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Disco never died. It just waited for the right groove, the right material, which is marble.
The 1970s had something we’ve always been trying to achieve but couldn’t get since the 70’s dance floor- the glamour! It’s a kind of glamour that you want to live inside with a rhythm. Jewel tones so deep they pull you in. Gold that shines like a disco ball. Geometry that moves like a bassline across every surface it touches.
Neo Deco, the trend dominating this year, didn’t appear out of nowhere. It walked straight in from that era, stripped off the excess, and kept everything that mattered. The burgundy. The amber. The forest green. Neo Deco took the lead and brought back the colorful soul of the 70s. Our Retro Groove Collection was built in exactly that spirit, because some grooves are just too good to leave in the past.
What Is Neo Deco, Really?
Neo Deco is not a nostalgia trip. That’s the thing most people get wrong about it.
Yes, it’s getting inspired by Art Deco interior design. The geometric precision, the jewel tones, the bold and luxurious material selections. But the original Art Deco of the 1920s was heavy. Lacquered surfaces, stark contrasts, the machine age on display. Neo Deco is just something different; it’s more harmonious with 21st-century interior design principles and keeps only the soul: the geometry, the warmth, the confidence.
Instead of high contrast drama of full black and white tiles, we get richer, deeper, warmer expressions of the same bones. Chocolate brown next to camel. Smoky green against warm ochre. A mosaic tile on an entryway floor that makes someone pause before they even take their coat off. Art deco tile ideas that are only reimagined, not totally changed.
70s & Neo Deco Design: Are They in the Same Conversation?
Here’s a thought we keep coming back to when we look at Retro Groove: the 70s weren’t retro. It was just early Neo Deco. ’70s grooves were making sure if we’re ready for Neco Deco (yes, I’m exaggerating it!)
That decade had the same obsession with bold geometry, the same appetite for amber and burgundy and green (which are the most luxurious colors when you combine them well), the same insistence that a floor or a wall should actually mean something. A burgundy mosaic tile in a powder room, a gold tile inlay at the base of a fireplace, a green marble mosaic running wall to ceiling, these weren’t accidental choices that came out perfectly. They were confident and intentional through a rhythm.
Albert marble mosaic tile brings Honey Onyx and Red Marble Tile together in a geometric mosaic that feels like it belongs in both a 1972 Milan apartment and a 2026 Brooklyn brownstone simultaneously. Glenn does something similar with Afyon Gold and Golden Onyx; warm, structured, the kind of retro mosaic tile that feels like your favorite song started to play from a jukebox.
And then there’s Aloha marble mosaic tile. Green marble tile in a bold retro geometric, and honestly one of the most requested pieces we’ve had in years. We’ve seen it on kitchen backsplashes, bathroom accent walls, and our designer clients’ personal favorite, as luxury tile flooring in a home bar setting, paired with deep green marble walls and brass lighting. That combination is pure Neo Deco: structured, moody, completely sure of itself.
Guide to Using Neo Deco Tile: Even Though You’re Not Feeling That Bold Yet!
Going bolder is always risky; we know it. But what’s the point of the soulful grooves if you’re not taking any risks? The focus goal here is: creating a full room of retro tile ideas gone wrong, looking like a costume. Here’s how to avoid it:
One surface does the work. The hexagon mosaic tile patterns in Retro Groove, especially against a raw material like terracotta plaster or a warm stone counter, hit differently when they’re given room to breathe. A stone kitchen backsplash in warm cream and sand tones against a terracotta wall, some olive branches in the corner, the tile floating on the surface like an artifact that’s always been there. That’s the move.
For fireplace tile surrounds, the oval chain link patterns in the collection are where things get really fun. Floor to ceiling on a fireplace wall, with a curved leather sofa and a burl wood table in front of it, that room doesn’t need anything else; that’s just it. And Ellington, the cooler gray composition, works beautifully as stone mosaic tile flooring in spaces that want the geometry without the warmth, a jazz room, a study, somewhere with a late night city view out the window.
The rule, if there is one: pick the piece that makes you stop at first, makes you want to dance then. Then build the room around it, not the other way around.
Let’s Bring Old Grooves Back with Neo Deco
Bold geometry. Warm marble. Funky songs and all the groovy vibes of the 70s interior design with today’s design principles. Colors that have aged sixty years and still feel exactly right. Browse the full Retro Groove Collection and order your tile samples, because some tiles you really do need to hold in your hand before you decide.
