January Spotlight on Ayaka ~ truly innovative eco wall

Ayaka - 彩華 is truly a revolutionary product. Sounds like a really elegant name, isn't it? Aya(彩)means colorful, vibrant, like rainbow which is full of life, passion, love and fire. Ka(華)means elegance, superior and sophistication. When the two are combined it's indeed a powerful, colorful superior elegance.

Ayaka is an innovative wall coverings of Healthy Wall series featuring new textures for interiors. A unique blend of diatomite, non-toxic dyed natural wara, with a specially formulated color ceramics which produce a deep finish whereby the natural material of straw matches the variegated color tone.

Composed of high quality emulsion with more than 60% color ceramics produced under 800°C or 1472°F temperature, the color is non-fading and prevents algae/ mold growth thus resulting in easy maintenance and low overall costs. It is worth mentioning that being a product of nature, these color ceramics has the ability of emitting far infra-red rays to refresh the body and promote blood circulation.

In addition, the diatomite composition which disintegrate odors, formaldehyde, VOCs and its ability to adjust humidity means that the indoor air is always clean and fresh.

We thank Material ConneXion of New York and its panel jury for selecting Ayaka for inclusion in its innovative Material Libraries.

Jwall Relearn

As we open a new chapter of the year, it's time to start afresh and learn from ground zero again. Jwall has 19 interior series with many many colors. That's the confusing part. So what do we do? Create focused colors, and make life easier for architects and designers to specify.

All the series are non-toxic, non-VOC, non-formaldehyde, eco-friendly and fire-resistance. The ones which offer additional benefits in purifying air, regulate humidity, disintegrate odors, VOC, formaldehyde are: Ayaka, Kaitei, MakeUp-DE, Noiseless, Siltouch Cork, Wabi and Sabi.

So what makes them different from other diatomite based materials which also provide the similar health properties? They are simply unique; we know because we have those diatomite based materials as well. This photo shows a nice decorative wall of a nice Japanese restaurant which uses Wabi #6.

Please contact Jwall is at anytime you find anything ambiguous or confusing. We like straightforward questions because minimalists do not hit around bushes.