The debut of Tile + Light at International Contemporary Furniture Fair at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York from May 14-17 2011.

This is the first time to have our exhibition overseas, even we don’t have enough experience as well, but we’ve trying to our best on it. The show turned out to be extremely successful and got great feedback from over 150 visitors! Our “Tile + Light” displays originality with high functionality and good design.

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By using in combination with different shapes, it creates many designs for walls, signs and indication lamps. We show this design from the middle of development at website, it was much-ballyhooed from overseas customers. This entry to ICFF is offer from JETRO. They expected demand in North America when they saw it for the first time. Among 590 exhibitors, we attract interior designers, architects and retailers to our booth at “JETRO JAPAN PAVILLION”.

14 Japanese companies introduced their products such as textile, wall materials, lights, furniture and audio visuals and they got a favorable reception. One of the interior designers who saw the “Tile + Light” were impressed very much saying this was the new design that he has ever seen! Other said this was a breakthrough idea!

Mr.Kano, CEO of Kano Ceramic Tile
As an aside, our attendant was an aspiring actress. Good luck in all her future endeavors and we really appreciated her effort.

Concerning about Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.
Not only Japanese people but also all over the countries are worry about
Japanese product because of radioactive pollution.

We realized that we have no acknowledge about nuclear power plant. We also
have been confused because of discrepant information between Japan
and overseas countries.

My first impression from the news was “So how much damages do I get??”
because I have no idea about “becquerell”, “sievert”, “millisievert” nor
“microsievert”! You can see the difference in perception between a
spokesman of Tokyo Electric Power or the Nuclear and Industrial Safety
Agency and media. The one is specialized science and the other is art.
Experts has so much information in their head and that makes them difficult
to expain in easy words, doesn’t it? In addition, media has few specialized
knowledge, they got to a lot of trouble to write up in the newspaper.

As a result, my reliance on any information were losting, and doubts begot more doubts.

The biggest thing that make people feel uneasy is what is unknown.

There is various damage caused by harmful rumors or misinformation even in Japan.
Then it is natural to think customers abroad become anxious without much information
about; where Fukushima is, how far their business contacts are from the nuclear plant,
and what influence can be expected.

Of course, when hearing that the material of tile is clay, you would think about
the effect of radiation on it.

Seeing the current state of information, we come to think it’s our duty to
tell the present situation rightly and to offer safe materials to you.

We attach certificates of radiation dosimetry to our products for abroad.

These are issued from Industrial Technology Center, Gifu Prefectural Government.
Following some instances that inspection of industrial goods is requested by
customers, we decided to use the certification service forming a part of
Gifu Prefecture’s industry association.

Our company is located in Tajimi, where is 400 kilometers away from Fukushima.
The clay we use for our tile is produced in Seto, a neighboring city of Tajimi,
or partly in Bizen, where is 680 kilometers away from Fukushima.

We got our tiles and materials inspected, submitting both of those produced
before March 11th and those in April to the Center.

As a result, no radioactive contamination was detected in them.

Last of all, here is a link to the page with the forecast of radiation spreading.
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant – cloud spread – air parcel trajectories (Weather Online)
Please check it out.

The newest model in the wold.



This is the 3D porcelain with LED light, having 4 type of shapes.

Due to the free combination of general tiles, it can be used as auxiliary light, indirect lighting and illumination with an emphasis on design.

In general, ceramics are used on walls for protection against heat and cold. This brand new ceramic tile attached with LED expands in application without any changes of tile characteristics.

The combination of ceramic tile and LED is not found to be anywhere in the world! It is just the beginning of a revolutionary product of Kano Ceramic!

【Features】

・Water-resistance :
LED cases are water-proof, meeting IP 54. It makes possible to use in the kitchen, bathroom and pool. Not to worry about short circuit caused by water splashing during daily cleansing also.oms.
・Flat luminescence method : With patent technology, we enable LED lights to become luminous by light diffusion as what we call “Flat luminescence method”. Our LED case is frameless but you never see the bottom of the bulb. The 10mm thickness is also breakthrough technology as well.
・Variety usage : Due to weather resistance polycarbonate, it makes available to be used in outside. This will expand the design possibility of products.
・Size : A square 98 mm on a side and 100mm with 2 mm joint. It is easy to combine with other tiles.

Straight Type A


Corner Type B


Terminal Type C


Dot type D


Hyomi Kim, Designer

Tile+Light Type and Size

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