Pretty Little Green Things

Today’s topic: porcelain tile.

What?  Yes, you heard me, porcelain tile.  Now I understand this topic isn’t always as sexy or beautiful as say, furniture or a new hotel.  And many of you may be against porcelain in favor of natural stone or even ceramic tile.  But when I saw pictures of this tile from Italian company, La Fabbrica, I was struck with how unique and elegant it is.  And you’d never know that it boasts some pretty impressive green creds.  The Cathay 4Fine series is made with a new and innovative process, making it a lot lighter than traditional porcelain.  What this means is that this tile is both easier to transport as well as install, can be used over existing tile (and thus creating less waste), requires less packaging (again, less waste), and is easier to cut and drill through (less energy used).  In addition, the new process reduces the amount of carbon dioxide created in the production of porcelain tile in half and all with less energy expended too.  Beautiful and smart?  I’m sold.

I gathered pictures of the digitally carved tiles but they also come as a plain coordinate as well.  If you’re planning to redo your bathroom or kitchen soon, I would definitely consider these tiles.  Enjoy!

Photos from La Fabbrica Ceramiche

Today’s topic: porcelain tile.

What?  Yes, you heard me, porcelain tile.  Now I understand this topic isn’t always as sexy or beautiful as say, furniture or a new hotel.  And many of you may be against porcelain in favor of natural stone or even ceramic tile.  But when I saw pictures of this tile from Italian company, La Fabbrica, I was struck with how unique and elegant it is.  And you’d never know that it boasts some pretty impressive green creds.  The Cathay 4Fine series is made with a new and innovative process, making it a lot lighter than traditional porcelain.  What this means is that this tile is both easier to transport as well as install, can be used over existing tile (and thus creating less waste), requires less packaging (again, less waste), and is easier to cut and drill through (less energy used).  In addition, the new process reduces the amount of carbon dioxide created in the production of porcelain tile in half and all with less energy expended too.  Beautiful and smart?  I’m sold.

I gathered pictures of the digitally carved tiles but they also come as a plain coordinate as well.  If you’re planning to redo your bathroom or kitchen soon, I would definitely consider these tiles.  Enjoy!

Photos from La Fabbrica Ceramiche