the designers that I would come up with a way to give them that look. I was doing some second story exterior balconies using wedged foam that I had custom made to create the slope. I had a light bulb moment. Why not attach a wedge to the back of the tile creating a 3D look using any tile? After obtaining a patent, this was the beginning of 3D Stone and Tile. This became a niche market for me as I started picking up jobs installing 3D fea- ture walls in both commercial and residential applications. I also start- ed selling my product to tile suppli- ers and installers. Because of social media, my product was introduced to an internet tile tool company that wanted to distribute my product. This opened the door to introduce other products I developed. The line was branded as RodKat ( R o d K a t . com) products. I started enjoying having tile contractors as customers more so than dealing with owners and builders. This has allowed me to put together a cut shop where This home was the begin- ning of Katwyk’s 3D tile obses- sion.This v-wedged tile was supplied by the owner and he installed this both on the exterior and inte- rior of this house. Katwyk came up with this bullet inlay a few years back and has been asked to do four more since the first one. Once Katwyk started 3D Stone and Tile, he did installations in tile showrooms in his area, which helped him gain traction with his products. The wall in this photo was created by applying his wedged backers onto the backs of honed and pol- ished travertine. He then strip cut and cut angles to create this chevron display. This client made their money in mining and Katwyk sug- gested the tracks in the lower powder bath in the the- ater play room area. Relishing his creative freedom, Katwyk intentionally set the tile planks crooked for rustic effect, worked the metal to patina the rails and hand set the pebbles, one by one. NTCA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 56 TileLetter | February 2019