Introduction to Tadelakt

How history becomes the portal to a sustainable future.
Tadelakt holds the title as a timeless and one of the most beautiful of finishes, combining unique application methods with aesthetically pleasing results. Delve deeper into natural materials and the interactions between them while exploring its countless design applications.

Get to know the art of tadelakt, an ancient technique that changed the world of modern design as we know it.
Knowledge passed on from craftsmen to craftsmen and spread out all around the globe, thus making tadelakt one of the most valuable natural high quality plaster with extended range of use. Tadelakt will be applied on hempcrete samples. Along with the practical part we will follow theory of natural plasters and various techniques of natural building such as strawbales, light-clay and hempcrete.

For this workshop we chose Comeet. A new space created by a  group of young people acting as a hub to inspire artistic expression and collaboration between individuals in the city of Heraklion. Facilities at Commet include workshop space,meeting room, photography studio, shared office space, exhibition & multiple use room.

We offer: light lunch, coffee, tea and non-alcoholic beverages

What to bring: Notebooks and light-duty clothes.

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