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LEFT SilicaStoneandSequeltile

samplesbyAlusid;Sequeltilesin

ShoreditchBluebyAlusid,from

£99 persqm,availablefrom

Parkside(parkside.co.uk);founders

of Alusid,ProfessorDavidBinns

and DrAlasdairBremner.

are deemedtoocomplextodisposeof.

With its claimnevertouselessthan

98 per centrecycledmaterialsinany

design, Alusidisthecreatorof

SilicaStone– anarchitecturalsurface

composedofglass,ceramicand

mineral waste.FoundedbyProfessor

David BinnsandDrAlasdair

Bremner,thecompanywasformedin

2015 followinga researchprojectat

the UniversityofCentralLancashire,

where theiraimwastoinvestigate

new methodsofusingwasteon

large-scalesurfaceareas.

SilicaStoneiscreatedthrougha

process knownas‘sintering’,which

binds thematerialstogetherusing

heat or pressure.Thismeansthere

is no bindingagentsuchasresin

or concreteand,unlikeanyofthe

To add to this, a timeless design
made from waste gives us a ‘cradle-
to-cradle’ solution. ‘The conscious
consumer can have considerable
impact individually and collectively,’
Jane continues, ‘and we all need to
take responsibility for our choices,
while empowering designers to drive
change.’ Though raw materials
themselves may not seem aractive,
the end results are proving to be
visually outstanding, making our
participation in this much easier.
Reworking them with expertise
creates a new appeal, and
incorporating them into the home
can add wow-factor and also bring
meaning and purpose into the story
of a space.

Kings of the Stone Age
Preston-based surface and tile maker
Alusid (alusid.co.uk) prides itself in
using manufacturing materials that

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