Tea Brick SS1

SKU: EP-CZ01

Category: Sustainable Materials

The Tea Brick SS1 is a modular bio-based architectural unit crafted from recycled tea waste and natural binders, transforming post-consumption tea residues into a durable, textured building element. Distinguished by its deeper, carbon-rich tea fiber matrix, SS1 presents a darkened, charcoal-brown tone with pronounced organic striations, revealing compressed tea leaves and fibrous fragments across the surface.

Compared to lighter variants in the Tea Brick series, SS1 offers a denser visual weight and more dramatic material depth, making it especially suitable for spaces seeking grounded, atmospheric expression.

Designed as a structural surface system rather than a flat panel, Tea Brick SS1 introduces depth, rhythm, and breathability to walls, allowing light, shadow, and air to interact subtly with the material.

Key Attributes

• Material Type: Bio-based composite tea brick

• Primary Content: Recycled tea grounds and natural bio-binders

• Bio-based Content: Over 95%

• Recyclability: Fully recyclable

• Biodegradability: 100% biodegradable

• Fire Rating: B1

• Supply Lead Time: Approx. 15 days

• Customization: Brick dimensions, thickness, layout pattern, and surface texture available

Performance Highlights

• Dark-toned tea-fiber surface with visible compressed leaf structure

• Modular brick form enables breathable, layered wall systems

• High dimensional stability, resistant to humidity-related expansion or cracking

• UV-resistant and slip-resistant surface properties

• Suitable for both indoor and outdoor architectural use

• Easy installation with flexible pattern composition

• Low environmental impact from production to end-of-life

Applications

• Interior and exterior feature walls

• Architectural façades and partitions

• Commercial spaces, retail, and hospitality interiors

• Cultural, gallery, and exhibition environments

• Sustainable architecture and experimental material design

• Bespoke wall systems and spatial installations

Why It Matters

The Tea Brick SS1 demonstrates how tonal variation within a single material system can dramatically shift spatial character. By embracing a darker, more mineral-like expression derived entirely from organic tea waste, SS1 expands the architectural language of bio-based materials beyond softness into depth, gravity, and permanence.

SS1 reflects MIOLISM’s belief that sustainability is not a limitation of aesthetics, but an expansion of it—where material honesty, aging, and environmental responsibility coexist at architectural scale.