Lavender Triangle Tile Source

One brief, three words — simplicity, geometry, Provence: with Sim.PL, Carocim set out to strip the cement tile down to elemental forms and landscape-inspired colours. Carreau Triangle Lavande Source answers it with a lavender violet and spring-water blue triangle, minimal and contemporary. The collection proves a century-old technique can speak today's design language without losing its soul.

Among Carocim's brass dividers, the one for Carreau Triangle Lavande Source is refreshingly straightforward: a single diagonal partition splitting the frame into two triangles, violet on one side, blue on the other. Simplicity of mould does not mean ease of execution — the artisan must fill both cement compartments evenly so the diagonal stays razor-sharp on every cement tile.

Yes, a margin is essential: add 10% to your surface for a standard lay of Carreau Triangle Lavande Source, and push to 15% if you plan chevrons, diamonds or rooms with many angles — triangular patterns invite directional cuts. With Carocim boxes covering 0.48 m², that safety net costs little and guarantees matching cement tiles for repairs years later.

Protection first, patina second: shielded by the anti-UV treatment Carocim systematically applies to its outdoor cement tiles, Carreau Triangle Lavande Source keeps its violet and blue pigments from fading. What years of light and weather add instead is a soft, uniform mellowing that deepens the mineral character. Maintain the sealer and the diagonal duo stays crisp for decades.

Sixteen millimetres of hand-pressed cement: that is the build of Carreau Triangle Lavande Source, true to the traditional cement tile constitution Carocim perpetuates. Within that thickness sits a pigmented wear layer several millimetres deep, so the violet and blue survive generations of footsteps. Enough body for floors, terraces and stairs — and reassuringly solid in the hand.