Design by Doreen Westphal
Dorren Westphal is a famous designer, located in Amsterdam. In cooperation with G.tecz, Mrs. Westphal is developing outstanding designs and products with the new material QUANTZ (R). With her objects, she performs the potentials of the new material.
Actually Mrs. Westphal is showing the newest collection during the milan design weeks (22.-27 April 2009).
Please visit her at:
Astrocar (lotus garage)
Via Savona 6
20144 Milano (IT)
concrete lace - exhibition: milano design week
Q-cup - exhibition: milano design week
BARbeton by f-u-r and G.tecz
german firm f-u-r in collaboration with GTECZ created 'barbeton', a bar counter made from
ultra high performance concrete (UHPC). the bar was a research project which explored
the potential of the new material in combination with novel moulding techniques.
for the project, GTECZ developed two different types of the concrete; a low viscosity
concrete called QUANTZ, providing extreme fluidity during manufacture and compressive
strength properties comparable to steel and a surface quality like ceramics, as well as
a stiff but ductile and easy to handle UHPC that could be used with a laminating technique.
the project aimed to reduce the material thickness.
f-u-r created a mould made from two interlocking shells of milled foam covered
with epoxy resin. this proved to be an adequate coating for the foam mould allowing for
multiple use of the formwork and providing the desired surface quality. the barbeton surface
is extremely glossy without any further treatment or additional coating. the easy handling
of the material in combination with the layering technique allows to produce double curved
lightweight UHPC structures in an effective way.
'barbeton' was on display at the recent materialxperience fair in utrecht, netherlands.
tableware by GRETA HAUER
(c) Greta Hauer
This tableware KALO was designed for a design and research project at the University of Kassel - named KASBAH - during the DOCUMENTA XII.
CONCRETE by b.ton - Jeniffer Paul
Jennifer & Alexander Paul are professionals for 'ultra high strength concrete - furniture'. With their manufactory they are producing small series of furniture, tableware, tubs and art objects. Special editions will also be realized on demand.
For further information, pleas contact G.tecz
Alexa Lixfeld Design
Alexa Lixfeld is an international active professional designer. She created a fabulous tableware with creacrete (TM) , that is a class of ultra high performance concrete and won the if concept award 2007 for her design.
The listed projects were supported by G.tecz.