Betografie

Concrete pictures using the principles of the Terrazzo technique

There are several techniques for manufacturing photoconcrete. Now the German architect Rainer Kurka has developed a further method of depicting photographs and pictures in concrete surfaces – betografie. The technique thereby distinguishes itself from conventional photoconcrete methods both in the manufacture and in the optical and haptic perception. The so-called ‘betografie’ uses the principle of the Terrazzo technique, in which the aggregate of the concrete is exposed by means of grinding the surface.

As light and as delicate as ceramic

Concrete bowls made of Creacrete by the designer Alexa Lixfeld

Concrete bowls as light and as delicate as ceramic? Anyone who believes that this is impossible will be disabused by the young designer Alexa Lixfeld with her 'Creacrete' project. The designer from Hamburg has designed plates, bowls and cups in concrete, which convince with small wall thicknesses and extremely smooth surfaces

Concrete curtain

‘Concrete textile’ as a flexible windbreak, sight screen and sunshade

Functional and creative considerations regarding concrete as a building material for a special task for the innovative use of building materials led the Austrian company MeMux to the idea of a concrete curtain that is just as beautiful as it is original. Together with the building contractors Oberhauser Schedler from Vorarlberg, Austria, the innovative use of building materials for a special task was investigated. The development of a concrete curtain is based on functional and creative considerations regarding concrete itself as a building material.