Tonk Mint Betonnen Muorre Tegels by Serhan Ertan

Tonk Mint Betonnen Muorre Tegels by Serhan Ertan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Izer in Boumaterialen en Boukomponinten Ûntwerp Competition Category.

IzerBoukomponinten· 2020

Tonk Mint Betonnen Muorre Tegels

by Serhan Ertan

Client: Tonk Project

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Boukomponinten Category

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The Design

About Tonk Mint Betonnen Muorre Tegels

Beton is in heul tradisjoneel materiaal, dat sûnt de útfining yn 'e midden fan' e 1800s net folle is feroare. Mei Tonk hat beton in kreative en hjoeddeistige ynterpretaasje. Elk Tonk-ûntwerp hat in modulêre struktuer dy't kin wurde personaliseare troch te boartsjen mei de hoeken. Dit pân biedt minsken de kâns om har eigen muorren te ûntwerpen neffens har eigen smaak, foarkar en ferbylding. It ûntwerp fan Tonk Mint waard ynspireare troch de muntblêden yn 'e natuer. Dit model kin ek brûkt wurde mei fariaasjes om ferskate motiven te krijen, wat in ûnderskiedend skaaimerk is fan alle Tonk-ûntwerpen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

Tonk Mint Betonnen Muorre Tegels is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Tonk Mint Betonnen Muorre Tegels wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Tonk Mint Betonnen Muorre Tegels wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: We add new features and configurations to 170 years old concrete.
We end up with a contemporary, creative, sincere product. Thanks to the strong 3D design, one mint model give us an opportunity to create more than ten different motives on the wall
Dimensions & Packaging: h: 10.5 cm
w: 24.2 cm
thk: 1.8 cm
Tags: GFRC, concrete, wall tile, nature-inspired, 3D
Production Technology: We use GRFC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) for our products. We use steel moulding techniques to bring our models to perfection.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge in Mint's design was to stylize the nature-inspired mint motive to match the distinguishing factor of all Tonk designs: to stylize the motive to enable the designer to create different motives when used with different angles and patterns.
Research: Architectural design has been changing from traditional to contemporary, from complicated to lean. The new-old materials become in demand. Architects and interior designers are looking for new features and configurations of old-timers, such as concrete, glass, steel and wood. Mint is a reflection of this trend. Additionally, its design is inspired by nature. We have analyzed patterns in nature, chosen the motives of mint and stylized them to finalize our design.
Inspiration: Nature is at the heart of design, as it is at the heart of everything. Tonk has adopted the basic principle of using forms in nature by abstracting them in accordance with its own design philosophy, rather than simply imitating nature. This year the new series focuses on this understanding and reflects directly to the wall tile models. A form study was performed inspired by mint leaves in the "Mint" model.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 and finalized in January 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Operation Flow: Mint is a very playful product, which enables designers to show their creativity and in this way which gives them high satisfaction in the design process. The designers can get different motives by playing around with the angles and the positions of the product. Moreover, Mint is very easy to install; it is just glued to the wall with ceramic adhesives.