Wabi-Sabi Shiro Rock by plonc.

Wabi-Sabi Shiro Rock is conceived as a counterpoint to the clinical uniformity of the standard white tile. Designed and produced by plonc., it inscribes imperfection into form, drawing from the tactile presence of weathered stone and the softened contours of river-worn rock.

Its surface is articulated through subtle relief, fractured lines, gentle undulations, and shallow depressions. These are not defects. They are records of time, pressure, and erosion, translated into porcelain. Light does not pass across this surface evenly; it gathers, breaks, and settles, allowing shadow to become part of the material expression.

Rather than disappearing into neutrality, Wabi-Sabi Shiro Rock resists erasure. It introduces a quiet gravity into space, shaping atmosphere through texture and variation. It is a surface that remains present, one that holds memory rather than masking it.

Guided by the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi, Shiro Rock embraces impermanence, incompleteness, and the dignity of the unrefined. It reframes whiteness not as blankness, but as depth. Not as absence, but as presence shaped by time.

This is plonc.’s white tile, authored rather than anonymous. A material essay on imperfection, restraint, and duration.

Material Notes

Format: 1200 × 600 × 9 mm

Finish: matte porcelain with subtle relief

Colour register: off-white to light grey with natural tonal variation

Availability: limited remaining stock

Authored by plonc.