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MaterialGlazed Ceramics in Various BlueGlazed ceramics in Various Blue by Dutch ceramics expert Koninklijke Tichelaar is a range of tiles finished with coloured glass glazes. The wide range of blue tones is created through layers of glass. The glass is composed of a mixture of non-organic minerals: metal oxides and silicates. This is mixed with water to form a liquid, which is then poured over the ceramics.
MaterialMirror & Metal GlazesColoured Glazes for polished metal surfaces are durable glazes which are combined with a special clear coat to ensure cloud-free colouring and stability of the effects. Coloured Glazes for mirror faces allow mirror surfaces to be designed individually with any color. The glaze is made with a special clear coat, coloured by solution and applied with a cold-spraying technique.
MaterialGlazed Ceramic IridescentCeramics experts at Koninklijke Tichelaar have developed a range of glazed ceramic tiles that achieve a variety colour tones and iridescent gradations. Responding to different qualities of light, these glazed ceramics have been requested by renowned architecture bureaus for different projects across Europe and Asia.
MaterialExCinere® Volcanic ash–glazed porcelain tilesExCinere® is a collection of porcelain tiles finished with glazes made from volcanic ash. Developed by Dzek in collaboration with Formafantasma, the material combines an industrial ceramic base with naturally occurring volcanic matter, resulting in surfaces that express mineral variation while meeting architectural performance requirements. The tiles are formed from a dense, vitrified porcelain body that provides low water absorption, high mechanical strength and long-term durability.
MaterialMultiple Reading Glazes – complexityDefining elements of modern international architecture, of which a few examples are shown here, focusing on the effect of multiple layers in glaze application. The possibilities are infinite.
MaterialGlazed Ceramic Strips with Recycled Glass FinishThese ceramic strips are frost-resistant and suitable for both interior and exterior applications, such as wall cladding and façade systems. The distinguishing feature of the product lies in its glaze, which is developed from recycled glass waste. The raw material is sourced from post-consumer glass collected via public bottle banks.
MaterialClean Air City Ceramics – bronze glazeClean Air City Ceramics is a collaboration between Studio Christine Jetten and ENS Clean Air, in which air pollution is processed into architectural ceramic glazes. This glaze typology reduces particulate matter, reuses accumulate waste and reintroduces this waste in circular ceramic glazes. These tiles are the custom application for Rebel House, a new approach to sustainable and entirely circular vacation homes.
MaterialClean Air City Ceramics – waste glazesFrom 2017 SCJ started looking into the possibilities of integrating waste materials in the glaze recipes, besides the already known custom of reusing leftover material from the production process. The glaze of Clean Air City Ceramics is composed with captured particulate matter from industrial working environments.
MaterialRecycled GlazeThe “recycled glaze” for ceramics consists largely of stonedust from a local stone processing company. For the first time, this dust has found a new application, replacing many valuable and problematic ingredients that conventional glazes use. In addition to quartz, natural stones already have many suitable properties, which means that the list of ingredients is unusually short and also comes 100% from Germany.
MaterialUrine-GlazeSinae Kim, as a researcher-practitioner, investigates the potential of the inorganic components in urine-minerals - as an alternative resource to glaze in the ceramic industry, which normally uses metal oxide glazes that have the potential to cause metal poisoning. Her first work was presented as a ceramic collection called Urine Ware, that featured a series of vessels inspired by the shape of the human bladder and laboratory flasks.
MaterialPearlescent blue glazesBlue pearlescent hexagon tiles: A custom designed glaze typology for a UN Studio project, commissioned by Qatar Railway. The variety of pearlescent blue glazes is custom designed by Christine Jetten. The tiles and their geometry are a result of co-creation with the UN Studio design team. The materialization principles are experienced through a duality of pure, modest exterior versus a rich, illuminated mother of pearl effect interior.
MaterialCare For Milk ceramic glazeCare for Milk project is an attempt to reclaim the way milk used to be valued prior to its mega industrialisation. During her research, designer Ekaterina Semenova explored the effects of different dairy products and waste when used as a glaze on ceramics, which makes the clay both more durable and waterproof. Depending on the type of milk - raw, low fat of high fat - different brown colours appear.
MaterialLava Tiles (glazed)Lava Tiles is a lava stone based line of products that utilises new and traditional techniques in order to create wall and floor coverings that combine the colourful appearance of ceramics with the positive material properties natural stone is known for - such as strength, moisture resistance and thermal insulation.
MaterialOtt (natural resin, lacquer) porcelainGlazed ceramic pieces are not recyclable for their re-production and they mostly end up in a landfill. Seok-hyeon Yoon searched for alternative glazings and found out “Ott” known as Korean traditional lacquering material. It’s a natural resin from the Ott tree and was widely used as glazing for woodenware in the past. To glaze Ott on the ceramic surface, it doesn’t need to be baked as it just drys out.
MaterialFineo vacuum insulating glassFINEO is a vacuum insulating glazing solution developed jointly by AGC Glass Europe and Panasonic. It achieves the thermal performance of triple glazing while maintaining the slim profile and appearance of single glazing. At the core of FINEO's performance is a vacuum cavity of 0.1 mm between two panes of glass, supported by a network of micro-pillars and combined with a low-emissivity coating.
MaterialWAVETHRUWAVETHRU is a high-performance material innovation designed to mitigate the radio signal attenuation caused by thermally insulated glazing. As building envelopes increasingly rely on coated double-glazing to meet energy efficiency and insulation standards, these materials often act as barriers to mobile signal penetration.
MaterialJEWEL BRICK – Knit brickSix basic shapes that, in varying compositions, lead to infinite combinations, creating walls with a surprising relief that dazzles the eyes. Playful observations stimulate perception. The application of glazes can add an extra layer to this. This way of designing is not about an individual stone. It is about the many combinations that contain the possible compositions to create walls that resemble a warm sweater that makes you feel cherished.
MaterialScoriaThe scoria series explores new stone glazing methods while working among the unique material features of volcanic scoria. Unlike traditional stone glazing, the low melting point of volcanic scoria allows for the use of solid rock pieces in the crafting of the glaze. This results in a layer that is significantly thicker than usual and forms a distinct layer of matter on top of the ceramic carrier. These unique features offer a whole new range of possible glazing techniques. Rocks upon ceramics.
MaterialBiofuel Waste is BlissThe Biofuel Waste is Bliss project redefines the use of ashes from bioenergy waste streams, creating new environmentally-friendly materials and architectural products, such as ceramic glazing for tiles and bricks. By incorporating up to 55% ash content in ceramic glazes and clay bodies, the project aims to replace the need for newly extracted materials while reducing the industry's CO2 footprint.
MaterialSky blue 3D TilesThe white to sky-blue glaze is made from a layer of glass. The glass is composed of a mixture of non-organic minerals: metal oxides and silicates. This is mixed with water to form a liquid, which is then poured over the moulded ceramics. Alternatively, products can be immersed or sprayed with the glaze.
MaterialJEWEL BRICK – StormThese relief bricks create an undulating surface that can be ordered from calm to dramatic. In the shift, relative to each other, a movement is created that is associated with heavy waves. The playful stacking of relief stones creates changing views from different angles and thus different experiences. In doing so the emphasis is on the use of our senses.
MaterialCLEAN-AIR-CITY-CERAMICSClean-Air-City-Ceramics closes a loop. Harmful particulate matter that is captured directly from the polluted air in heavy industry is given a place in the production of glazes for architectural ceramics. Here you can see an example of a tile made from 60% recycled materials and finished with a waste glaze from the Clean-Air-City-Ceramics series.
MaterialTerres émailléesThis project transforms this excavated soil and demolition waste into glazed ceramic tiles. These excavated materials, such as clay, marl, sand, limestone, as well as demolition debris like bricks, granite, and glass, find a new purpose. Glaze recipes have been formulated by mixing finely ground waste materials in specific proportions. Clay body recipes have been developed using excavated clays and marls.
MaterialForzGlazeForzGlaze is ceramic glaze made with mineral residue Forz, sustainable resources extracted from mineral residue. The material is used in concrete and other building projects, reducing the need for primary resources. ForzGlaze is suitable for consumers and meets the current environmental demands. The recipe can be customised to change the colour or gloss of the glaze.