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Grounded in Nature & Inspired by Tradition
Create your individual sanctuary and feel a connection to nature with Botanicrete. A natural ‘living wall finish,’ our Botanicrete render has a uniquely beautiful aesthetic that brings a sense of wellbeing and connection to a space. Made with botanical extracts, Botanicrete is naturally water-resistant and durable, allowing the creation of spaces that flow seamlessly from inside to outside.
Unlike conventional wall coatings that have a static and uniform appearance, Botanicrete is a ‘living finish’ (think natural brass) with tonal variations that continue to change as air and moisture move through the material.
Botanical extracts from plants/trees give Botanicrete it’s naturally water-resistant properties, making suitable for both external and internal wall surfaces and eliminating the need for acrylic additives or fossil fuel-derived resins.
Inspired by ancient cultures throughout the world, Botanicrete
Is produced by sustainably harvesting bark (trees are not cut down) to extract natural resins that give Botanicrete unique properties.
For thousands of years, cultures across the globe have used natural resins from trees and plants for a variety of purposes, including weapon-making, medicine and to make waterproof mortars for storing water. Inspired by these learnings, and following years of research and travel, founder Karmin Kenny created Botanicrete – a first of its kind living finish render.
“I wanted to create a natural wall finish that was not only uniquely beautiful, but that was very durable and functional. I’m hugely inspired by traditional recipes for plasters and renders from around the world, and created Botanicrete as a beautiful, modern alternative to conventional wall finishes.”
– Karmin Kenny.
Botanicrete contains no plastics (no polymers, acrylics or resins derived from fossil fuels) and is not a film-forming (plastic or latex) material like many decorative wall finishes. Instead, Botanicrete harnesses the natural water-resistant properties of the botanical resins (think of water beading on a leaf) while retaining breathability. Due to its unique characteristics, unlike film -forming renders, when water sits on the surface, some of the moisture is absorbed into the surface – without compromising the material – creating beautiful, and ever-changing tonal variations. Botanicrete is a living finish that changes daily, breathing and interacting with its environment.
Botanicrete is a natural render that embraces imperfection and imbues character and uniqueness to a space. Tonal variation, changes and even tiny spider cracking can be achieved to create an organic look that is perfectly imperfect and provides a unique alternative to coatings with a uniform aesthetic. We believe that touch is so important and Botanicrete is created to be finished smooth like a stone. It has an organic, yet contemporary finish that particularly suits material-focused architecture and design.
Available in a range of nature-inspired colours created with mineral oxides, Botanicrete does not require painting. Instead, its unique living finish that will continue to develop and change over time without looking tired.
Made in Australia using Australian minerals, Botanicrete can be finished to a smooth finish. It is suitable over raw block walls (with our base coat) externally and over cement sheeting or plasterboard internally. Botanicrete is 100% natural, toxin-free, breathable and can be returned to the earth at end of life.
Botanicrete comes in dry powder form with liquid botanical extracts which is mixed with the powder to form a paste.
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