November 15, 2021 Glazed Bricks Made From Waste: Beautiful and Sustainable! At StoneCycling we focus on creating sustainable building materials without compromising on aesthetics. Glazed bricks made from waste have long been on our minds. That’s why we decided to expand our collection of WasteBasedBricks with a series of innovative and unique waste-based glazing. Since we believe in the strength of collaboration with industry specialists, we teamed up with Studio Mixtura, one of the most exciting new experts in this field. The special top layer that we developed from recycled materials is a real eye-catcher for the façade or interior wall cladding. Glazing brick with waste materials Colourful Collaboration Studio Mixtura was founded in 2015 by Daria Biryukova due to a fascination with experimenting with waste and secondary raw materials. Daria is the expert in ceramic glazing techniques and is always searching for smart, sustainable and beautiful solutions for everyday life. Her glazes have been exhibited at several design expos, including Dutch Design Week, the Tallinn Design Festival and Il Salone Del Mobile Milan. Together with Studio Mixtura, we developed a new range of glazes from waste that can be applied as a facade and interior wall cladding. Daria Biryukova from Studio Mixtura learned how to glaze stone See our collaboration process Watch video Glazed Bricks at Dutch Design Week During research and development, we also worked together with ABO Global. We used metallurgical by-products that usually have very limited reuse. Did you know that millions of tons of this material are released every year worldwide?! To move from our current linear economy to a circular economy, we find it essential to show that waste is a fully-fledged raw material of the future, both technically and aesthetically. The WasteBasedGlazedBrick project does just this by finding extra value for these types of waste streams. Quarrying is a destructive industry to the environment and has a direct impact on the landscape by leaving tons of waste material, which are not used. We aim to find aesthetically colourful applications for these types of waste streams, as well as by using waste from local ceramic manufacturers. Contributing to a significant increase in the amount of waste we use in each brick, this aligns perfectly with our mission to work towards creating beautiful building materials made from 100% waste. Project “WasteBasedGlazedBrick” is supported by Stimuleringsfonds, the Dutch culture fund for design, architecture and digital culture. Mint WasteBasedGlazedBricks® Projects with WasteBasedGlazedBricks We have completed several projects in The Netherlands utilizing glazed bricks. Have a look at our project pages for more information: Glazed Bricks from Waste at Creative Studio Space in Amsterdam Sustainable Renovation at Museum in Venlo, The Netherlands Walls of Custom Glazed Brick Slips at Anne & Max Flagship Café in Haarlem, The Netherlands Creative Studio Space in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Credit: Willem Groeneveld) Beautiful green brick glaze - Credit: Willem Groeneveld Museum in Venlo, The Netherlands Anne&Max in Haarlem, The Netherlands (Credit: Ape to Zebra) Credit: Ape to Zebra Meet the WasteBasedGlazedBricks At the Dutch Design Week, we presented the results: six vibrant WasteBasedGlazedBricks. Many of you have stopped by to see our new surface designs up and close. The responses have been incredible and currently, we’re performing tests to check the viability of large-scale production. Below are some inspirational images of our six new “flavours“ of aesthetic and colourful glazes: Cardamom, Cloves, Juniper Berry, Marjoram, Mint and Saffron. Which one is your favourite? Cardamom a stunning architectural glazing with hints of green, yellow and brown Cloves warm brown / red glazed bricks for a sophisticated look Juniper Berry these blue glazed bricks will look great in any design project! Marjoram a very unique, warm purple glazed brick Mint a stunning blend of green, blue, and silver Good news: Mint is now an addition to our standard line of WasteBasedSlips. You can find more information about this product here. High-end stone glaze: Meet Mint! Saffron green glazed bricks for a surprising element in your design Let your walls shine with glazes made from waste Follow us on Instagram to stay updated on our sustainable glazed bricks. And make sure to check out Studio Mixtura to see their amazing work. For more information, do get in touch. get in touch
Glazing brick with waste materials Colourful Collaboration Studio Mixtura was founded in 2015 by Daria Biryukova due to a fascination with experimenting with waste and secondary raw materials. Daria is the expert in ceramic glazing techniques and is always searching for smart, sustainable and beautiful solutions for everyday life. Her glazes have been exhibited at several design expos, including Dutch Design Week, the Tallinn Design Festival and Il Salone Del Mobile Milan. Together with Studio Mixtura, we developed a new range of glazes from waste that can be applied as a facade and interior wall cladding. Daria Biryukova from Studio Mixtura learned how to glaze stone See our collaboration process Watch video Glazed Bricks at Dutch Design Week During research and development, we also worked together with ABO Global. We used metallurgical by-products that usually have very limited reuse. Did you know that millions of tons of this material are released every year worldwide?! To move from our current linear economy to a circular economy, we find it essential to show that waste is a fully-fledged raw material of the future, both technically and aesthetically. The WasteBasedGlazedBrick project does just this by finding extra value for these types of waste streams. Quarrying is a destructive industry to the environment and has a direct impact on the landscape by leaving tons of waste material, which are not used. We aim to find aesthetically colourful applications for these types of waste streams, as well as by using waste from local ceramic manufacturers. Contributing to a significant increase in the amount of waste we use in each brick, this aligns perfectly with our mission to work towards creating beautiful building materials made from 100% waste. Project “WasteBasedGlazedBrick” is supported by Stimuleringsfonds, the Dutch culture fund for design, architecture and digital culture. Mint WasteBasedGlazedBricks® Projects with WasteBasedGlazedBricks We have completed several projects in The Netherlands utilizing glazed bricks. Have a look at our project pages for more information: Glazed Bricks from Waste at Creative Studio Space in Amsterdam Sustainable Renovation at Museum in Venlo, The Netherlands Walls of Custom Glazed Brick Slips at Anne & Max Flagship Café in Haarlem, The Netherlands Creative Studio Space in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Credit: Willem Groeneveld) Beautiful green brick glaze - Credit: Willem Groeneveld Museum in Venlo, The Netherlands Anne&Max in Haarlem, The Netherlands (Credit: Ape to Zebra) Credit: Ape to Zebra Meet the WasteBasedGlazedBricks At the Dutch Design Week, we presented the results: six vibrant WasteBasedGlazedBricks. Many of you have stopped by to see our new surface designs up and close. The responses have been incredible and currently, we’re performing tests to check the viability of large-scale production. Below are some inspirational images of our six new “flavours“ of aesthetic and colourful glazes: Cardamom, Cloves, Juniper Berry, Marjoram, Mint and Saffron. Which one is your favourite? Cardamom a stunning architectural glazing with hints of green, yellow and brown Cloves warm brown / red glazed bricks for a sophisticated look Juniper Berry these blue glazed bricks will look great in any design project! Marjoram a very unique, warm purple glazed brick Mint a stunning blend of green, blue, and silver Good news: Mint is now an addition to our standard line of WasteBasedSlips. You can find more information about this product here. High-end stone glaze: Meet Mint! Saffron green glazed bricks for a surprising element in your design Let your walls shine with glazes made from waste Follow us on Instagram to stay updated on our sustainable glazed bricks. And make sure to check out Studio Mixtura to see their amazing work. For more information, do get in touch. get in touch
