Dezeen promotion: Japanese material and product manufacturer Lixil has announced the evolution of its Ecocarat tiles by Inax to celebrate the collection's 20th anniversary.
Named Ecocarat Plus, the expanded collection includes eight more "breathable wall tiles" than the original series that first launched in 1999.
Designed to offer more than "a mere background role", the wall tiles are designed by Lixil to help maintain comfortable humidity levels, and reduce unpleasant odours and harmful substances in the air.
It is named Ecocarat Plus and marks the collection's 20th anniversary
The expanded collection introduces several new tiles with "realistic textures" that resemble stone and wood, including the Neo Travertine tile. Neo Travertine is available in three different colours, and has a texture that evokes natural stone to help customers bring a "more natural atmosphere" to Japanese-inspired interiors, particularly entrance halls and living rooms.
Some of the new tiles evoke natural materials like stone and wood
Lixil is a Japanese material manufacturer best known for its "pioneering water and housing products" that are meaningfully designed.
Informed by traditional Japanese mud-wall construction, its Ecocarat collection is designed to offer an innovative alternative wall-finish than wallpaper and paint.
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