Marble Hexagon Tile Ọrụ Bụ isi: Taịlụ Marble Hexagon by Celil Kilinc

Marble Hexagon Tile Ọrụ Bụ isi: Taịlụ Marble Hexagon by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ihe Owu Ụlọ na Akụkụ Owu Ụlọ Competition Category.

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Marble Hexagon Tile Ọrụ Bụ isi: Taịlụ Marble Hexagon

by Celil Kilinc

Client: Ionic Stone

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Akụkụ Owu Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Marble Hexagon Tile Ọrụ Bụ isi: Taịlụ Marble Hexagon

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Taịlụ Marble Hexagon bụ ihe eji ekpuchi ihe nke sitere n'okwute sitere n'okike, nke a na-emepụta n'ụdị hexagon (akụkụ isii). Site n'omenala, a na-eji mmiri dị ike (waterjet) egbutu taịlụ marble hexagon, nke bụ usoro na-ewe ọtụtụ oge ma dịkwa ọnụ ahịa. Ionic Stone mepụtara usoro na-eji diamond disc na-egbutukarị (nke a na-eji eme ihe n'omenala) iji gbutuo taịlụ marble a họpụtara n'ụdị rectangular ka ọ ghọọ ụdị hexagon. Usoro a na-enye nkwụsi ike dị elu na nha nha, ma ọ na-efu naanị obere ego mgbe e jiri ya tụnyere iji waterjet egbu ihe, nke mere na e nwere ike ịmepụta ya n'ọtụtụ dị ukwuu. Otu akụkụ nke hexagon nwere ike ịdị site na sentimita 15 ruo 30. Ebumnuche ya bụ ime ka taịlụ marble hexagon dị ọnụ ala nke ndị mmadụ nwere ike ịzụta.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Marble Hexagon Tile Ọrụ Bụ isi: Taịlụ Marble Hexagon meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Marble Hexagon Tile Ọrụ Bụ isi: Taịlụ Marble Hexagon ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Marble Hexagon Tile Ọrụ Bụ isi: Taịlụ Marble Hexagon na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

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.