Knowledge of Mosaic

When talking about mosaic, some people think the old style mosaic like this: mosaic is a product combining small pieces porcelain tiles together, covering with a paper sheet, while construction, pave such sheet mosaic on the wall with cement, and then tear off the covering paper. Actually, modern mosaic has developed so fast, and changes so much on production technology, material, pattern, color and construction.

Mosaic Type

Nowadays, the most popular mosaic in the market is glass mosaic, marble mosaic, metal mosaic and porcelain mosaic.

Glass Mosaic

Glass Mosaic is the best selling mosaic in the market. Zero water absorption, acid and alkali resistant, corrosion resistant, no color fading, many colors and designs choices, such good performances make it to the best building material for decoration on wall and floor indoor even outdoor. Most people use it on the wall of toilet, bathroom, living room, bedroom, kitchen for decoration. For outdoor swimming pool, fountain, landscape pool, blue color and green color 4mm thickness pool mosaic are quite popular.

Marble Mosaic

In most people’s impression, marble mosaic means luxury. Yes it is, nowadays most high end mosaic are water cutting marble mosaic. With water cutting technology, mosaic shape is no longer in the simply square or strip, mosaic shape can be flower, star, hexagon etc.

Of course, because there are so much kinds of natural marble, price of marble mosaic would be quite different. Some marble mosaic just in a competitive price as glass mosaic, it will be a good choice for you.

Metal Mosaic

There are two kinds of metal materials frequently used on mosaic, it is stainless steel and aluminum.

Stainless steel mosaic, the bottom is ceramic, the top is a stainless steel covering.

Aluminum mosaic, the whole product is made of only one material, that is aluminum. The product weight is so light, a perfect product for mix loading with heavy weight cargos.

When producing, Colors are spouted on the surface of metal mosaic, there are so many color choices for metal mosaic, I am sure you can pick the one you like.

Porcelain Mosaic

After boiling in kiln, spouting glaze on the surface. There are two kinds of surface effects, glossy surface and matt surface. Glossy porcelain mosaic, the surface is smooth, water proof, damp proof, abrasion resistant and easy to clean, suitable for paving on the toilet and bathroom wall. Matt porcelain mosaic, has a rough surface and non-slip, suitable for paving on the toilet and bathroom ground. Due to the attractive price, blue and green color porcelain mosaic is highly applied on swimming pool.

Nowadays some porcelain mosaic can be printed with marble pattern on the surface too, it looks like marble but price is much cheaper, very popular in the market.

Nowadays, mosaic is usually combined with different materials. For example, glass mixed with metal mosaic, glass mixed with marble mosaic, metal mixed with marble mosaic. Such wonderful combination makes the mosaic to be one of the most beautiful and colorful building material in the world.

Specification of Mosaic -

There are different shapes of mosaic, such as square mosaic, strip mosaic, hexagon mosaic, triangle mosaic, diamond mosaic, the most common shape is square mosaic and strip mosaic. About thickness, can be 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, the most common thickness is 8mm. Square shapes mosaic chip size usually in 15*15mm, 23*23mm, 48*48mm, 73*73mm. Strip shape mosaic chip size usually in 15*48mm, 15*98mm, 15*148mm, 23*48mm, 23*98mm, 23*148mm. We can do customized size according to client requirement too.

Paving Designs

Compare to big size porcelain tile, mosaic has such a small and smart size, it can be easily fit for different paving space, and it is a good material for interior design. You can use different colors, sizes, shapes mosaic, combined all of them together to make your own personalized designed home. In following we will show you some paving designs.

Large Area Application

Large area application of mosaic would usually be in the bathroom, kitchen, usually use light color or similar color mixed. In this way, the effect is harmonious, suitable for creating a warm home.

Nowadays customized mosaic picture are quite popular too, client can send a drawing picture to mosaic factory, mosaic factory use different color mosaic chips to make a big size mosaic picture according to the drawing picture, finally make a flower or tree pattern. Paving such mosaic picture in your living room, surely will attract all your guests.

Small Area Application

Apply mosaic at a small place such as line of wall, line of ground, hearth, border, mosaic using in such place is only a few, but look very sparkling.

Color Gradient

On the wall, from the top to the bottom, using color from light to dark, will makes the wall look higher.

Above is only a few knowledge of mosaic, if you have more questions, please feel free to contact us, we will be glad to answer your questions!