Velvet Sun Check

The term comes from history: encaustic designates tiles whose pattern is inlaid in coloured material rather than glazed or printed, exactly how Carreau Soleil Velvet is made at Carocim. Deep blue and beige pigment slurries are poured into a divider mould, pressed and air-cured without firing, so the sun motif runs into the cement tile's wear layer itself.

Yes, stability is assured: Carreau Soleil Velvet is rated for exterior use, and Carocim systematically applies an anti-UV treatment to its outdoor cement tiles. The deep blue and beige pigments of the abstract sun are protected from ultraviolet light and keep their real colours, so the intense, refined character of the design endures outdoors.

Drawn exclusively by Coco Brun & Aurélia Paoli for Carocim's Coco Brun collection, the abstract sun of Carreau Soleil Velvet is a house design, produced from the workshop's own moulds. Sun symbols exist across decorative arts, but this precise composition of stylised rays in deep blue and beige belongs to this cement tile and its sister colourways.

0.48 m² per box of 12 tiles: from that base, large orders of Carreau Soleil Velvet are grouped into cartons stacked and strapped on pallets, the safe way to ship heavy handcrafted cement tiles. Carocim confirms the exact palletisation and delivery details at order time; on arrival, check the pallet's condition before signing the delivery note.

In a bathroom of plain white and concrete tones, a single gesture changes everything: a floor or feature wall of Carreau Soleil Velvet. Its deep blue rays radiate quiet energy while the beige keeps things serene. Properly sealed against moisture and cleaned with neutral soap, this Carocim cement tile turns a minimal bathroom into a composed, characterful space.