The story of INAX Japanese Porcelain Tiles
INAX: A porcelain tile designed and inspired by traditional Japanese culture.
THE STORY OF INAX
When asked the reason why INAX can help people live well, INAX answers: Japan is a country that respects the beauty of nature and people, and INAX is a brand nurtured by Japan’s unique tradition and culture, inheriting the techniques and spirit of craftsmanship, relentless in the pursuit of quality. Just as unique as Japan is in the world, INAX aims to become the brand of choice for people around the world.
HISTORY: INAX & FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
The history of INAX can be traced back over 100 years when its forefathers worked on producing the tiles for the second main building of the Imperial Hotel designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Tokyo, Japan.
By determining the properties of clay and the impact of fire they succeeded in the large-scale production of decorative tiles that became the foundation of the Company.
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INAX JAPANESE PORCELAIN TILES
INAX offers an extensive collection of high-quality design tiles, inspired by Japanese culture. The Japanese have long lived in harmony with nature, the appreciation of which has continued to be essential motifs for art and culture in Japan.
INAX’s brand tiles build on the unique Japanese sensitivities towards the beauty of nature, such as the changing seasonal hues, the rural scenery, the flow of waves, and more.
Incorporating traditional motifs and techniques, INAX Japanese Porcelain Tiles offer a dynamic play of light and shadow, created through intricately designed shapes or carefully calculated differences in thickness. Their sophisticated, stylish ambiance is sure to enable our customers to create beautiful, modern spaces.
INAX INSPIRATION
Taking inspiration from Japanese traditions, culture, and seasonal colors has brought forth Japanese Tile World. Here, the sensibility, refinement, and techniques cultivated by the Japanese are carefully preserved.
CRESCENT BORDER
Inspo: IRAKA
Iraka are roofs of traditional Japanese houses. They are made with ceramic tiles styled as a picturesque image of waves formed in the sky. Similarly, the spatial formation of CRESCENT BORDER shaped in the form of a crescent moon, presents an arrangement that looks like ocean waves shining in moonlight.
YOHEN BORDER
Inspo: YOHKAN
The Japanese have traditionally expressed the wonders of nature by portraying changes of the 4 seasons in sweets such as Yohkan, a classic thick jellied confection made from beans. Like the gradation of colors in the scenery, YOHEN BORDER offers a spectrum of subtle color differences across every single piece.
RHYTHMIC
Inspo: KAGO
Baskets and colanders woven from bamboo have been used in Japan for centuries. Through RHYTHMIC, a piece-by-piece combination of beauty emerges from simple, regular patterning, resulting in bold shading that transcends East and West. The stacked appearance result is decidedly impressive.
