Flexible concrete

Experiment

The sample shows an experiment with mortar and textile.

Material

Fiber
Minerals and stone

Craft

Stone-masonry

General Technique

Forming and shaping

Specific Technique

Textile soaked in mortar

Properties & Qualities

Application

Sample making

Qualities

Flexible, Opaque, Textured / tactile

Colour

Grey

Sample Information

Date of creation

February 3, 2020

Process & Production

A piece of cotton bath towel was dipped in concrete mortar and hung to cure over a bucket. The result shows a partly flexible shape. If added a thicker mortar layer, the model would keep the shape given by the bucket.

Credits

Craft Maker

OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University – Department of Product Design

Photographer

OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University