Movie: Erwan Bouroullec on Pico tiles at Clerkenwell Design Week
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, designer Erwan Bouroullec talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the textured Pico tiles that he and his brother Ronan exhibited during Clerkenwell Design Week.
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They introduced red and blue dots to indentations on the surface of the tiles, even though "colour was the very thing we wanted to avoid at the beginning," Bouroullec explains.
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He says that although it is not clear what colour dots are used from a distance, spaces surrounded by the red tiles feel warmer than rooms covered in the blue tiles.
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The small indentations on one side of the tiles create a quilted effect for comfort under foot and protrusions on the other side add grip.
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The tiles were exhibited at the Domus showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week, and are made from heated compressed powder.
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