The Lime Green Plaster Blog » Interior Design http://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress Tadelakt - Intonachino - Marmorino - Hydraulic - Clays Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:37:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 North American Interior Designer Discovers Tadelakt Limehttp://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/north-american-interior-designer-discovers-tadelakt/ http://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/north-american-interior-designer-discovers-tadelakt/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:40:16 +0000 Authenticlime http://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/?p=438 kit g logo 150x150 North American Interior Designer Discovers Tadelakt LimeUp beat Vancouver  interior designers are always looking for cool plaster wall  finishes, Looks like San Francisco Bay area designer Kit Golson is very upbeat,checkout the use of  Tadelakt lime on her design blog Chic Provence .

More  pictures Kit ! the red and gold back splash is a stunning example of  Tadelakt Lime Plaster.

“I had never seen anything like it before, and rarely have since I had stumbled upon one of the oldest and most treasured plaster finishes in the world. The art of tadelakt is 4,000 years old, and comes from Morocco.

The tadelakt process is deceptively simple. A natural powder paste is applied to the surface, then polished with a smooth stone. This is repeated seven times. Finally, the surface is sealed by rubbing with a black olive oil soap”

Read the rest of the blog here  Chic Provence 
]]> http://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/north-american-interior-designer-discovers-tadelakt/feed/ 1 Interior Vancouver Tadelakt Wall Finishhttp://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/interior-vancouver-tadelakt-wall-finish/ http://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/interior-vancouver-tadelakt-wall-finish/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:40:06 +0000 Authenticlime http://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/?p=1130 Tadelakt texture 150x150 Interior Vancouver Tadelakt Wall Finish So after 3 months of collaboration with Francois Naudi of Mainland exteriors,a week ago today the largest Tadelakt project ever to be tendered  in Vancouver was secured …phase 1 will be a whopping  25,000 + square feet of Stucco Italiano’s Tadelakt lime plaster .Watch this blog for video and photo updates of this exclusive residence receiving the wall finishing treatment of Tadelakt.

Now the real reason for this boring blog post…..We will be offering 3-5 positions of real hands on, on site Tadelakt training ,this will comprise finishing of actual  wall surfaces, you will learn the process of installing Tadelakt lime plaster,you will learn tricks of the trade in running a decorative plastering crew. Add to this, we will teach you the concepts behind the  estimating side of  the venetian plaster business,  you will complete a  portfolio of 8 finished Tadelakt samples to show your clients.

"Tadelakt Training Course"
This on-site Tadelakt class will encompass 3 1/2 days of intense job site training
This on-site Tadelakt class will encompass 3 1/2 days of intense job site training,with the last half day being a discussion hosted by Aaron Cohen of Stucco Italiano inc. from Seattle, the focus of the discussion will be  on real-life installation  situations and color theory, helping you to progress  beyond the sample board and into the successful completion of the most challenging Tadelakt projects.

You will then be well on your way with your new business venture, installing Stucco Italiano Tadelakt lime plaster.

This Tadelakt application course is open to all levels of plastering skill including the DIY’ER… for more information please use my contact page for email, or leave a comment below to be contacted with details.


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Authentic Plaster FX  offers one day (or more upon request) onsite help with your own, in home  American Clay installation.Not sure where to start with your home project ? Steve will visit your home and help you get going on your plaster project… private homeowners only, I’ll even supply all the tools including the mixing drill…give us a call to arrange details, 604-250-0310

]]> http://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/american-clay-earth-plasters/feed/ 3 Down to earth Tadelakthttp://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/down-to-earth-tadelakt/ http://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/down-to-earth-tadelakt/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:16:20 +0000 Authenticlime http://authentic-plaster-fx.net/wordpress/?p=364 Stumbled upon this blog with some great photography from a Tadelakt workshop

Tadelakt in FranceFrTadelaktGroupStonesJl09 150x150 Down to earth Tadelakt

Our workshop in France had an additional workshop within our workshop. Two Moroccan/French masons were there to teach “tadelakt,” a method of burnishing or polishing lime plaster and then sealing it with black olive oil soap. We had brief exposure to it some years ago from a young guy who had studied it in Morocco.Since then, we’ve collected numerous accounts of how it is done and as one would expect, those accounts differed enough to make our French opportunity all that more valuable.

Read the rest of the blog here  The Canelo Chronicles

Athena and Bill I’ll guess that you have more shots from this workshop…I know I for one would very much appreciate to see them.

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