Marble Hexagon Tile Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Lithaele tsa Marble by Celil Kilinc

Marble Hexagon Tile Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Lithaele tsa Marble by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Disebediswa tsa Moaho le Dikarolo tsa Kaho Competition Category.

BoronseDikarolo tsa Moaho· 2022

Marble Hexagon Tile Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Lithaele tsa Marble

by Celil Kilinc

Client: Ionic Stone

Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award Winner in Dikarolo tsa Moaho Category

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The Design

About Marble Hexagon Tile Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Lithaele tsa Marble

Mongolo oa Buka: Marble Hexagon Tile ke sesebelisoa sa lejoe la tlhaho se hlahisoang ka sebopeho sa hexagon. Ka tloaelo, lithaele tsa marble tsa hexagon li khaoloa ka metsi a matla (waterjets), e leng mokhoa o liehang le o turang haholo. Ionic Stone e hlahisitse mokhoa o khaolang lithaele tsa marble tse sekwere kapa tse nang le mahlakore a mane hore e be sebopeho sa hexagon, ho sebelisoa lisebelisoa tsa setso tsa ho khaola ka lidiske tsa taemane (diamond disc cutting). Mokhoa ona o na le tekanyo e nepahetseng haholo mabapi le boholo, 'me litšenyehelo tsa oona li tlaase haholo ho feta khaolo ea waterjet, ka lebaka leo bongata bo boholo bo ka hlahisoa. Lehlakore le leng le le leng la hexagon le ka lekana ho tloha ho lisentimithara tse 15 ho isa ho tse 30. Sepheo e ne e le ho etsa hore lithaele tsa marble tsa hexagon li fumanehe ka theko e sa turang.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award

Marble Hexagon Tile Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Lithaele tsa Marble ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e ikhethang e tsejoang ka boqapi, bohlale ba ho qapa le bohlale. Bahapi ba Boronse ke lintho tse nang le bokhoni ka ho felletseng le boqapi bo hlollang tse tiisang boiphihlelo bo bongata, mohopolo le bokhoni ba ho iphumana ba baqapi ba tsona. Marble Hexagon Tile Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Lithaele tsa Marble e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Boronse oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa bonong, mahlaleng, moralong le theknolojing mme o hlahella ka ho tsepamisa maikutlo lintlheng tse nyenyane. Marble Hexagon Tile Mosebetsi oa Mantlha: Lithaele tsa Marble e kutloisisa litlhoko hantle, e ama litakatso, e hapa maikutlo mme e tsosa takatso ea ho tseba.

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.