How about a dose of home-grown dazzle to elicit wonder and inspire the kind of transcendent gaze that results in repose of both body and soul?

The metallic masterwork above is just one iteration of Star Tile’s new Morph collection, ceramic tiles whose core element is a pentagon-shaped tile that evokes the shape, sheen, and mesmerizing vibrational quality of insect wings.

Fittingly, the polygon is the sole Star Tile offering that allows one consistent, repetitive pattern, yet Morph does so only via joining complementary tiles—the left- and right-facing pairs seen above collaborating to reflect the beautiful bilateral wing pattern of our insect friends.

Before you respond that insects aren’t always friendly (let alone perceived as such), let me remind that Star Tile’s core ethos is not only to reflect nature but actually embody it: “We envision ourselves as a catalyst for a new paradigm of design that models the infinite beauty and abundance of nature, merging the physical and the mystical worlds.”

Nor is this just ornate elocution but actual science. Star Tile’s designs express the principal of “neural resonance.” In essence, this is pattern recognition at the most innate level. These tiles duplicate the shapes found in organic entities: fractals, spirals, the “Golden Ratio” of relational geometries that make up not only an insect’s wings, but also our very own bodies and minds; the earth, the moon, the stars.

The upshot is that these tiles are actually good for you, on both a physiological and cognitive level. Studies suggest that exposure to natural forms may reduce stress by up to 60%. And not only that, but, as a counter to the habitual sharp lines and rough angles of the built environment, Star Tile’s designs present to us the foundation of beauty: a timeless aesthetic created by creation itself. As Star Tile puts it, “As exquisite jewelry for buildings, our tiles have the unique ability to continually reawaken the mind to the dimensions of nature.”

Getting back to the particular congeniality of insect wings, Morph morphs with different glazes to reflect the whole gamut of this wondrous but under-appreciated appendage: the happy flutter of the ladybug; the infinitesimal fireworks of dragonflies, painting the night with green phosphorescence; even the miniature membranes of mosquito wings, whose tinny buzz may be universally unliked but on close-up are a marvel of engineering and a beautiful template for the prismatic distribution of light.

Star Tile offers a comprehensive collection of patterns and glazes, each of them endeavoring to evoke the harmony of communing with nature. They are appropriate for feature walls in a wide variety of settings: “boutique hotel receptions, wellness spas, upscale retail, corporate offices, lobbies, high-end restaurants, large stairwells, art galleries, exhibition spaces, and of course, bathrooms and kitchens.” They are conceived of and manufactured amid the resplendant star-soaked skies of Yucca Valley, CA, just to the north of Joshua Tree National Park.

Read more here. And unpack additional wisdom about universal resonance with “Exploring the Pattern Map”.