Hats in Grout: Practical Tiling with Aperiodic Monotiles

Year: 2024 Authors: Georgia Crowther

Core claim

Aperiodic hat tiles can be made practical for real surfaces by redefining the effective tile, assembling metatiles in advance, and manufacturing molded tiles efficiently.

Topics

aperiodic tiling, grout spacing, tile manufacturing, metatiles, sink backsplash

Domains

geometry, tiling theory, aperiodic monotiles, affine transformation, surface design, craft, material design, architectural finishes

Methods

effective tile offsetting, metatile assembly, indirect method, injection molding

Media

recycled post-consumer plastic, polypropylene, contact paper, thinset or mastic

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