Crossville’s Echo recycled glass cast tiles are a tribute to the traditional art of glassmaking with a 21st century twist.
Crafted by artisans using centuries-old techniques, the recycled glass tiles (used in glass countertops) are made from 30 to 50 percent recycled material depending on the color. The tiles have a clear, luminescent quality and are available in 15 colors, including white, black and red as well as soft blues, greens and ambers. The tiles come in three different finishes, clear, iridescent, and a sophisticated frosted matte, and are available in five different sizes plus listellos.
“Because the tiles are made of cast, translucent glass that is textured front and back, they capture, refract and bend and twist light in wondrous ways,” says Barbara Schirmeister, designer.
The glass tiles are made by the Peltier Glass Co., an Ottawa, Ill.-based company known for its production of Louis Comfort Tiffany and collectible multi-swirl and character marbles from the 1920s.
