Elementary Mosaic Projects

Students at Talent Elementary School in Oregon used Hakatai glass tile and other materials to create garden stepping stones and a colorful sign to beautify their school.

Thanks to teacher Shannon Kuriyama for the photos!

Hakatai Tile Transforms Yogurt Shop

Hakatai recently played a major role in the transformation of an old bank in the Mission Hills neighborhood of San Diego, California, into the Yogurt Cup, an ice cream and frozen yogurt shop. Moe Oram, owner of the Yogurt Cup, used the custom design tools at www.hakatai.com to make his own custom blend and custom gradient with Luster and Classic series tile from Hakatai. The Yogurt Cup now features a yellow to blue glass mosaic gradient on a 50 square-foot accent wall, as well as a colorful mosaic blend in the front of the store. Oram selected a retro color scheme to create a fun and funky, “Austin Powers-type” vibe for his new restaurant.

“It’s very simple to create your own custom blend or custom gradient with Hakatai,” said Oram. “It’s almost common sense to just go to the site and create a blend. It turned out very nice. I was looking for that mosaic look. I’m a builder by trade and had used Hakatai before. I designed the actual colors in there and it’s beautiful. The customers love it. It’s a fun place to be.”

Artist Mosaics

This amazing mosaic art was created by artist Alex Gupton using Hakatai glass tile.

www.GuptonMosaics.com

Hakatai Tile Used in Boulder Co-working Space

The concept of “co-working,” referring to groups or individuals working independently in a shared office space, is an emerging trend in commercial design. The recently opened Candy Shop Creative Offices in Boulder, Colorado, exemplifies this idea. Joseph Vigil and Brandy LeMae, president and vice president, respectively, of VaST Architecture, opened the Candy Shop after renovating the mixed-use building for their own office headquarters. Recycled content glass mosaic tile from Hakatai was used in the shower room.

“We wanted to use the recycled glass tiles from Hakatai and we designed the bathroom with that in mind,” said LeMae. “We created a spa-like shower, and it’s one of my favorite rooms in the entire building. It has a real soft, soothing feel to it.”
VaST Architecture selected the Siberia Blend of paper-face mounted 1” x 2” tile, which features a mix of iridescent and matte finish tile.

Art in Schools

These colorful mosaic panels were made last year by the students at Rae Stedman Elementary in Petersburg, Alaska, using Hakatai glass tile and other materials. Thank you to artist Sara Tabbert for providing the photos to us!