Kros Red & White Tile

Outdoor exposure is exactly what this tile was prepared for: Carocim systematically applies an anti-UV treatment to its exterior cement tiles, so the red and white pigments of Carreau Kros Rouge & Blanc are protected against discolouration. Add a water-repellent sealer after installation and sun damage stops being a worry.

Yes, there is something genuinely special here: every Carreau Kros Rouge & Blanc is made by hand, the pigmented cement poured into a divider mould, pressed, then cured slowly in the open air without any firing. That patient, energy-light craft gives the Carocim cement tile its density and velvety surface.

The collection is a living body of work by Baptiste Vandaele, whose graphic language — interlaced diagonals, bold crosses — naturally invites new chapters. For confirmed additions, Carocim remains the reference source; in the meantime, Carreau Kros Rouge & Blanc already embodies the collection's spirit: the cement tile as contemporary graphic design.

20 × 20 cm and 16 mm thick are the nominal dimensions of Carreau Kros Rouge & Blanc; as a handmade Carocim cement tile, each piece may vary very slightly, which is normal for the craft. Fine, regular joints absorb these micro-differences — one more reason to entrust laying to careful hands.

Behind the cross lies a dialogue between eras: designer Baptiste Vandaele took the century-old craft of the cement tile and gave it a resolutely modern voice. The interlaced red and white diagonals of Carreau Kros Rouge & Blanc tell that story for Carocim — tradition in the making, modernity in the drawing.