Glass Pool Mosaic Tiles NZ — In Stock

Q: Do you hold pool mosaic in stock in New Zealand?

Yes. Trend New Zealand holds pool blends in New Zealand stock for supply nationwide. The wider Water catalogue — custom blends, CAD panels, Aureo gold and Venetian Smalti — is supplied on indent. Contact us for current stock quantities and indent lead times.

Q: What size pool mosaic should I specify?

2x2 cm is the usual choice for pool interiors — it is fast to lay, reads cleanly underwater and suits most shell geometry. 1x1 cm is specified where the surface is tightly curved, or where a CAD mural or fine shade gradient is being run. Larger 4x4 cm and 2x4 cm formats are used where the pattern needs to read from poolside.

Q: Is glass mosaic slippery in a pool?

Trend Aquatica 2x2 cm carries a DIN 51097 Class C barefoot rating — the highest of the three barefoot classes — and R10 to DIN 51130 for shod areas. The grout joint density of a small-format mosaic contributes to underfoot grip, which is one reason mosaic is specified for steps and beach entries.

Q: Can existing pool tiles be covered with mosaic?

Sometimes, but it depends entirely on the condition and bond of the existing surface, and on the substrate behind it. A refurbishment needs the existing finish assessed before anything is specified. Where a job is going forward under the warranty programme, the substrate assessment is part of the approval process rather than an optional extra.

Q: How much does glass pool mosaic cost in New Zealand?

Cost depends on the range, the format, the total square metreage and whether the material is ex-stock or indent. Stocked pool blends sit well below the custom CAD, Aureo gold leaf and Venetian Smalti ranges. Send through the pool dimensions and we will come back with a written quote covering material, take-off quantities and lead times.

Why Glass

A pool is the hardest
surface in the build.

Permanent immersion, chlorine or salt chemistry, UV load, and a shell that moves with temperature and ground conditions. Most finishes are a compromise against at least one of those. Fused glass mosaic is the finish that was designed around all four.

It doesn't absorb water

Fused glass has effectively zero porosity. Nothing wicks into the body, so there's no vehicle for staining, efflorescence or freeze-thaw damage behind the finish. That matters more in a New Zealand pool than people expect — inland Northland, Central Otago and the Waikato all see frost cycles on unheated water.

It follows the shape of the shell

Small-format tesserae on a flexible sheet will run around coves, radiused steps, spa spillways, beach entries and free-form curves without cutting the pattern to pieces. This is the practical reason mosaic keeps getting specified on architectural pools where a 600 × 600 tile would need to be nipped into submission.

The colour is the material

Colour is fused through the glass body rather than printed or glazed onto a surface. It's chemically inert against chlorine and salt systems and it doesn't fade under UV. A pool finished in glass looks the same in year fifteen as it did on handover — which is the whole argument for spending more at the front end.

It reads differently underwater

Semi-transparent and iridescent glass refracts rather than sitting flat. The surface shifts through the day as light angle and water movement change — the reason a blended mix reads with depth where a single flat colour reads as paint. Sample boards viewed dry will always understate this.

Merville Residence pool, Jesolo Lido — Trend Water collection glass pool mosaic

Merville Residence · Jesolo Lido, Venice · Water collection pool mosaic

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The Ranges · Water Collection

Twelve ways to
finish a pool.

From a single colour field to a CAD-designed mural, the Water catalogue covers every scale of aquatic project. Pool blends are held in New Zealand stock; the rest of the catalogue is supplied on indent.

Light Blue

Sky Blue

Dark Blue

Water Green

Green

Gold

Bronze

Red

Purple

Grey

Black

White

Aquatica

Trend's signature 2×2 cm fused glass in the Water colour palette — the range most often specified for full pool interiors. Class C barefoot and R10 shod.

2×2 cm · 31.6×31.6 cm sheet · ~7 kg/m²

Vitreo

Fused semi-transparent coloured glass — the foundation of the Water palette. Up to 55% post-consumer recycled glass. Available in 1×1 and 2×2 cm in 60+ colours.

1×1 cm & 2×2 cm · ~7 kg/m²

Brillante

Vitreo glass veined with enamels and aventurine glaze — subtle depth that reads differently in morning and afternoon pool light. 59% post-consumer recycled.

1×1 cm & 2×2 cm · ~7 kg/m²

Shining

Iridescent effect achieved through hot treatment with semi-precious metal solutions — a shifting, oil-on-water quality that animates with pool movement. 59% recycled.

1×1 cm & 2×2 cm · ~7 kg/m²

Feel

Trend's highest-recycled-content pool mosaic — up to 80% post-consumer recycled glass in the same fused semi-transparent body. For sustainability-rated projects.

1×1 cm & 2×2 cm · 80% post-consumer recycled

Hexagonal

Honeycomb-form tiles with a 1.8 cm side and 5 mm thickness — more visible texture than the square ranges, strong in contemporary minimal pools with a single tone.

1.8 cm hex · 32.6×35 cm sheet · ~5 mm thick

Square 4×4

Aventurine-veined Brillante glass in a larger 4×4 cm tile — bolder geometry for pool interiors where the pattern needs to read from poolside. 59% recycled.

4×4 cm · 29.3×29.3 cm sheet · ~6 kg/m²

Rectangular 2×4

Subway-proportion glass with a staggered joint — clean horizontal coursing, often specified for pool walls and steps where a directional read is wanted.

2×4 cm · 29.3×29.5 cm modular · ~7.6 kg/m²

Aureo

24k gold leaf sandwiched between two layers of transparent glass — industrially produced to 2×2 and 1×1 cm. Yellow gold, white gold and platinum white. In humid zones, Platinum White (028/029) is specified.

2×2 cm & 1×1 cm · yellow gold · white gold · platinum

CAD Custom

Mosaic panels designed to specification — portraits, landscapes, geometric patterns and logotypes cut from the full Water colour library. Minimum run applies.

1×1 cm base · any size · contact us for lead times

Custom Blends

Shade-blended mixes combining multiple Vitreo, Brillante or Shining colours in fixed percentages — Sage, Eucalyptus, Jasmin, Summertime, Purity and others available off-catalogue.

2×2 cm · percentage-mixed from standard palette

Venetian Smalti

Genuine Venetian Smalti by Orsoni — hand-crafted opaque glass tesserae used for art installation, public murals and luxury spa feature walls. Priced on enquiry.

Hand-cut · variable size · studio production

Water absorptionNone

Weight (2×2 cm)~7 kg/m²

Barefoot slip (DIN 51097)Class C

Shod slip (DIN 51130)R10

Frost resistanceResistant

Thickness~4 mm

Blue Streaks private pool aerial — 1×1 cm artistic glass pool mosaic

Blue Streaks · Private pool · 1×1 cm artistic mosaic

Private Villa France pool — CAD glass mosaic 2×2 cm

Private Villa · France · CAD mosaic, 2×2 cm

Private pool in Italy — Dakar mix glass pool mosaic 2×2 cm

Private Pool · Italy · Dakar mix, 2×2 cm

Bulgari Hotel · Milan & Dubai

Aureo 001/F and Brillante 236 in 1×1 cm — specified by Antonio Citterio & Partners for hotel pool and spa interiors.

Mandarin Oriental · Paris

Brillante 231 in 2×2 cm for the pool interior — architect SM Design, photography Dal Bosco.

Crown Metropol & Crown Towers · Perth, AU

Custom blends of Vitreo and Brillante in 2×2 cm across multiple pool environments in the Burswood complex.

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Property	Aquatica 2×2 cm
Tessera size	2 × 2 cm
Sheet size	31.6 × 31.6 cm
Nominal thickness	~4 mm
Weight	~7 kg/m²
Coverage per carton	2 m² (20 sheets)
Cartons per pallet	72
Pallet weight	~1030 kg
Water absorption	None
Barefoot slip rating	Class C — DIN 51097
Shod slip rating	R10 — DIN 51130
Frost resistance	Resistant
Chemical resistance	Inert to chlorine and salt-chlorinated water
Recycled content	Up to 78% post-consumer recycled glass, range dependent
Testing	ASTM C373, C424, C482, C484, C499, C502 · UNI EN ISO 10545 data on request

Installation & Warranty

The mosaic is half
of the specification.

A glass pool finish only performs as well as the system behind it. Substrate preparation, waterproofing, adhesive and grout all have to be specified together — and on a warranted job, they have to be the approved ones.

Approval comes before the job starts

The manufacturer-issued system warranty is not automatic and it is not retrospective. Each job is assessed and approved before work begins — substrate, waterproofing, adhesive and grout all reviewed against the specification. We arrange and manage that process on your behalf; the warranty itself is issued by the manufacturer.

One approved system, start to finish

Substituting an adhesive or grout mid-job voids the cover. If a product needs to change on site, it has to be re-approved first — this is the single most common reason a pool job falls out of the programme.

Pools and dry areas sit on different terms

Cover of up to 25 years applies to approved swimming pool installations. Standard dry-area installations sit under a shorter term of up to 15 years. Full conditions, exclusions and the claim process are set out on the warranty terms page.

Read the Warranty Terms

Common Questions

Pool mosaic, answered.

What is glass pool mosaic, and why use it instead of tiles?

Glass pool mosaic is fused coloured glass supplied in small tesserae — commonly 1×1 cm or 2×2 cm — assembled into sheets, either paper-faced or on Trend's own Plus back-mount, with no fibreglass mesh interlayer between the glass and the adhesive. Glass has effectively zero water absorption, so it doesn't take up pool water the way a porous body can. The small format is the other half of the argument: a mosaic sheet will follow curves, coves and radiused steps that a larger rigid tile simply cannot sit flat against. Colour is through-body and inert, so it holds against UV and pool chemistry rather than fading out over a decade.

Do you hold pool mosaic in stock in New Zealand?

Yes. Pool blends are held in New Zealand stock for nationwide supply — that's the core of what Trend New Zealand does. The wider Water catalogue, including custom blends, CAD panels, Aureo gold leaf and Venetian Smalti, is supplied on indent from the factory. Contact us for current stock quantities and indent lead times before you commit a specification to a client.

What size pool mosaic should I specify?

2×2 cm is the usual choice for pool interiors — it lays quickly, reads cleanly underwater and suits most shell geometry. 1×1 cm is specified where the surface is tightly curved, or where a CAD mural or a fine shade gradient is being run and the smaller tessera gives the resolution. Larger 4×4 cm and 2×4 cm formats come into play where the pattern needs to read from poolside rather than up close.

Is glass mosaic slippery in a pool?

Trend Aquatica 2×2 cm carries a DIN 51097 Class C barefoot rating — the highest of the three barefoot classes — and R10 to DIN 51130 for shod areas. The joint density of a small-format mosaic contributes to underfoot grip, which is part of why mosaic gets specified for steps and beach entries in the first place.

Can existing pool tiles be covered with mosaic?

Sometimes — but it depends entirely on the condition and bond of the existing surface, and on what's behind it. A refurbishment needs the existing finish properly assessed before anything is specified. Where a job is going forward under the warranty programme, that substrate assessment is part of the approval process rather than an optional extra.

What warranty is available on a Trend pool mosaic installation?

A manufacturer-issued system warranty of up to 25 years is available on approved swimming pool installations. It isn't automatic: each job is assessed and approved before work starts, and the installation has to use the approved adhesive, waterproofing and grout system. Standard dry-area installations sit under a shorter term of up to 15 years. Full conditions are set out on the warranty terms page.

How much does glass pool mosaic cost in New Zealand?

It depends on the range, the format, the total square metreage, and whether the material is ex-stock or indent. Stocked pool blends sit well below the custom CAD, Aureo gold leaf and Venetian Smalti ranges. Send through the pool dimensions and we'll come back with a written quote covering material, take-off quantities and lead times.

Glass pool mosaic tiles, in stock in New Zealand.