Check out this web blog about the Villas at L’Amandier in Marrakech there are plenty of photos with Tadelakt lime plaster either being applied,or already finished in the background. Personally I find it interesting to see the Tadelakt being applied in its native setting,all of the interior walls are finished with Tadelakt lime,and then protected using “savon
Originally posted 2009-09-27 15:04:49.
Aaron cohen from Stucco Italiano in Seattle stopped by one of my exterior Tadelakt lime plaster projects in Vancouver BC today …the big ham seized
the opportunity
Originally posted 2009-06-17 15:27:01.
A sneak peak of an exterior Tadelakt plaster finish, before we are fully complete, had to leave the project for awhile due to the weather…close to finished here are a few of photo’s….tough tough job …not for the faint of heart
Originally posted 2009-07-07 02:16:28.
Landscaping is almost complete, this private residence in West Vancouver BC has the best of the best in contemporary finishes including an exterior Lime Plaster Tadelakt finish …there is no other house like it in the lower mainland of British Columbia.
Ryan Chivers of Artesano in Boulder county Colorado seems to think this is the only, if not the biggest exterior ever done in north America with Tadelakt lime plaster …if you know of another …drop me a line.
For a smooth stucco finish there is no better finish then Tadelakt ,this Vancouver exterior Venetian Plaster, also incorporates a rain screen cavity system,usually associated with leaky condos here in Vancouver,but which became part of the BC building code approximately 2-3 years ago.
Originally posted 2009-08-04 21:18:49.
A fellow Tadelakt lover recently wrote to me with some of her experiences during a visit to Marrakesh,where she participated in real world application of true Moroccan Tadelakt….here is an excerpt from that email.
“What I really loved about Marrakech is that Tadelakt is everywhere in the red city, indeed I would say it is the red city because of the Tadelakt and all the beautiful pigment you can mix into it. In some of the very old palaces (Bahia and others) you can still see Tadelakt on the walkways and in the pools hundreds of years after, so it clearly withstood the test of time. Maalem Majid said
Originally posted 2009-07-28 02:33:48.
Up beat interior designers are always looking for cool 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
Originally posted 2009-09-07 07:59:09.
Tadelakt is a morroccan finishing technique, the word “tadelakt” comes from the Arabic verb “dlek” which means to rub, knead or caress.
Tadelakt plaster is a beautiful natural material that can enhance elements of the modern day home.
Originally posted 2009-06-15 03:39:54.
Stumbled upon this blog with some great photography from a Tadelakt workshop
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.
