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- Re-Tile System by Mosa and Ardex: Circular Tiles for a Sustainable Built EnvironmentMosa and Ardex have joined forces to develop the Re-Tile System, an innovative circular tile solution that allows ceramic tiles to be removed and…
- Climate Tile’s pilot pavement to prevent floodsThe Climate Tile, developed by the Danish architectural firm Tredje Natur, has been used in its pilot project, preventing floods at Heimdalsgade in Copenhagen.…
- Basalt TilesThese very hard tiles are made for very heavy industrial use, but also feature a beautiful metallic sheen. The pavement tiles are made by melting natural basalt and are cast into metal moulds. The basalt tiles are produced with three types: With rough grooving / raster, with fine grooving and without raster – so-called smooth tiles.
- Tex-tilesTranslucent porcelain tiles with LED lighting incorporated behind the tile. The hand-shaped tiles’ variation in thickness makes any imprint very clear. The tiles come in standard sizes of 15x15cm and the lighting incorporated into the panels is and array of long-life LED lights.
- Jelly TilesJelly Tiles are designed by Keiko Oyabu from Japan, living in Turkey. Jelly Tiles are colourful, transparent and soft tiles made of polyurethane gel (Technogel).
- Paper TilesThese paper tiles are made from recycled paper. The tiles are as hard as board, light as cork, and can be printed or painted like paper. Other than their decorative potential, they have great sound absorbing qualities and are easy to install. Dear Human continue to use 100% post-consumer paper collected from local businesses. Custom colours, thicknesses and shapes are all possibilities.
- Iznik Full Colour TilesThese bright coloured tiles are the full colour siblings of the famous patterned Izik tiles, "Chini", the name given to a special quality of ceramic tiles and pottery produced in İznik (historic Nicaea) during the 15th and 16th centuries. These tiles contain 85% quartz, making these tiles extremely hard and durable. The tiles are available in various sizes and can be used for interior and exterior purposes.
- Printed and relief tilesThe idea for the PWS tile originated from the wish to create different patterns with one tile. By placing the tiles next to eachother with a seam of only 3mm a pattern becomes visible. The PWS tile has been named after the PassWordStealing computervirus.
- Acoustic cork wall tilesThe acoustic cork wall tile collections Lisboa and Porto are made from 93% recycled cork and 7% resin, produced in a waste-free molding process. The tiles can be secured to a pressure fit rail system with a gentle push. The design of Lisboa tiles takes inspiration from the street grids of its namesake city. Named after the Portuguese city known for its cork factories, the design of Porto tiles is inspired by factory buildings.
- Solar cell roof tilesThe solar cell roof tile is a ceramic, traditional looking roof tile in which a solar collector has been integrated. The roof tiles are placed on the roof in the traditional way on tile latches. The integrated solar cells are mono-crystalline, with a size of 156 x 156 mm and maximum power of 9 V.
- Restoring the Lost Art of Iznik TilesThe 15th and 16th centuries saw great buildings projects undertaken by the Ottomans that resulted in the famous mosques and silhouettes of today’s Istanbul…
- Durable paper tilesWe’ve seen paper used in different interesting material innovations recently. Now, a Canadian company has released a novel use for recycled paper: hexagonal tiles…
- Resistant tilesThe Resistant range tiles have been developed for the creation of chemical resistant flooring using the vibratory procedure. They are are made from 18.5 mm thick dry-pressed ceramic fine stoneware, as per DIN EN 176.
- LuminOre on TilesThis technique can be used on any tile and tile size in different metals like for example aluminium, brass, bronze, copper, iron, nickel-silver and steel. Once treated the surface has the natural characteristics of the solid metal, including texture, gloss and heat transfer. The material is extremely durable.
- VeSta & KuQua tilesThese handcrafted tiles feature geometrical ornaments, which are the result of repeating digitally developed graphic patterns and are fired using an ancient Japanese firing technique. Together with the architects Loeliger Strub the VeSta tile wit floral pattern was produced for a high-rise building in Zurich. The four-part series of the pattern KuQua is based on blending a sphere with a square.
- Puzzle tileArt on Tiles has developed these interlocking puzzle/jigsaw shaped tiles. The tiles are designed by Renatto and always fit with a perfect 3 mm grout size on all edges. The tiles are not simply water or laser cut but glazed over the edges so the tiles can be installed without seeing the disturbing clay of the tiles.
- Swart TilesRemco Swart started trying to cut and mill standard tiles. To his surprise this worked quite well, except for the splinters of glace coming of the tiles. He searched for another technique and found this at Formit, specialised in plastic casings for machines. They helped developing tiles with their technique.
- Re-TileRe-Tile is a collection of wall tiles developed by OVPolymers using a composite material based on recycled plastic and spent coffee grounds. Designed for interior wall applications, the tiles demonstrate how post-consumer and organic waste streams can be transformed into durable architectural products.
- Pretty Plastic tileThe company Pretty Plastic has developed a tile that consists entirely of recycled PVC building material waste. Because only waste streams are being used in the production process every tile is slightly different, which gives façades a natural look. The tiles are fully fireproof certified and can be applied on any building.
- Crinson Wall TilesThese wall tiles designed by Dominic Crinson can be used for many applications, from domestic kitchens and bathrooms to bars, restaurants anf swimming pools. By combining the ancient art of tile decoration with the latest in digital printing the tiles become timeless and last a lifetime.
- Mush Art TilesMush Art Tiles are decorative wall elements. The tiles are produced using mycelium, the root-like network of fungi, which grows into lightweight yet structurally coherent forms. Rather than concealing this biological process, the tiles emphasise the organic textures and patterns created during growth, resulting in subtle variations that make each tile unique.
- Message on a tileThe past few issues of this materials column focused mainly on the “sensorial properties of material” such as gloss, texture, perceived temperature, weight, and…
- Algal TilesAlgal Tiles are ecological & luxurious tile solutions for interior design, made of carefully selected kelp algae from the Pacific Ocean. The combination of colours, shades and patterns are given by the natural look of the kelp algae. Every tile is unique and unrepeatable. Kelp is the fastest growing species in the world. It has been known to grow up to 60 cm in a single day.
- TaOk 3D tilesThese handcrafted tiles feature geometrical ornaments, which are the result of repeating digitally developed graphic patterns and are fired using an ancient Japanese firing technique. TaOk enables tiles to become freestanding objects in the game of dimensions. The basic ideas are a rounded square and petal-shaped cut-outs, which are staggered and superimposed in two planes, so as to reveal each other.
