Mother-of-Pearl Tiles

Mother-of-Pearl Tiles Manufacturer

Art Nacre Inc is the Mother-of-Pearl tiles mosaic tiles manufacturer and other Mother-of-Pearl products supplier in China.

What are Mother-of-Pearl tiles?

Mother-of-pearl tiles are a natural choice for luxury home design! Mother-of-pearl tiles are a very popular new environmentally friendly building decoration material in recent years.

They’re ideal for creating a stunning room backsplash with beautiful reflective tones! High-quality Mother-of-pearl tiles transform your home into a magnificent space.

Mother-of-Pearl tiles are made from sheets of Mother-of-Pearl shells produced by some mollusks and oysters as an inner shell layer.

Mother-of-Pearl tile is made of pure natural mother-of-pearl shells, white Mother-of-Pearl shells, black Mother-of-Pearl shells, yellow sMother-of-Pearl shells, abalone shells, pink Mother-of-Pearl shells, etc. After the machine processing and polishing, and then carefully cutting Mother-of-Pearl sheets and collages by hand into a large tile or piece.

The mother-of-pearl tile indicates crystal, colorful, noble, and charming. Cloak from the smell of nature, it’s purely natural and environmentally friendly, allowing consumers to leave behind radiation, and formaldehyde pollution, favored by people.

Mother-of-Pearl tile is therefore widely used in indoor-outdoor areas, against scenic walls, small or large fronts, and as decorative panels, furniture surface decoration, shell crafts, clothing accessories, etc.

At the same time, Mother-of-Pearl tile can also be made into shell tiles, marble tiles, glass tiles, ceramic tiles, etc., For the traditional Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile, also has a distinctive personality and novel products.

What is a mosaic?

Architectural terminology

The word “mosaic” originated in ancient Greece, meaning “worthy of meditation, the need for patience in the work of art” means.

As the oldest and most attractive means of decoration already existed in ancient Rome, Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile is also the most expressive art form. It has become a favorite building material.

Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile is a mosaic of its unique material, the formation of a unique artistic style, and is widely used by designers in the world of interior decoration. It is the latest building materials and decorative materials today.

What are the Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile materials from?

Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile products are widely used in the mosaic products developed after the existence of a special way to solve the drawbacks of traditional mosaic tile products.

Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile is a newly developed product in recent years, the Mother-of-Pearl shell material for deep sea natural Mother-of-Pearl shells or artificially cultured Mother-of-Pearl shells.

Natural Mother-of-Pearl shell production is relatively small, but the shell is large, and with a very beautiful color, the price is higher. While the number of artificially cultured Mother-of-Pearl shells, the price is relatively cheap.

Natural Mother-of-Pearl shells are mostly produced in the waters of New Zealand, Tahiti, Australia, Indonesia, Mexican, and Vietnam, and the Mother-of-Pearl shells are collected and then cut by hand to form a mosaic.

At present, the common types are Donkey ear shells, abalone shells, freshwater Mother-of-Pearl shells, etc.

What are the types of Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles?

Traditional mosaic tile classifications are marble mosaic tiles, glass mosaic tiles, ceramic mosaic tiles, metal mosaic tiles, quartz mosaic tiles, and crystal mosaic tiles.

New Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles classifications are of 3 types.

The following Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles categories by use:

Mosaic TV wall to do the background wall, called mosaic wall tiles.

Mosaic hotel bathroom bottle decoration, called mosaic bathroom tiles.

Pavement in bedside tables and furniture cabinets, called mosaic tile backsplash.

Tiled in the floor tiles, called mosaic floor tiles.

Used in kitchen, called mosaic kitchen tiles.

Used in jewelry crafts, clothing called mosaic tiles for crafts.

By Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile material source and color classification are:

natural color Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile, black Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles, white Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles, gold Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles, pink Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles, red Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles, blue Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles, black and white Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles, rainbow Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles, etc.

According to the Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles, small pieces of shape are to be divided into the following categories:

Mother-of-Pearl square mosaic tiles

Mother-of-Pearl herringbone mosaic tiles

Mother-of-Pearl Subway mosaic tiles

Mother-of-Pearl honeycomb rectangular mosaic tiles

Mother-of-Pearl Seashell Penny Round mosaic tiles

Mother-of-Pearl Hexagon mosaic tiles

Mother-of-Pearl donkey ear mosaic tiles

Mother-of-Pearl Seashell Fish Scale mosaic tiles

Mother-of-Pearl mixed/multi-shape mosaic tiles

According to the type of sticker behind the Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile is divided into:

Mesh Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles and adhesive-sticker-backed Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles.

According to the mosaic splicing type is divided into:

Seam splicing Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles and seamless splicing Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles.

What are the advantages of Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tiles?

Mother-of-Pearl shell mosaic products are developed after the widespread use of traditional mosaic products, which is the existence of a special comfortable way to solve the traditional mosaic products’ drawbacks.

Mother-of-Pearl mosaic tile is a natural, durable product, both beautiful and providing protection. Mother-of-pearl tile is not only beautiful in appearance but also durable.

Mother-of-pearl tiles can be used for floor or wall coverings because it resists scratches and wears better than many other types of tiles. Mother-of-Pearl tiles are loved by many people is also due to their many advantages.

The advantages of Mother-of-Pearl tiles shell mosaic tiles are:

No radiation, no pollution

Mother-of-Pearl tiles came from the deep sea, from nature. No radiation and pollution, no odor after renovation, so that consumers are away from formaldehyde and other harmful chemical ingredients, in line with contemporary people’s “healthy life, healthy consumption” philosophy of life.

Low water absorption, good moisture resistance

Mother-of-Pearl tiles are high density, 0% of the minimum water absorption rate, so it has a good moisture resistance performance. Due to the lack of water seepage, coupled with the hard Mother-of-Pearl shell texture, the shell mosaic tile does not appear deformation or other phenomena, ensuring very high-quality stability.

Constant color and luster gorgeous

Pure natural quality sea shell surface has a natural texture and luster, no fade, no discoloration, excellent product color withstand the test of time, and through natural light, light, and other irradiation, Mother-of-Pearl shell surface color is more brilliant and colorful.

Different angles will have different visual senses of light, and the combination of individual small pieces of Mother-of-Pearl shells together, shows the mystery of the ocean. Thus, it has an unparalleled beautiful decorative effect.

Small specifications, lightweight

Mother-of-Pearl tiles are composed of a small single piece, small specifications, and light material. Compared with marble mosaic tiles, ceramic mosaic tiles, and glass mosaic tiles, it is more convenient for paving war decoration, and high construction safety.

Wide range of uses

Mother-of-Pearl tiles whether inlaid on the wall or pavement on the floor. Whether it is used in the manufacture of handicrafts, or embellished in furniture, all enjoy showing their noble and elegant personality and temperament, glowing with dignity.

The Mother-of-Pearl tiles can be widely used in large buildings, interior walls, floors, swimming pools, landscaped bathrooms, and lobby backgrounds, commonly used in wall decoration, pillar decoration, light box decoration, modeling columns, signboards, bathroom decoration, flooring, furniture decoration, etc.

Mother-of-Pearl tiles with security.

There is a very good anti-slip and wear resistance so mosaic tiles are widely used in bathing centers, swimming pools, kitchen and bathroom spaces, and other non-slip requirements of high places compared to other traditional materials that are practical and beautiful.

Mother-of-Pearl tiles material is, of course, shells, such harmless production material is very much in line with the modern concept of safety, health, and environmental protection of decoration, so more and more families began to consider using the Mother-of-Pearl tiles to decorate their homes.

If you have some ideas about the decoration of your home, if you want to have a magnificent ocean or gorgeous geometric wall at home, or you can consider using Mother-of-Pearl tiles, put together a refreshing pattern and decoration style.

What is the processing of Mother-of-Pearl tiles?

The production process of Mother-of-Pearl tiles has 7 steps.

Mother-of-Pearl shell mosaic tiles material is based on the shell sheets reprocessing, that is, after the shell sheet processing process, and then cutting and piecing the whole sheet of Mother-of-Pearl into a block of tiles or pieces.

The processing of Mother-of-Pearl tiles steps 1:

Purchase pure natural Mother-of-Pearl shell material, and cut the thick shells (0.8-3MM) into a thin long strip of 0.1-0.2MM with a sawing machine, add cold water for cooling while cutting.

The processing of Mother-of-Pearl tiles steps 2:

Sand and polish the Mother-of-Pearl long strip 5-8 times to make the surface flat, smooth and not scratching.

The processing of Mother-of-Pearl tiles steps 3:

Arrange the Mother-of-Pearl shell sheet neatly on the iron plate and cover it, then put it inside the iron pot at a good temperature, and make the water boil, after 2 hours of plasticity later, make it deform slowly and become flatter, and finally take out the single shell sheet.

The processing of Mother-of-Pearl tiles steps 4:

Place the pressed-shaped Mother-of-Pearl shell flakes in order neatly on the sticker tape, (the tape should have good adhesion, good affixing compound, good temperature resistance, and good stability characteristics).

Pick out the ones with wormholes, or rotten ones for cutting, arrange the others in order, and place them according to our size requirements.

The processing of Mother-of-Pearl tiles steps 5:

Put the arranged Mother-of-Pearl shell sheet pieces inside the press machine for 24 hours, and after high-temperature plastic forms into a whole piece of flat shell paper, the size of 24x14MM.

The processing of Mother-of-Pearl tiles steps 6:

Put the Mother-of-Pearl shell sheet on the laser cutting machine for cutting into small pieces of shells of different shapes.

The processing of Mother-of-Pearl tiles steps 7:

Lay the small pieces of Mother-of-Pearl shell pieces flat on a 3M adhesive sticker or behind the net for pasting, so that a sheet of 300x300MM Mother-of-Pearl shell mosaic tile is formed.

How are the Mother-of-Pearl tiles constructed?

Shell mosaic Mother-of-Pearl tiles construction methods are as below:

1. The surface to be tiled should be strong, clean, and free of oil and wax stains. For ever-use paint surface should be removed, exposing at least 80% of the original surface.

2. Paving in order to avoid scratching the Mother-of-Pearl tiles, shell mosaic tiles can not be rubbed with sand and other debris.

3. Paving with the best materials such as tile adhesive powder or marble adhesive powder, the adhesive powder color should be white, the use of other miscellaneous color materials will affect the color of the Mother-of-Pearl tiles.

4. Construction of the first white adhesive paste coated walls, and then scraped into a uniform strip of scraping board teeth, and then the adhesive paste will be Mother-of-Pearl tiles kneading pressure on it. Paving should pay attention to vertical.

If you find that there are individual shell mosaic tiles crooked before the solidification of the adhesive paste can be moved grain by grain to correct.

5. When the Mother-of-Pearl tiles adhesive solidifies after 24 hours, the Mother-of-Pearl tiles can be caulked.

Seams of Mother-of-Pearl tiles available in their respective preferred colors of caulking adhesive do fill the gap.

Caulking should be a rubber ash knife to fully press the caulking material into the gap, shall not leave empty.

After the completion of the caulking work, immediately use a wet towel or sponge to clean the surface of the Mother-of-Pearl tiles.

6. Mother-of-Pearl tiles +should use a high-quality diamond glass knife on the glass surface for cutting.

7. To drill holes in the shell mosaic, you should use special drilling tools, drilling with water to cool.

8. In order to maintain the luster of the Mother-of-Pearl tiles, you can not use abrasive cleaners, wire brushes, and sandpaper for cleaning, you can use household cleaning supplies to clean.

How to maintain Mother-of-Pearl tiles?

The maintenance methods of the Mother-of-Pearl tiles

1. Usually use a dry cloth to brush away the surface dust, you can maintain the surface luster;

2. If dirtier, should not use acidic or alkaline detergent to remove dirt, this action will destroy the luster of the shell surface, you can use a clean, soft wet cloth for cleaning and maintenance, then dry with a dry cloth.

3. Since the Mother-of-Pearl tiles product is not protected by surface paint, do not use hard brushes or objects to wipe the product to avoid scratching the surface, general household cleaners and sauces will not cause damage to the appearance, and when accidentally spilled, just wipe it clean immediately.

Contact the Art Nacre Inc sales team for more mother-of-pearl tiles details such as mother-of-pearl tiles prices and synthetic mother-of-pearl tiles inventory.

Or other products of mother-of-pearl such as Mother-of-Pearl Sheets and Mother-of-Pearl Accessories.

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