Vitreous Glass by Artaic

Collection Summary

Vitreous Glass is Artaic’s core tile material, not a single pattern collection but the full color and format system used across many of Artaic’s mosaics. The palette includes more than 180 documented colors, organized into families such as standard, metallic, opalescent, and gold or silver leaf finishes, with names like Cobalt Dark Blue, Emerald Green, and 14K Gold Leaf Gold. The material is offered in five sizes: 3/8 inch, 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, 1 inch, and a 1/2 by 1 inch format. What distinguishes this material from a fixed pattern collection is its role as raw building material. It’s the substrate Artaic uses to construct custom mosaic artwork, murals, and coordinating tile designs.

Design & Aesthetic

Because the color range spans more than 180 options across standard, metallic, and opalescent finish families, Vitreous Glass supports nearly any color direction a project needs, from muted neutrals like Bone Neutral and Quartz Neutral to saturated statement colors like Vermillion Red and Cobalt Dark Blue. The metallic and gold or silver leaf options add reflective, dimensional qualities that a standard glossy glass color does not. The smaller sizes, 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch, allow finer resolution for detailed custom imagery, while the larger 3/4 inch and 1 inch formats suit bigger surfaces at a lower relative cost.

Design Applications

Vitreous Glass is listed for wall application and is tagged for bathroom, kitchen, kitchen backsplash, feature wall, and commercial use. This makes it a strong fit for kitchen backsplashes, bathroom accent walls, and commercial feature walls where a highly specific, custom color palette matters more than a fixed pattern. Because this material underlies many of Artaic’s pattern collections, it is also the practical starting point for any custom mosaic mural or bespoke color scheme a designer wants to build from scratch rather than choosing from a preset collection.

Specifying Vitreous Glass

Vitreous Glass is 9.5mm thick, glossy, flat, and offered in a multiformat range across the five sizes described above. Variation is rated V2, a step above the V1 rating seen on some of Artaic’s other collections, meaning designers should expect somewhat more tile-to-tile shade and texture variation within a run. Lead time is listed as special order, roughly 7 to 12 weeks in the US, and should be confirmed directly with a representative given the custom nature of the material. Because this is a raw material rather than a finished pattern, specifying it typically means working with a TXD designer to select colors and a size, then applying that selection to a custom mosaic or an existing pattern collection that uses this material.

Product Specifications

• Chemical Attack: Resistant
• Household Chemicals: Resistant
• Swimming Pool Salts: Resistant
• Staining Test: Passes
• UV Resistance: Resistant
• Color Fading: Resistant
• Facial Dimensions: Passes
• Range of Thickness: Passes
• Coefficient of Friction: Passes
• Crazing: Passes
• Scratch Hardness: Passes
• Slip Resistance: Passes
• Water Absorption: Nil
• Wedging: Passes
• Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion: Passes
• Frost Resistance: Passes
• Thermal Shock Resistance: Resistant

Frequently Asked Questions

Since this material carries a V2 variation rating, how does that affect a large, uniform surface?

A V2 rating means more shade and texture variation between tiles than a V1-rated material. For a project that needs a very flat, uniform color field, sampling a full batch before ordering is worth doing, since variation will be more visible at scale than with a lower-rated material.

Can I combine multiple vitreous glass sizes within the same installation?

This isn’t addressed on the current listing. Since the five sizes are described as modular and usable in grid, classic, and modular alignments, mixing sizes within a single design is plausible, but confirm feasibility and any layout constraints with your Artaic or TXD representative.

Do the metallic and gold leaf colors have different care or installation requirements than the standard colors?

This isn’t specified on the current listing. Given the different surface treatment involved in metallic and leaf finishes, ask your representative whether these colors carry any different maintenance or installation guidance than the standard palette.

How does selecting from this raw color palette differ from ordering one of Artaic’s named pattern collections?

Ordering from this listing means choosing colors and a size to be used in a custom design, rather than selecting a pre-designed pattern like those found in other Artaic collections. Designers typically work with a TXD representative to apply chosen colors to either a fully custom mosaic or an existing pattern that uses vitreous glass as its material.