Black & White Zig Tile

Height is worth anticipating: the Zig Noir & Blanc is a 16 mm thick cement tile, which is more than most ceramics. Depending on your existing floors, plan the screed level or a transition profile to avoid a step. Your tiler can level the substrate accordingly — a standard preparation for any handmade Carocim tile.

Yes, it will: vinegar is acidic, and acids attack the lime-based surface of a cement tile, dulling its black and white pigments. Keep vinegar, descalers and bleach well away from the Zig Noir & Blanc. Warm water and a neutral soap are all it needs — the gentle routine Carocim recommends for lasting contrast.

This design belongs to a signed collection: baptiste Vandaele drew the wide parallel diagonals of the Zig pattern for Carocim, where it is produced by hand as a traditional cement tile. You will not find this exact original composition in generic catalogues — its timeless, high-contrast graphic identity is tied to that collaboration.

Two colours, one strong idea: that is exactly the grammar of minimalism, and the Zig Noir & Blanc speaks it fluently. Its clean parallel diagonals bring rhythm to a pared-back space without ornament or clutter. Laid as a floor or splashback, this Carocim cement tile gives a modern minimalist interior its one perfect graphic gesture.

Within Baptiste Vandaele's collection for Carocim, the Zig Noir & Blanc holds a special place: black on white, it expresses the design at its most radical and timeless. The same cement tile pattern exists in softer colourways, but this version distils the collection's graphic spirit — many would indeed call it the signature piece.