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Marble Hexagon Tile Płytki Marmurowe Heksagonalne by Celil Kilinc

Marble Hexagon Tile Płytki Marmurowe Heksagonalne by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Brązowa Nagroda A' Design Award in Komponenty Budowlane Competition Category.


BrązowaKomponenty Budowlane· 2022

Marble Hexagon Tile Płytki Marmurowe Heksagonalne

by Celil Kilinc

Client: Ionic Stone

Brązowa Nagroda A' Design Award Winner in Komponenty Budowlane Category

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The Design

About Marble Hexagon Tile Płytki Marmurowe Heksagonalne

Płytka Marmurowa Heksagonalna to materiał okładzinowy z kamienia naturalnego produkowany w formacie sześciokątnym. Tradycyjnie heksagonalne płytki marmurowe cięte są za pomocą strumienia wody, co jest procesem powolnym i kosztownym. Firma Ionic Stone opracowała technikę cięcia prostokątnych płytek marmurowych na kształty heksagonalne przy użyciu tradycyjnego cięcia tarczą diamentową. Metoda ta charakteryzuje się wysoką precyzją wymiarową i kosztuje jedynie ułamek ceny cięcia strumieniem wody, dzięki czemu możliwa jest produkcja na dużą skalę. Długość każdego boku sześciokąta może wynosić od 15 do 30 centymetrów. Celem było uczynienie heksagonalnych płytek marmurowych bardziej przystępnymi cenowo.

The Recognition

About the Brązowa Nagroda A' Design Award

Marble Hexagon Tile Płytki Marmurowe Heksagonalne to laureat Brązowej Nagrody A' Design Award, wysoce prestiżowego wyróżnienia przyznawanego znakomitym projektom wyróżniającym się kreatywnością, pomysłowością i przenikliwością. Laureaci Brązowej Nagrody to w pełni utalentowane i uderzająco twórcze artefakty, które poświadczają ogromne doświadczenie, wyobraźnię i zaradność ich twórców. Marble Hexagon Tile Płytki Marmurowe Heksagonalne ma być wysoko cenionym, podziwianym i drogim sercu przedmiotem, który jest wyjątkowo profesjonalny i innowacyjny. Ten projekt nagrodzony Brązową Nagrodą A' Design Award łączy najlepsze praktyki w sztuce, nauce, designie i technologii oraz jest doskonały dzięki dbałości o szczegóły. Marble Hexagon Tile Płytki Marmurowe Heksagonalne znakomicie zaspokaja potrzeby, porusza pragnienia, czaruje uczucia i przemawia do ciekawości.

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.

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