We’ve shared tiles made from snail poop, a glaze made from urine, sculptures made from ashes, and acoustic panels made from mycelium. And today we add to our list of weird and wonderful tile adjacent delights with a new material made marvellous – worm casings. Japanese sculptor and artist Koro Ihara is no stranger to the curious and unexpected, having previously included the bleeding pigments … Continue reading Worm in Progress
If you, like us, have been eagerly anticipating the next tile/poop crossover ever since we first shared the wacky and wonderful snail poo tiles from Lieske Schreuder all the way back in 2016, your long arduous wait is finally over. That’s right, today we have the pleasure of bringing to you more tiles made from poop! From the creative mind that brought us Rust Harvest … Continue reading Poop to Tile
We’ve talked about unexpected materials before, from salt to shells, tea dust to corn, and pee to potatoes, but none have tackled a substance that comes with quite so much emotion as the one we’re talking about today – us. Standing away from tradition, Studio Nienke Hoogvliet imagines an entirely different way to remember loved ones whilst honouring the environment they are being interred in. … Continue reading Mourn
A very exciting new eco product has dropped – taking waste from the fashion industry and turning it into something stylish, sustainable, and even somewhat structural. Tackling pollution from two of the world’s largest manufacturing sectors – construction and fashion – FabBRICK founder Clarisse Merlet solves two issues: what to do with waste textiles and how to minimise waste from construction. Making use of the … Continue reading FabBRICK
The seventh company to sit alongside the likes of Plasticiet, Durat, and ëCollabo8 in our collection of recycled plastic surface manufacturers, UK based Plastock offers up a range of materials for internal use. Their PET Felt acoustic wall panels are made from plastic bottles, recycled and recyclable for a circular production process. They are specifically created to absorb sound and help form a desired acoustic … Continue reading Plastock
After graduating from Tokyo Zokei University’s Department of Design with a major in interior architecture, Japanese designer Yuma Kano opened his experimental studio in 2012. Implementing his creative approach to creation and material manipulation, Yuma Kano has produced items varying from chopsticks to chairs. But there are two creations in particular that are perfect for the tile-addicted mind – Rust Harvest and ForestBank. Rust Harvest … Continue reading Rust and Wood
New biomaterial coming through – this time it’s mussels! Bureau de Change, an architecture firm founded by Katerina Dionysopoulou and Billy Mavropoulos, take things step further than mere building design. Using their passion for innovation they have created intriguing exhibitions, a unique pentagonal table, striking window displays, and today’s feature – a whole new surface. This new surface material -Thames Glass- is the brain child … Continue reading Mussel Glass
As well as adoring tiles every day of the week, we also have a soft spot for curious creations, and surprising waste materials. We’ve selected five of our favourites that use a variety of recycled products from tea to copper to produce highly stylish household items for the fashion concious. 2. Homeware by Dust London One of the more unusual materials for a company to … Continue reading Five curious creations from reclaimed materials
Paper doesn’t usually evoke images of solid structures and water resistance, and it doesn’t sound like a material you’d want to clad your building in. But American company Richlite has other ideas. Founded in 1943, the Richlite material was originally used by the aerospace industry, and eventually its hardiness translated into the food industry who were also able to make use of its sanitary properties. … Continue reading Make it with paper!
