Carbon Tile by Carbon Craft Design

Carbon Craft Design is a Mumbai based design and material innovation startup that is building architectural and interior products by upcycling carbon emissions. In January 2020, they launched Carbon Tile, the first tile to be made with carbon emissions. They focus on carbon upcycling solutions for architects, businesses, and end customers while addressing Climate Change issues through Craft and Design. One Carbon Tile is equivalent to cleaning 30,000 liters of air, which translates into one day of clean air for a person. Every Carbon Tile is handcrafted, beginning with the process of cutting, shaping, joining, filling, and finally the forming of the tile. The captured pollution is initially processed to remove harmful heavy metal impurities and then fused with a mixture of cement and natural materials such as marble derivatives. The whole manufacturing process consumes less energy than what is required to produce conventional ceramic tiles. At the moment Carbon Craft Design have launched two ranges, the IdenTile Series and the IndusTile Series, which is a premium range. The IdenTile range offers flooring patterns that are inspired by the unique identities of cities such as Delhi, Beijing, London, or New York and the natural elements that define each of them. On the other hand, the IndusTile collection reflects the relationship between man and material, looking into four different sectors that give a name to the tiles–Transport, Tannery, Paper, and Oil. Each design cleans a specific amount of air, so you can calculate how much purified air you are producing when using Carbon Tiles in your designs and projects. After rigorous prototyping, the tiles have now passed all the standard tests required for cement tiles. The tiles can be applied to a variety of spaces including residential or commercial settings.