Category Archives: recycled

Cuerda Seca “Color It” Custom Tool from Fireclay Tile

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“Color It” is a new online tool recently released from Fireclay that allows for the customization of their Cuerda Seca multicolor tile designs.  The tool provides a selection of over 150 unique designs, both traditional Moroccan and Mexican patterns and as well as some simple geometric, contemporary designs. There is a range of 80 lead-free glaze colors to choose from and once both patterns and colors are selected a proprietary wax resist technique is used to print a black outline on the Debris Series Recycled Ceramic Tile. Continue reading →

Elements: Scientifically Engineered Material from Durcon

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The Elements by Durcon™collection is a new residential product line introduced by Durcon and named for its scientifically proven background as well as its Eco-friendly properties. The proprietary material is a fusion of pure, fine natural quartz and post-consumer recycled glass that has resulted in a highly polished, luxurious and sustainable surface product. The virtually indestructible countertop surface has been designed specifically for residential use with a timeless design aesthetic featured in twelve earth tone colors with custom matches available. Continue reading →

TruExterior® Beadboard from BoralNA

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Added to Boral’s TruExterior trim line is a complementary Beadboard profile that outperforms wood and is manufactured with a proprietary combination of bio-based polymers and fly ash. The low maintenance product maintains a high level of dimensional stability and resists moisture related issues that typically occur with wood such as cracking, splitting and rotting. Continue reading →

Re-crystallized Glass Tile from Nemo Tile

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Re-crystallized Glass from Nemo is a beautiful environmentally friendly glass tile with a reflective, glittery surface almost like a sheet of ice. Utilizing salvaged post-industrial sourced glass and engineering it in a process similar to the manufacture of terrazzo the glass crystals are layered in trays and baked for thirty hours until they melt into liquid glass. Continue reading →

Jazz Collection and Urban Echo Panels from Finium

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Finium recently introduced the Jazz Collection, a new pre-finished wood panel concept, to their FriendlyWall product line. The solid hardwood panels are composed in part with wood pieces leftover from their manufacture of other product and is Greenguard certified. The Jazz Collection is part of the Great Classics Collection and is made of several wood species and includes several stains. Continue reading →

Forest Salvaged Wood from Stone Source

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Stone Source offers a unique range of forest salvage wood from blighted butternut and culled sugar maple trees. The Spalted Maple is harvested from some of Vermont’s oldest maple sugar orchards where over time due to the decrease in sap production they are culled from the orchards. The spalted effect is created by accelerating the aging process it is then processed to reveal the black spalt patterns. There is random streaking and a range of colors in this beautiful wood. To highlight the tap streaks on the surface of the wood on the Tapped Maple the tap holes are filled with colored resin offering a unique alternative to traditional wood products. Continue reading →

Windfall: Reclaimed Wood Panels from Kirei USA

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The reclaimed wood panels offered by Kirei are the result of their partnership with Windfall Lumber. Located in the Pacific Northwest Windfall Lumber recovers the wood from deconstructed buildings. It is then engineered into 27″ x 96″ solid panels and 48″ x 96″ plywood panels that are 3/4″ thick. Continue reading →

Beetle Kill Pine Tile from laNeva

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laNeva exclusive tiles have added several complimentary tile products to their original handmade ceramic tile line. The company has partnered with Ryan Schlaefer in Colorado to produce the exclusive and outstanding Beetle Kill Pine Tile using the reclaimed waste wood from trees killed by the Northern Pine Beetle. The beetles leave an enzyme in the wood that results in an extraordinary streaking that turns the graining blue, gray, purple, or even rust colored.  Continue reading →