MATERIA VIVA is a textured plaster based on lime that rediscovers the natural materials typical of the Italian and Mediterranean architectural heritage
Four different effects that represent different facets of nature: the unique
powder base, mixed with four types recycled aggregates.
• Cocciopesto, composed of crushed bricks and tiles.
• Conchiglia, which mixes crushed and selected shells.
• Pomice, consisting of magmatic alveolar minerals.
• Cork, with expanded and toasted natural cork granulate.
An ancient connection that generates innovative surfaces to design welcoming spaces. Lime takes on a new expression with fragments of raw materials from the natural landscape. Materia Viva is a tool both subtle and strong, a beauty to cherish and enhance.
shell ~
'CONCHIGLIA'
Materia Viva Conchiglia is a mixture of crushed and selected shells in different granulometries mixed into the Materia Viva base, a mineral powder coating for interiors based on hydraulic lime, aerial lime, and selected aggregates.
Materia Viva Conchiglia Decopowder consists of small fragments of shells/pearls, set into the smooth and planar surface of a mineral plaster. Materia Viva Conchiglia is characterized by a structured surface, with bright and mother-of-pearl inserts.
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cork ~
'SUGHERO'
Materia Viva Sughero is a granulate of expanded and toasted natural cork mixed into the Materia Viva base, a mineral powder coating for interiors based on hydraulic lime, aerial lime, and selected aggregates.
The surface decorated with Materia Viva mixed with Materia Viva Pomice has a compact appearance, soft to the touch, reminiscent of natural fiber textiles.
bricks ~
'COCCIOPESTO'
Italian architecture has made extensive use of Cocciopesto as mortar, plaster, or finishing layer. Materia Viva Cocciopesto is composed of crushed bricks and tiles with selected granulometries mixed into the Materia Viva base, a mineral powder coating for interiors based on hydraulic lime, aerial lime, and selected aggregates.
Materia Viva Cocciopesto is a modern interpretation of the classic cocciopesto plaster, present in historical construction and in the architecture of various Italian cities.
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POMICE
volcanic rock ~
'POMICE'
The volcanic origin of Materia Viva Pomice, combined with its “pozzolanic” properties (it reacts with lime to create a hydraulic binder), evokes the mortars and finishes of our architectural heritage.
Materia Viva Pomice is made up of alveolar magmatic minerals, selected in different granulometries mixed into the Materia Viva base, a mineral powder coating for interiors based on hydraulic lime, aerial lime, and selected aggregates.
Materia Viva Pomice is a mineral surface enriched and decorated with colored fragments of polished stone.
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