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  • Six examples of fabric-cast concrete that are breaking the mould

    Pouring concrete into fabric moulds allows designers to create dramatic, sculptural shapes that could soon be used for architectural structures. We've selected six of the most interesting examples, including a new casting technique using robots. More

    Rima Sabina Aouf | 6 June 2016 | 8 comments
  • Fabric-cast concrete is the construction method of the future, say designers

    Designers Ron Culver and Joseph Sarafian have developed a method of casting concrete in Lycra stretched by robotic arms, which they believe could be used to create radical new architectural forms (+ movie). More

    Alice Morby | 19 May 2016 | 9 comments
  • Bartlett students create building components from skeletal modules wrapped in stretchy "skin"

    A group of graduates from London's Bartlett School of Architecture has developed an experimental technique for creating intricate building components by wrapping sticks in stretchy fabric and using them to cast concrete (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 30 October 2014 | 12 comments
  • Papabubble at Tokyo Daimaru by Schemata Architecture Office

    Japanese studio Schemata Architecture Office cast concrete in a fabric bag to give the counter of this confectionary kiosk in Tokyo the texture of a boiled sweet (+ slideshow). More

    Amy Frearson | 29 October 2012 | 3 comments
  • Stitching Concrete by Florian Schmid

    Industrial design graduate Florian Schmid made these stools by folding fabric that's impregnated with cement then drenching it in water.  More

    Rose Etherington | 9 August 2011 | 8 comments
  • Mass IIII by Janwillem Van Maele

    De Hogeschool West-Vaanderen graduate Janwillem Van Maele cast this concrete side table inside a suspended fabric mould. More

    Rose Etherington | 1 September 2010 | 8 comments
  • FattyShell (v.01) by Kyle Sturgeon, Chris Holzwart and Kelly Raczkowski

    Here's another student project that involves filling stitched structures with concrete (see Grompies by AA students in our earlier story), this time by architecture students Kyle A. Sturgeon, Chris Holzwart and Kelly Raczkowski from the University of Michigan. More

    Catherine Warmann | 19 May 2010 | 22 comments
  • Concrete Cloth by Concrete Canvas

    UK company Concrete Canvas have been awarded Material of the Year 2009 by materials consultancy Material ConneXion for their cement-impregnated fabric. More

    Ruth Hynes | 27 November 2009 | 30 comments

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