time Tatami, a stone hand-cut and waterjet mosaic, shown in honed Palomar, Desert Sky, Carrara, Bardiglio, Allure, and Carrara with brushed Aluminum accents, is part of the Natural Selections™ Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: 0.91 SF
SHARPER STRIPES
Sharper Stripes, a hand-nipped jewel glass mosaic, shown in Quartz, Champagne, Opal, and Alabaster with a Sea Glass™ finish, is part of the Natural Selections™ Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
SHARPER STRIPES
Sharper Stripes, a hand-nipped jewel glass mosaic, shown in Alexandrite, Schist, Jasper, Garnet, Zircon, Jade, Serpentine with a Sea Glass™ finish, is part of the Natural Selections™ Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
VINES
Vines, a hand-cut glass mosaic, shown in Absolute White, Mica, Pewter, Pearl, Labradorite, Zircon, Opal, and Alabaster with a Sea Glass™ finish. Design by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
WATER LILIES
Water Lilies, a jewel glass mosaic by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna, shown in Turquoise, Peacock Topaz, Cat’s Eye, Rhodolite, and Covellite, is part of the Natural Selections™ Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
WEEPING WILLOW
Weeping Willow, a waterjet and hand-nipped mosaic shown in Pearl, Moonstone, and Opal jewel glass. Designed by Kevin O’Brien as part of the Broad Street™ collection by New Ravenna.
Repeat size: made to measure
WEEPING WILLOW
Weeping Willow, a waterjet and hand-nipped mosaic shown in Obsidian Sea Glass™ and Moonstone jewel glass, is designed by Kevin O’Brien as part of the Natural Selections collection for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: made to measure
WEEPING WILLOW
Weeping Willow, a waterjet and hand-nipped mosaic shown in Moonstone Sea Glass, and Emerald, Peridot and Amber Jewel Glass, by Kevin O’Brien as part of the Natural Selections collection for New Ravenna.
Repeat size: made to measure
WOOD GRAIN
7″ Subway! border, a waterjet mosaic shown in Absolute White, and Obsidian, with brushed Aluminum
WOOD GRAIN
Wood Grain, a hand-cut glass mosaic shown in Obsidian jewel glass and Sea Glass™, is part of the Natural Selections® Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
ZIG ZAG
Zig Zag, a waterjet mosaic shown in honed Allure, Desert Sky, Palomar, and Argent Blue, is part of the Natural Selections™ Collection by Kevin O’Brien for New Ravenna.
Template size: 0.8 SF
ZIG ZAG
2 3/8″ Tzarry Tzarry Sky border, hand-cut mosaic shown in polished Nero Marquina with Brass
