Hexagon Tiles: A Colorful, Sustainable, Unusual Wall Pattern

Tr?ullit Dekor Hexagon by FORM US WITH LOVE from Form Us With Love on Vimeo.

Here's a new idea I'm sure you'll be seeing more of: Hexagonal tiles made from pressed wood material, used as an interior wall covering.

This particular product and others like it are gaining ground fast on image-sharing sites such as Pinterest. These tiles intrigued me, so I did some poking around looking for the original source. I found it here at this Stockholm-based art studio, along with the story behind the making of this material, which is pretty cool. Logs are essentially shredded to create little wooden fibers, which are combined with cement and a water-based mixture and pressed into forms.

The resulting product is renewable, easy to install, and has excellent insulating qualities for both energy and sound. The possibilities are endless. Now if I could just find a log-shredding machine.

Tim Layton is a home and DIY blogger for Popular Mechanics. Follow him on Twitter: @RemodelingGuy

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