Marble Hexagon Tile Marmeren Tegels by Celil Kilinc

Marble Hexagon Tile Marmeren Tegels by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Brons in Bouwmaterialen en Bouwcomponenten Ontwerp Competition Category.

BronsBouwcomponenten· 2022

Marble Hexagon Tile Marmeren Tegels

by Celil Kilinc

Client: Ionic Stone

A' Design Award in Brons Winner in Bouwcomponenten Category

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The Design

About Marble Hexagon Tile Marmeren Tegels

Marmeren Zeshoektegel is een natuurstenen bekledingsmateriaal geproduceerd in een zeshoekig formaat. Traditioneel worden marmeren zeshoektegels gesneden met waterstralen, een langzaam en kostbaar proces. Ionic Stone ontwikkelde een techniek waarbij rechthoekige marmeren tegels met traditioneel diamantschijfzagen tot zeshoekige vormen worden gesneden. De methode biedt een hoge nauwkeurigheid in afmetingen en kost slechts een fractie van waterstraalsnijden, waardoor grote volumes geproduceerd kunnen worden. Elke zijde van de zeshoek kan variëren van 15 tot 30 centimeter. Het doel was om zeshoekige marmeren tegels betaalbaar te maken.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Marble Hexagon Tile Marmeren Tegels is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Brons, een hoogst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan uitstekende ontwerpen die zich onderscheiden door creativiteit, vindingrijkheid en scherpzinnigheid. Winnaars in Brons zijn ruimschoots vaardige en opvallend creatieve artefacten die de grote ervaring, verbeelding en het vernuft van hun ontwerpers bevestigen. Marble Hexagon Tile Marmeren Tegels wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerd, bewonderd en gekoesterd object te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Brons heeft gewonnen, verwerkt de beste praktijken in kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie en is uitstekend door zijn aandacht voor detail. Marble Hexagon Tile Marmeren Tegels bevredigt schitterend behoeften, raakt verlangens, charmeert gevoelens en spreekt de nieuwsgierigheid aan.

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.