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conventionalceramicprocesses,a

muchlowertemperatureisused.

Theversatilityoftheproductis

irrefutable.Itcanbeground,polished

andglazedinthesamewayas

graniteand,becauseofitsnaturally

re-resistantandUV-stablequalities,

it canbeusedindoorsandout.Not

onlysuitedtosurfaces,it canbe

mouldedforfurnituretoo,witha

widecolourrangeavailable.

ForDavidandAlasdair,beinga

‘sustainable’brandismorethan

creatingsomethingwithrecycled

materials.Ocutsanddustfrom

theirownproductionisreturnedinto

thefabricationprocessand,whenan

Alusidproductreachestheendofits

lifespan,it isreworkedtoenjoya

secondlifeasa newtile.Notonly

doesthiscircularsystembenet the

environment,it alsomeansthat,

nancially,theygeneratemorefrom

thematerialstheyuse.

Davidclaimstheopportunitiesare

limitlesswiththematerial,stating:

‘Sofarwehaveonlyskimmedthe

surfaceintermsofwhatmightbe

possible.’ The latest release is their

rstcommercialtilerangein

collaborationwithtilespecialist

Parkside.Formedinthesamewayas

SilicaStone,thenewcollection,titled

‘Sequel’,usesbrokenglassfrom

kerbsidendings,damaged

sanitarywareandglazeleover

from the ceramic industry. Combined

NotonlydoesAlusid’s

circularsystembenet

theenvironment,italso

meansthat,nanciallyit

generatesmorefrom the

materials it uses.

withcrushedsoda-limeglassand

water,theyarethensealedusing

handmadeglazesbyDavidhimself.

Oeredinthreecolours,these

tilesareperfectfor the kitchen

and bathroom.

MarbleArts

EastLondondesignhouseMarble

Partners(marble.partners) works

withmarbleocuts,whichit salvages

rightacrossLondon,transforming

themintoeye-catchingsculptural

itemsandfurniture.Retrieving

wastefromconstructionsites,

factoriesandhomesacross

thecitycurrentlyprovidesenough

supply, although Marble Partners

CLOCKWISEFROM

TOPFoundersof Marble

Partners,KlausWeiskopf,

StefanZschernitzand

MiaCastenskjold;smooth

andtactilemarblefinger

sculptures,from£3,000;

marblediningtableon

a blackenedsteelframe,

£9,000.RIGHTKlaus,

a self-taughtsculptor,

hasworkedwithmarble

formanyyearsandhas

witnessedthewastein the

industry first hand.

56 Homes & Antiques August 2019