TEX
Design Raw Edges 2012
After the great success on the market and the acknowledgment of
architects and interior designers received by the collection
FOLDED, the collaboration of Mutina with the two young designers
Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay from Raw Edges continues with a new
project even more articulated and impressive. A rich multi-colored
ceramic tile collection was the starting point developed for
Mutina by Raw Edges studio in London. “Creating a tangible texture
is one of the challenges when designing ceramics tiles”, state the
two young designers.
TEX, the name of the new project (abbreviated from the English
word Textile), brings us into the creative world of fashion design
and textiles production. “Looking around us, almost every object
has its own particular texture, whether it’s a natural or a
handmade
material.
Rather
than
designing
new
textures
by
ourselves, we have reached a print effect and created our
reference tactile library by placing plasticine on objects and
materials we thought were interesting. To our surprise , it were
the textures taken from textiles which have leaded us to define
the new collection. (When looking carefully into a knitted
textile, a repetition of stitches can be seen aligned in symmetric
rows next to each other”.)
The newest thing of this collection is the combination of five
different surfaces (fabrics) in each of the eight different
colors, which build up the collection, and the declination of each
of the colors in five different shades. Therefore, in the grey
color we have for example pieces with five different structures
randomly mixed into the boxes and colored with three shades: grey,
light grey and dark grey. Moreover, three absolutely new colors
for Mutina (yellow, blue and green, to which the designers have
given the name “fun colors”) have been included into the eight
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colors palette and have given the project a unique look, making
Mutina enter the “world of the color” in a very funny and original
way.
Tex collection is part of the “handmade” products range by Mutina.
It is produced by extrusion
and then raw cut. It presents 5 different textures, obtained by
pressing on the surface reliefpatterns.
The tile is then glazed using an automatic process which enables
the realization in the same percentage of 3 different shades for
each color. The tile finally undergoes a baking process which
reaches temperatures up to 1.100°. The obtained product has an
absolutely matt surface, slightly structured but very soft to the
touch, which is also very easy to clean since thought both for
wall and floor covering. Each rhombus in size 11,5x20cm and with
thickness 10mm, is easily fixed pulling the tiles close to each
other and using a matching grout, even if they have some small
size irregularities made on purpose by the designers. Tex
collection
reaches
a
perfect
result
obtained
combining
a
completely handmade production to the newest technologies for the
application and definition of the color.
The second novelty of TEX collection is undoubtedly the only size
of the articles. The tile is indeed a rhombus, whose size from
edge to edge is 20x11,5 cm and which has an angle inclination of
60°. This latest aspect allows to realize several laying schemes,
each of which creates different aesthetic results: threedimensional, “diamond”, “spike”, or “fishbone” effect, horizontal
or vertical rhombus laying, “flower”, “short diamond” or “extended
diamond” effect,.. Of all the several possible opportunities,
Mutina presents and offers three main schemes which best express
the project: the “diamond” laying with a three-dimensional effect,
the “chevron” with a “fishbone” effect and the simplest one with
the aligned rhombuses.
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The collection is then completed by two special pieces, to be used
as frames or skirting, each of which is glazed in the ten colors
of the collection.
Moreover, in addition to the single tiles installation, premade
patterns named “Runner”, will be arranged on a mesh similarly to
mosaics settings. These meshes will allow locating graphic
elements in particular places on the wall or on the floor (for
instance, as a frame to the room, a central element or a linear
pattern).
The production of TEX is artisanal and enables a large
multiplicity of textures, the verity of colors and the tactile
qualities of the glaze. In addition, the colorful and natural
glaze applied on a white ceramics creates an irregular effect in
certain places, while a more saturated one in others”.
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Technical features:
Material:
Glazed extruded body
Mutina production:
Artisanal
Finishing :
5 textures, randomly mixed into the boxes
Sizes:
One size rhombus in 20x11,5 cm
Colors :
Eight
shades.
colors.
Each
color
is
composed
by
three
Thickness:
10 mm
Special pieces:
1 skirting/closing elements for each color
Runner : an element composed by 12 rhombus of
different colours already set on mesh, so to make
the realization of several decors easier .
Each Runner is composed by 8 different patterns,
not singularly sold and already included in one
single package, which enable the realization of
many combinations.
Intended use :
Walls and floors
Technical
features:
Artigianal product obtained by extrusion of wet
porcelain
stoneware
mixtures.
The
slight
variations in shade/color and in the size should
be considered as a peculiarity of the products
Antislip, resistant to deep abrasion (PEI 3 and 4
according to the color), to scratches, frost,
stains, chemical agents and acids.
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