C o l o r s o f C r e t e & M e d i t e r r a n e a n k n o w - h o w
While moving around on the island of Crete you can't miss the varied range of soil types with the most incredible colors: off-white, mauve, purple, dark green , brick red, many shades of beige and brown. From these lands we extract our materials.
The soil is sieved and mixed with aggregates such as marble powder and sand to turn them into plaster.
To strengthen the cohesion in the base layers, we add natural fibers such as straw or hemp.
The soil is sieved and mixed with aggregates such as marble powder and sand to turn them into plaster.
To strengthen the cohesion in the base layers, we add natural fibers such as straw or hemp.
E a r t h e n p l a s t e r s
Crete offers a range of earths with incredible colors: off-white, mauve, green water, brick, etc. We extract the earth on site or nearby. It is then sieved and mixed with aggregates, such as marble powder and sand, and natural fibers, such as straw or hemp, to be turned into plaster.
The earthen base coat plaster will level the wall with a breathable layer that regulates the humidity of your room. If its thickness is sufficient, this layer will help to avoid the "cold wall" effect and bring thermal inertia, which means the capacity to stock the heat: the heat will be returned, as soon as the temperature of the room gets lower than the surface of the material, by convection or radiation.
The earthen final coat comes to homogenise and protect your surface while giving character to your room. Playing with colors, grains, etc. we can obtain very different aesthetic results. They are recommended for any interior surface that is not in direct contact with water.
The earthen base coat plaster will level the wall with a breathable layer that regulates the humidity of your room. If its thickness is sufficient, this layer will help to avoid the "cold wall" effect and bring thermal inertia, which means the capacity to stock the heat: the heat will be returned, as soon as the temperature of the room gets lower than the surface of the material, by convection or radiation.
The earthen final coat comes to homogenise and protect your surface while giving character to your room. Playing with colors, grains, etc. we can obtain very different aesthetic results. They are recommended for any interior surface that is not in direct contact with water.
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L i m e p l a s t e r s
Lime is a Mediterranean building material. It is found around a large part of the basin because of the geological nature of it. Crete is no exception. It offers a fat and creamy putty lime ideal for finishing coatings.
Inspired by ancient techniques we mix aerial lime with pozzolanic aggregates such as the volcanic earth of the island of Milos (Cyclades) or ceramic powder to increase the strength of the plaster.
Lime mortars are particularly suitable for stone walls and to realise resistant internal or external plasters, permeable to water vapor.
Inspired by ancient techniques we mix aerial lime with pozzolanic aggregates such as the volcanic earth of the island of Milos (Cyclades) or ceramic powder to increase the strength of the plaster.
Lime mortars are particularly suitable for stone walls and to realise resistant internal or external plasters, permeable to water vapor.
R e l i e f s , s g r a f f i t i & d e c o r a t i o n s
The following drawings realized in our earthen and lime plasters have been done by us and by some participants of our workshops.