Marble Hexagon Tile Àwọn Tẹ́gùn Marble by Celil Kilinc

Marble Hexagon Tile Àwọn Tẹ́gùn Marble by Celil Kilinc is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ìkọ́lé àti Ẹ̀ka Ìmọ́lé Competition Category.

IdẹẸ̀ka Ìkọ́lé· 2022

Marble Hexagon Tile Àwọn Tẹ́gùn Marble

by Celil Kilinc

Client: Ionic Stone

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ẹ̀ka Ìkọ́lé Category

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The Design

About Marble Hexagon Tile Àwọn Tẹ́gùn Marble

Àwọn Tẹ́gùn Hexagon Marble jẹ́ ohun elo ìbora òkúta àdánidá tí a ń ṣe ní ìrísí hexagon (ẹ̀gbẹ́fà). Ní ọ̀nà ìbílẹ̀, àwọn tẹ́gùn hexagon marble ni a máa ń gé pẹ̀lú omi tí a fi ipá rán jáde (waterjet), èyí tí ó jẹ́ ìlànà tí ó lọ́ra tí ó sì gbówó lórí. Ionic Stone ti ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ ọgbọ́n-ẹ̀rọ kan tí ó ń gé àwọn tẹ́gùn marble onígun mẹ́rin sí ìrísí hexagon nípa lílo ọ̀nà gígé pẹ̀lú disiki diamond ìbílẹ̀. Ọ̀nà yìí ní ìdájú gíga nínú àwọn ìwọ̀nba rẹ̀, ó sì ná owó tí ó kéré ju gígé pẹ̀lú waterjet lọ, nítorí náà ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ iye lè jẹ́ ṣíṣe. Ẹ̀gbẹ́ kọ̀ọ̀kan ti hexagon lè jẹ́ láti 15 sí 30 sẹ̀ntimítà. Èròngbà náà ni láti mú kí àwọn tẹ́gùn hexagon marble wọlé fún gbogbo ènìyàn láti rà.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Marble Hexagon Tile Àwọn Tẹ́gùn Marble jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Marble Hexagon Tile Àwọn Tẹ́gùn Marble yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Marble Hexagon Tile Àwọn Tẹ́gùn Marble ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

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.