Marble Hexagon Tile Carreaux de marbre by Celil Kilinc

Marble Hexagon Tile Carreaux de marbre by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Bronze in Composants de Construction Competition Category.

BronzeComposants de Construction· 2022

Marble Hexagon Tile Carreaux de marbre

by Celil Kilinc

Client: Ionic Stone

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Composants de Construction Category

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The Design

About Marble Hexagon Tile Carreaux de marbre

Le carreau hexagonal en marbre est un matériau de revêtement en pierre naturelle produit au format hexagonal. Traditionnellement, les carreaux hexagonaux en marbre sont découpés au jet d'eau, un procédé lent et coûteux. Ionic Stone a mis au point une technique qui permet de découper des carreaux de marbre rectangulaires en formes hexagonales grâce à la découpe traditionnelle au disque diamanté. Cette méthode offre une grande précision dimensionnelle pour une fraction du coût de la découpe au jet d'eau, ce qui permet une production en grands volumes. Chaque côté de l'hexagone peut mesurer de 15 à 30 centimètres. L'objectif était de rendre les carreaux hexagonaux en marbre accessibles financièrement.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Marble Hexagon Tile Carreaux de marbre est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Marble Hexagon Tile Carreaux de marbre est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Marble Hexagon Tile Carreaux de marbre satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

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.