Mosaic design built to last
Pure Mosaic Hub is a Los Angeles-based design studio specializing in custom mosaic surfaces for residential and commercial spaces. Ruth Brayshaw works directly with each client from the first sketch through final installation.
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Workshop: Mosaic FundamentalsA four-hour Saturday session at the studio in Silver Lake. You leave with a finished 12-by-12-inch panel and enough technique to tackle a…
Design Consultation OnlyYou have a contractor or installer already. Ruth reviews your space, draws a layout, specifies tile and grout, and hands you a complete…
Mosaic Repair and RestorationOlder mosaic surfaces lose tiles, grout cracks, colors shift. Ruth sources period-appropriate tile from a regional tile archive in…
Commercial and Hospitality SurfacesLobby floors, restaurant feature walls, hotel pool surrounds. Large-format projects are quoted per square foot after a site visit. Ruth…
Custom Residential MosaicFull-service design and installation for kitchens, bathrooms, entryways, and outdoor patios. Ruth draws every layout by hand before it…
How it works
Talk it through
You share what you have in mind. A room, a mood, a rough sketch on a napkin. Ruth asks the questions that turn a vague idea into a workable brief.
Design and sample
A scaled drawing goes out within two weeks, along with a physical sample board so you can see the actual tile colors and grout in your own light.
Install and done
Ruth's installation crew handles the full set. You get a walkthrough on day one and a written care guide on the last day.
A bit more
Today Pure Mosaic Hub handles six to ten projects at a time, a mix of residential and commercial work. Ruth still draws every layout by hand before anything goes into the computer. She added a small workshop program in 2022 because clients kept asking how the work was done, and she found she liked teaching. The studio is open Tuesday through Saturday, and Ruth answers project inquiries herself, usually within one business day.
I draw every layout by hand before it goes anywhere near a screen.Recent writing
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How to Choose Tile for Wet Area Mosaic Work
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What Happens in the Mosaic Fundamentals Workshop
The Mosaic Fundamentals Workshop runs four hours on Saturday mornings at the Silver Lake studio.…
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Why Ruth Brayshaw Mosaic Layout by Hand
Every project at Pure Mosaic Hub starts with a hand drawing. Not a sketch, a scaled drawing on…
"Ruth Brayshaw trained as a surface designer and spent eight years at a tile manufacturer in Portland, Oregon, developing patterns for production runs. She moved to Los Angeles in 2015 and founded Pure Mosaic Hub in Silver Lake in 2017. A 340-square-foot lobby commission in Echo Park in late 2019 shifted the studio toward larger commercial work, though residential projects remain the core of what she does. Ruth spends most Saturday mornings at the studio's open workshop, which she started in 2022. She collects out-of-print tile catalogs from the 1950s and 1960s and uses them as reference when matching historic patterns."
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Fill in what you know. Ruth will reply within one business day with a few follow-up questions and, if the project looks like a good fit, a time to talk.