Marble Hexagon Tile Príomhfheidhm: Tíleanna Marmair by Celil Kilinc

Marble Hexagon Tile Príomhfheidhm: Tíleanna Marmair by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Comhpháirteanna Foirgníochta Competition Category.

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Marble Hexagon Tile Príomhfheidhm: Tíleanna Marmair

by Celil Kilinc

Client: Ionic Stone

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Comhpháirteanna Foirgníochta Category

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The Design

About Marble Hexagon Tile Príomhfheidhm: Tíleanna Marmair

Téacs Leabhair: Is ábhar clúdaigh cloiche nádúrtha é an Tíl Heicseagánach Marmair a tháirgtear i bhformáid heicseagánach. Go traidisiúnta, gearrtar tíleanna heicseagánacha marmair le scaird uisce, próiseas mall agus costasach. D'fhorbair Ionic Stone teicníc a ghearrann tíleanna dronuilleogacha marmair i gcruthanna heicseagánacha ag baint úsáide as gearradh diosca diamaint traidisiúnta. Coinníonn an modh seo beachtas ard maidir le toisí agus ní chosnaíonn sé ach codán de chostas an ghearrtha le scaird uisce, rud a fhágann gur féidir méideanna móra a tháirgeadh. Is féidir le gach taobh den heicseagán tomhas a bheith idir 15 agus 30 ceintiméadar. Ba é an aidhm ná tíleanna heicseagánacha marmair a dhéanamh inacmhainne.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Marble Hexagon Tile Príomhfheidhm: Tíleanna Marmair Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Marble Hexagon Tile Príomhfheidhm: Tíleanna Marmair ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh Marble Hexagon Tile Príomhfheidhm: Tíleanna Marmair riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

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.