Happy New Year! We are looking forward to working with all our customers, old and new, on exciting glass tile projects in 2010. Best wishes to everyone for the coming year!
December 31, 2009
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! We are looking forward to working with all our customers, old and new, on exciting glass tile projects in 2010. Best wishes to everyone for the coming year!
December 7, 2009
Hakatai at the Zoo
Hakatai’s glass mosaic mural program was used by the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, Michigan, to help celebrate its award-winning “Arctic Ring of Life” habitat, named one of the top zoo exhibits in the United States by The Intrepid Traveler’s guide to “America’s Best Zoos.” Hakatai supplied a glass mosaic mural in the precise likeness of the Zoo’s Arctic Ring of Life logo, polar bear included, which was installed in the Arctic food court adjacent to the exhibit.
Krieger Associates, a full service architecture and design firm, recommended Hakatai and its glass mosaic mural program to Robert Harris, general manager of Service Systems Associates, the food service contractor for the Detroit Zoo. Harris submitted an electronic copy of the logo to Hakatai’s team of experienced designers and mosaic artists, who were able to reproduce a stunning simulation including the various textures, colors and exact details of the logo. The simple-cut, 4’ x 6.5’ mural was delivered in numbered sheets for a quick and easy installation.
“It’s been a great experience working with Hakatai,” Harris said. “The customer service was exceptional, especially when we needed support during the installation. The project was completed on time and priced as promised.”
Detroit Zoo’s Arctic Ring of Life is a $14.9 million interactive facility encompassing over four acres of indoor and outdoor exhibits. The most spectacular feature of the habitat is the 70-foot long Frederick and Barbara Erb Polar Passage. This clear tunnel winds through a vast underwater environment where guests will encounter diving and swimming polar bears and seals. The Detroit Zoo has been a leader in the exhibition and breeding of polar bears since the opening of its first polar bear exhibit in 1928 and the Arctic Ring of Life is now the largest polar bear exhibit in North America. Visit the website of the Detroit Zoo to find out more.
Krieger Associates, a full service architecture and design firm, recommended Hakatai and its glass mosaic mural program to Robert Harris, general manager of Service Systems Associates, the food service contractor for the Detroit Zoo. Harris submitted an electronic copy of the logo to Hakatai’s team of experienced designers and mosaic artists, who were able to reproduce a stunning simulation including the various textures, colors and exact details of the logo. The simple-cut, 4’ x 6.5’ mural was delivered in numbered sheets for a quick and easy installation.
“It’s been a great experience working with Hakatai,” Harris said. “The customer service was exceptional, especially when we needed support during the installation. The project was completed on time and priced as promised.”
Detroit Zoo’s Arctic Ring of Life is a $14.9 million interactive facility encompassing over four acres of indoor and outdoor exhibits. The most spectacular feature of the habitat is the 70-foot long Frederick and Barbara Erb Polar Passage. This clear tunnel winds through a vast underwater environment where guests will encounter diving and swimming polar bears and seals. The Detroit Zoo has been a leader in the exhibition and breeding of polar bears since the opening of its first polar bear exhibit in 1928 and the Arctic Ring of Life is now the largest polar bear exhibit in North America. Visit the website of the Detroit Zoo to find out more.
December 2, 2009
New special order products!
We've introduced 4 new series to our special order program! New products include Horizon glass tile in a rainbow of sizes and colors, Emperia glass tile in 24 iridescent colors, metal tile in an assortment of sizes and finishes, and unique metal and glass tile blends.
Horizon Glass Tile
Emperia Glass Tile
Metal Tile
Metal & Glass Blends
Visit our special order page to see all products and complete program details.
November 25, 2009
November 19, 2009
Winter tile sale!
Visit the winter sale page and start saving today!
November 2, 2009
Confluencia
Hakatai supplied the tile for the eye-catching “sun” discs at the top of a new landmark sculpture at the El Paso Sun Metro Downtown Transfer Terminal in Texas. The 25-foot tall, structural steel sculpture set on a six-foot concrete base is titled “Confluencia,” Spanish for confluence. Artists Hank Saxe and Cynthia Patterson used glass tile from Hakatai's Classic series as well as tile from other suppliers for the serpentine sculpture, which was commissioned by the City of El Paso Museum and Cultural Affairs Department’s Public Art Program. LATICRETE, a global leader in the manufacturing of innovative systems for the installation of tile and stone, supplied the installation materials for the project. 
See more public art projects at Saxe-Patterson.com.
October 26, 2009
Hakatai in the News
A Hakatai custom gradient is being used in a unique project by beTM interior design and project management. Brenda Be, a LEED Green Associate, is creating a healthy bath for clients with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Read more about the project at Kitchen & Bath Business online.Create your own custom gradient with Hakatai's online gradient tool.
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