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Marble Hexagon Tile Мармуровая плітка ў форме шасцікутніка by Celil Kilinc

Marble Hexagon Tile Мармуровая плітка ў форме шасцікутніка by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн будаўнічых матэрыялаў і кампанентаў Competition Category.


БронзаБудаўнічыя кампаненты· 2022

Marble Hexagon Tile Мармуровая плітка ў форме шасцікутніка

by Celil Kilinc

Client: Ionic Stone

Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Будаўнічыя кампаненты Category

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The Design

About Marble Hexagon Tile Мармуровая плітка ў форме шасцікутніка

Мармуровая плітка ў форме шасцікутніка — гэта матэрыял для абліцоўкі з натуральнага каменю, які выпускаецца ў шасцікутным фармаце. Традыцыйна шасцікутную мармуровую плітку выразаюць гідраструменем, што з'яўляецца павольным і дарагім працэсам. Кампанія Ionic Stone распрацавала тэхніку, якая дазваляе выразаць шасцікутныя формы з прамавугольнай мармуровай пліткі з дапамогай традыцыйнай алмазнай дыскавай рэзкі. Гэты метад забяспечвае высокую дакладнасць памераў і каштуе толькі невялікую частку ад кошту гідраструменнай рэзкі, што дазваляе вырабляць вялікія аб'ёмы прадукцыі. Даўжыня кожнай стараны шасцікутніка можа складаць ад 15 да 30 сантыметраў. Мэтай было зрабіць шасцікутную мармуровую плітку больш даступнай па цане.

The Recognition

About the Бронзавая прэмія A' Design Award

Marble Hexagon Tile Мармуровая плітка ў форме шасцікутніка — пераможца Бронзавай прэміі A' Design Award, высокапрэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца выдатным дызайнам, што вылучаюцца творчасцю, вынаходлівасцю і праніклівасцю. Бронзавыя пераможцы — гэта ўмелыя і ўражліва творчыя артэфакты, якія пацвярджаюць вялікі вопыт, уяўленне і знаходлівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Marble Hexagon Tile Мармуровая плітка ў форме шасцікутніка — гэта высока цэнены, захапляльны і любімы прадмет, надзвычай прафесійны і інавацыйны. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Бронзавую прэмію A' Design Award, уключае лепшыя практыкі ў мастацтве, навуцы, дызайне і тэхналогіях і выдатны ўвагай да дэталей. Marble Hexagon Tile Мармуровая плітка ў форме шасцікутніка цудоўна задавальняе патрэбы, кранае жаданні, зачароўвае пачуцці і ўзбуджае цікаўнасць.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Traditionally, marble hexagon tiles are cut with waterjets. Waterjet cutting is very expensive and takes a lot of time. Ionic Stone's R&D department developed a technique by which rectangle tiles can be cut into hexagon formats with utmost precision in dimensions, and the cost of the process is a fraction of the cost of waterjet cutting, therefore marble hexagon tiles are now extremely affordable.
Dimensions & Packaging
It could be any size from 15cm (one side of the hexagon) to 30 cm.
Tags
Marble, Chevron, Hexagon, Tiles, Innovative formats
Production Technology
Using traditional diamond disc cutting, Ionic Stone's R&D team came up with a technique that allows marble tiles to be cut into hexagon formats very easily and in high volumes. The cutting machine is the product of Ionic Stone's R&D department and completed it in 9 months, from conception to installation.
Design Challenge
Cutting very accurately in hexagon format without NC machines (such as waterjets and CNCs) is a very drastic challenge. The process, for which we applied for the patent, encompasses a very unique and simple method, is the key to success.
Research
Hexagons are popular in ceramic fields but they were expensive to produce with marble. Ionic's R&D division was charged with the task of coming up a method via which making marble hexagon was cost-effective. The challenge was to cut the tiles accurately in high-volumes. Many different cutting techniques were evaluated and a method using disc cutting was devised. A machine was designed and was made in 3 months. With necessary modifications it took 9 months to amend the machine. The result was perfect marble hexagon tiles at affordable costs.
Inspiration
Ceramic tile industries strive to imitate the look & feel of natural materials such as marble. There is a popular trend in different formats and shapes such as chevrons, trapezoids and hexagons in the ceramic tile sector, and these products are quite affordable. However, these shapes were not easily producible or cost-efficient in the marble sector. Ionic Stone's R&D team just wanted to explore if these shapes could be made using natural materials.
Project Duration
This line of products have been in the American, Canadian and UK markets since 2019. The first mass-production was undertaken in 2018.
Operation Flow
Cutting marble tiles into rectangle formats with precision is easy. However, any shapes such as hexagons are cut with CNCs-computer-controlled machines, which is extremely expensive to operate. Ionic Stone's method is to use an innovative technique that uses traditional disc cutting with utmost precision. This way, cost is reduced considerably and as a result marble hexagon tiles become extremely affordable.
Patents
Patent pending
Image Credits
Image #1: Developer Hasan Orhan, Lilia 9" Hexagon, 2021.
Optional Image #1: Developer Hasan Orhan, Warm Mix 6" Hexagon, 2021.
Optional Image #2: Developer Hasan Orhan, Lilia 6" Hexagon, 2021.
Optional Image #3: Developer Hasan Orhan, Tundra 6" Hexagon, 2021.
Optional Image #4: Developer Hasan Orhan, Island Dolomite 9" Hexagon, 2021.

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