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19 results for “shells” in materials
- Shell Homage bioplasticShell Homage transforms discarded egg & nut shells into biodegradable materials. The creative opportunities are endless, as Shell Homage can appear to look like glass, marble, rubber, or natural stones, but instead, the material is made from food waste. It is 100% compostable when no longer in use.
- Unfinished Freshwater Mother of Pearl TilesThe Unfinished Freshwater Mother Of Pearl range has clean symmetrical lines and a natural vibrance. The surface is unpolished, left raw as it is found in nature. The tiles consist of freshwater Mother of Pearl on a backing, for which several materials are available. As the shells are natural products, the tiles will never be the same.
- Copper tiles collectionThe wafer-thin copper mosaic panels consist of 100% copper backed onto craft paper. The copper of only 0.5 mm thin is treated with a special formula to get its anodised finish in two varieties. The craft paper of 1 mm thick holds the seams tightly together. The Copper Tiles are available in two finishes.
- Natural Freshwater PearlsThe collection Natural Freshwater Pearls consists of cultured pearls from the Poyang Lake in China. The pearls are applied to 8mm toughened glass with the use of resin. The tiles are completely translucent and can be used as wall covering, both indoor and outdoor. No harsh chemicals nor abrasive cleaning materials should be used.
- Kokoboard Peanut ShellKokoboard Peanut Shell is a bio-composite board, made of post-harvest waste. Peanut Shells are turned into particle boards by a hot press procedure and the use of a formaldehyde-free adhesive. Peanut Shell resists moisture and flame better than wood competitors. The use of agricultural waste has many positive social and environmental effects.
- Cuncha Nasu ShellCuncha Nasu Shell is a combination of shell parts which are hand-cut to 3 cm x 3 cm or 6 cm x 6 cm. These shells are then cracked and put together again, in cut-out shapes or arranged in a chessboard pattern.
- Glass with ShellsThe Shells collection of glass-inspiration is a totally new product of laminated glass with real shells integrated between two glass panels. The material has a certain translucency which gives a surprising effect when used with backlighting.
- HusqueHusque is a range of products made of recycled macadamia nut shells. After the macadamia kernels are removed, the discarded shells are milled into fine particles. Marc Harrison, designer of Husque, first grinds the waste shell, then melds each shape with a polymer, and the final product is formed by hand into beautiful and useful objects.
- Design Coconut TilesThese tiles are made from hard coconut shells using a patented processing method. The shells consist of about 50% lignin(natural vegetable resin), which gives it great resistance to decomposing or rotting and also insect attack. The surface revels the natural textures of the coconut shell, lighting up some spot light points due to the material’s irregularity.
- Coconut mosaic panelsCoconut mosaic panels are handmade and eco-friendly wall coverings made from the post-consumer waste shells of Indonesian coconuts. Each panel is lightweight, durable and easy to install. These panels offer a 3D effect along with a warm and exotic look and feel. To make this material, coconut shells are cut into perfectly measured square pieces that are then glued together into larger panels in a tile format.
- FuzioglasFuzioglas is a combination of natural sea shells and glass. This non-flammable material is not hazardous to health. The Capiz shell is a rapid-renewable resource and is not considered endangered.
- Coconut TilesEkobe coconut tiles are made from Bahia coconut endocarp (hard coconut shell) using a patented process. It is a natural product which has no environmental impact. The fact that the coconut shell is made of approximately 50% lignin (natural resin), gives it great resistance to decomposition by micro-organisms and insect attack.
- OesterplatOesterplat is a tiles collection made from marble and oyster shells, showing their mother-of-pearl shine as contemporary fossils. Struck by the beauty of their shells after savouring them at a restaurant, and noticing how they were thrown away as garbage, designer Marjolein Stappers came up with the idea for Oesterplat.
- TRAshellThis prototype is a free-form shell of 300 x 300 x 2-5 mm, manufactured of green agro-fibre thermoset composites, of free-oriented short natural fibres like coconut shells, cereal straw and black coal ash as an agro- active filler and a plant-based thermoset bioresin. In addition, glowing additives were applied, to suit the possible application of the proposed product in exterior façade applications, for night lighting.
- Mother of Pearl MosaicsLuxury mosaics for use in commercial and residential properties, as well as super yachts, spas, restaurants and hotels. Supplied in twenty colours and eight styles the mosaics are produced from Natural Freshwater and Saltwater Mother of Pearl and Shell.
- Mactan tilesMactan Tiles produces tiles made of shells. The precious shells they use are Mother of Pearls, Paua, Abalone, Troca, Blacklip, Brownlip, Agate and many others. They have 20 different designs and patterns that you can choose from. You have a choice of ceramic, hardiflex, marble and fibreglass as backing. Purely handmade and available from 1"x 1" up to 4' x 8'. Mactan tiles can also do custom jobs.
- SOLIO SolidSOLIO Solid is composed of 40% sunflower seed shells and 20% shelled sunflower seeds. This material is stable and resistant to light impacts. Its characteristics include a complex appearance and a high degree of hardness, reminiscent of materials such as terrazzo and marble, with the difference that this biomaterial is much lighter.
- MolelkRecycled shell from the fishing industry. 6 to 8 million metric tons of shell waste gets generated by the food industry every year. Most of this ends up in landfill. Molelk is a composite material that is made of seafood waste. This new material gives waste a new lease of life on land, not in landfill.
- CirclesCircles is a square half shell glass paver with a thickness of 5 cm, applicable to horizontal structures both for interiors and for exteriors. Circles is available in the glass design with concentric circles and a transparent finishing. The Technology Line contains special high performance glass blocks.
