Marble Hexagon Tile Imikandara y'Amabuye ya Marble by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Ibikoresho by'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.
BuronzeIbikoresho by'Ubwubatsi· 2022
Marble Hexagon Tile Imikandara y'Amabuye ya Marble
by Celil Kilinc
Client: Ionic Stone
Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ibikoresho by'Ubwubatsi Category
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About Marble Hexagon Tile Imikandara y'Amabuye ya Marble
Insimburangingo y'Amabuye ya Marble ni ikintu gikoreshwa mu gutwikira ibintu gikozwe mu ibuye kamere, gikorwa mu ishusho ya hegizagoni (imisego itandatu). Mu buryo gakondo, imikandara ya marble ifite ishusho ya hegizagoni yasekwaga hakoreshejwe amazi afite umuvuduko mwinshi (waterjet), uburyo buhoro kandi buhenze. Ionic Stone yateje imbere uburyo bushya bwo gusekamo imikandara ya marble ifite imisego ine bugereranyije ikayihindura ishusho ya hegizagoni, hifashishijwe uburyo gakondo bwo gusekesha disiki y'amabuye y'agaciro (diamond disc cutting). Uyu buryo ufite ubushobozi bwo kubona ingero nziza kandi buciriritse mu giciro ugereranyije no gusekesha amazi afite umuvuduko mwinshi, bigatuma hashoboka gukora umubare munini w'ibicuruzwa. Buri ruhande rwa hegizagoni rushobora kugera kuva kuri santimetero 15 kugeza kuri 30. Intego yari iyo gutuma imikandara ya marble ifite ishusho ya hegizagoni iboneka ku giciro gishoboka ku bantu benshi.
The Recognition
About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze
Marble Hexagon Tile Imikandara y'Amabuye ya Marble ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Marble Hexagon Tile Imikandara y'Amabuye ya Marble biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Marble Hexagon Tile Imikandara y'Amabuye ya Marble ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.
Behind the Design
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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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