Press Review
• Picture of the bump post by F. Passaniti
Techniques – Architecture - June / July 2006
• The bathroom becomes a living space
Shower and basin collection at Dabadabada
Côté Sud - June / July 2006
• Swimming pool : protect the most discreetly possible
Concrete pool covered with a stainless steel floor (Ductal®) then with fibred concrete. The bottom is mobile, just press a button and you will push it up or down
Maison Magazine Hors Série - June / July 2006
• Good Morning Business
Compte-rendu of the radio interview. Didier Riou, Senior VP Concrete at Lafarge, talks about the new expectations from concrete in terms of aesthetics, durability, easy processing... and mentions Ductal®, the flagship product in terms of résistance
BFM - 23/06/06
• Green and despite all oppositions
Presentation of the olive green Ductal® "Dentelle" bench (Compagnie - Design Chabaud Lévêque)
Design@Home - June 2006
• Concrete learns lace making
In 2009, the Musée des Civilisation de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée de Marseille's museum will be covered with lace made of Ductal®, designed by R. Ricciotti. Paul Acker, Scientific Director at Lafarge's Research Centre explains the characteristics of this ultra high performance concrete
Le Monde - 4 & 5 June 2006
• Street Furniture : Ductal® Swing collection
Ductal® collection, a very resistant material, durable and aesthetic, which does not need any passive reinforcement. 10 colors. Design F. Passaniti
Techni.cités - 23 June 2006
• Everything about EquipVille - Lumiville
The Urban Planning Show. BMI Azuly presented its new Ductal® furniture range which charactéristics allow the reduction of thickness and give more flexible and more pure shapes
Réseaux VRD - June 2006
• Concrete furniture
New range of street furniture at "Atelier du béton" made of high performance concrete (Ductal®). An armchair, a coffee table, a foot rest and a bench. Water repellent outsidings. 6 colors available
Paysage Actualités - June 2006
• Paving - Slabs
Colored concrete panels with geometrical motives
Les Cahiers Techniques du Bâtiment - June 2006
• Concrete furniture
Suggestions of Ductal® furniture, resistant and without reinforcement by F. Passaniti (adjustable book-shelves "Ellen", table "Flight" incrusted with luminous optical fibres) and by Mario Silva from Béton Concept window box, table + stool
Home - June 2006
• Ductal® street furniture
The "Swing" street furniture collection of Azuly is made of ultra high performance fibred concrete, Ductal®. Its high compressive strength allows it to do without a passive réinforcement, its compactness allows an important durability. This material duplicates the textures from the matrix of the mould bottom
Route Actualité - June 2006
• Current events related to products
Picture of a basin. "Sil simple" model. Design Anne Durand & Patrick Millet for Dabadabada
Intramuros - May / June 2006
• I find concrete very "sexy" !
Interview with D. Riou, Senior Vice President Concrete at Lafarge. Ductal® is distributed by Lafarge Ciments as the Readymix structures are not adapted to this type of product which needs to hit the ultimate consumer. We should not think in terms of price/m3 but in terms of end user, and technical possibilities Ductal® has an enormous development potential
Béton(s) - May / June 2006
• Crush interiors
Article on steel forging. Picture of the Ductal® "Danseuse" bookcase (Design F. Passaniti)
Intérieurs Campagne - May / June 2006
• Concrete temptations
Picture of a bench "Mass" (Compagnie) and a window box "Gutta" (Atelier du Béton) made of Ductal®
Toute la Maison - May / June 2006
• Lightweight Concrete
"Mad" Collection at l'Atelier du Béton (Design Michel Pagliosa) composed of a stool/foot rest, a coffee table, a bench and a seat. 6 colors. Ductal® has been used for its lightness and softness
Résidences Décoration - May / June 2006
• The room that makes you feel good
Picture of the first Ductal® transportable concrete bathtub. Large color range
Plaisir de la Maison - May : June 2006
• Ductal® is all worked out
Ductal® is trendy. Its ductile behaviour allows it to have various ranges of applications : construction, civil engineer, offshore, street furniture and decoration
Béton(s) - May / June 2006
• The room of well-being
Picture of the 1st concrete transportable bathtub made of ductal Ductal®. Wide range of colors
Plaisir de la Maison - May / June 2006
• Now ! A design to get along with. The heavyweight of design
The Ductal® "Dentelle" bench of Chabaud-Lévêque (Compagnie) has been awarded the Prix Découverte of Salon Now ! 2006
Ateliers d'Art - May / June 2006
• Interior design
Picture of a Ductal® oval bathtub (Beluga from l'Atelier du Béton). Colored within the volume. Picture of a Ductal® free-standing bathtub (Ductal® bathtub by F. Passaniti). Water repellent processing. Tinted, plain or marbled
Picture of a pane with geometric patterns made of colored concrete. 9 colors available. (Geometric slab 006 by Le Dean Burrus)
Picture of floor slabs made of ultrathin concrete. Big dimension. High compressive strength and frostproof. 100 plain colors in matt, satiny or glossy
Le Moniteur - May 2006
• Hair nets
Picture of the Ductal® "Dentelle" bench (Compagnie - Design Chabaud et Levêque)
Biba - May 2006
• Concrete is the star
An exhibition "Bétons : étonnez-vous" aiming at informing the public about all the possibilities of this material, is taking place at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, under Lafarge sponsorship. Ductal® is very present : flooring, panels and tables
Chantiers de France - May 2006
• Concrete at the show
Concrete is the star of the Salon du Meuble-Furniture Show of Paris. Its new performances give this material, lightness and fluidity while preserving a big deal of resistance. Presentation of a bench "Dentelle" (Chabaud et Lévêque) and "Tondo" stools (F. Passaniti)
L'Express - Le Magazine - 10/05/06
• Concrete… is beautiful
Discounted for a long time, this material makes its way into the interior design sector, from the floor to the ceiling. It is now lighter, more solid and smoother thanks to the technical innovations. The addition of fibres gives it more softness. Its set of colors is extending. Bathtub by F. Passaniti, bookcase "Ellen" and table with optical fibres by Mario Silva (Béton Concept), everything made of Ductal®
RV Déco - April / May 2006
• Betonishing
! Concrete moves from carcassing and attracts interior designers. We find it now in all the house. Its various colors and its exceptionnal performances allow various applications. A Ductal® example
Artravel - April / May 2006
• Solid and lightweight
Ductal® flooring lines by F. Passaniti. This new material, very thin and without reinforcement, combines solidity and lightness, thanks to its high technology. Two colored gray and white Ductal® slabs
Home Magazine - April / May 2006
• Concrete : a material naturally gifted for design
Concrete is modern : today we find it in all the rooms of the house. Its mineral side, its curved shapes, its softness personalize our interiors. It is becoming a piece of furniture or a decoration item. Ductal® "Tondo" furniture by F. Passaniti
Ma Maison - April 2006
• The ecological skyscrapper of the future
Lafarge presentation of Hypergreen at the Marché International des Professionnels de l'Immobilier. A concept of an environnement-friendly tower, designed for megalopolis (Architect J. Ferrier)
Forum Chantiers - April 2006
• Bathtub and shower : a wave of well-being
Picture of a Ductal® bathtub rectangular bucket by F. Passanitti
S'installer - April 2006
• A Ductal® thin skin for Orly
Ductal® has been considered for the renovation of 3 levels of car parks and access halls at Orly airport
Le Moniteur - April 2006
• Materials
Picture of a Ductal® decorative wall covering (interior and exterior). Design : Le Dean Burrus
AD - April 2006
• The bathroom in beautiful garment
Ideo Bain Show. 5 awards delivered to Dabadabada, including one Jury's top choice for their Ductal® basins. Design A. Durand & P. Millet
Réponses Bain - April 2006
• Furniture Exhibition : Home Sweet Concrete
Interior and exterior wall coverings collection, Le Dean Burrus. Adjustable book-shelf "Hellen" by F. Passaniti. Ductal® light ball white and stainless steel by Béton Concept. Spontaneous Combustion (sculpture) by l'Atelier du Béton (Sculptor : Christophe Mabillon)
Bétons - March / April 2006
• Lightweight concrete
"Mad" collection by Michel Pagliosa (Atelier du Béton) made out of Ductal® including a stool/foot rest, a coffee table, a bench and a seat. Six colors
Résidences Décoration - March / April 2006
• New wishes / New pleasures
Picture of the "Danseuse" library designed by F. Passaniti
Design Home - March / April 2006
• Ideobains awards
Jury's top choice : the set of three items basins & bowls /wash-basin / shower-basins from Dabadabada. Made+F40 of Ductal®, ultraperforming fibred concrete. Design Anne Durand & Patrick Millet
Cuisines&Bains Magazine - March / April 2006
• The entrance halls of PO Paris Orly airport car parks find a new image with Ductal®
Ductal® the ultra high performance concrete has been selected for its technical qualities (résistance, ductility…) as well as aesthetics (rounded shapes…)
Revue Technique du Bâtiment - March / April 2006
• Intended to learn
A selection of innovative achievements. Ex. The Flag, washbowls and shower basin Sil d'A. Durand & P. Millet for Dabadabada
ARCHICREE - March 2006
• Lightweight Concrete
Picture of a Ductal® basin at Dabadabada. Designer Anne Durand & Patrick Millet
Résidences Décoration - March 2006
• Matérials : new horizons for houses
For a few years, concrete is operating a strong come back. In 1999, Ductal®, a "new generation" concrete was born from a Bouygues/Lafarge/Rhodia partnership. It is composed of fibres allowing a total absence of reinforcement, providing a strong mechanical resistance for a low thikness and willowy shapes. Ductal® is also impermeable providing an important resistance to abrasion, pollution etc... After several achievements such as Séoul Footbrige, Monaco Railway Station, the Viaduc (ocerpass) de Millau..., Ductal® is extending to interior design and furniture
Midi Libre - March 2006
• Fantastic tiles
Easy for processing and use, Ductal® is everywhere, from walls to floors. Wall coverings smooth or with impression. Water-repellent tiles, in 120 colors. Atelier F. Passaniti
Midi Libre - 11/3/06
• Flooring
Floor tiles from F. Passaniti. Ultrathin, smooth and resistant, available in matt, satiny or glossy
L'entrepreneur - March 2006
• Lots of designs at Idéo Bain exhibition
A Ductal® basin, "fibred concrete". At Dabadabada
Le Particulier Pratique - March 2006
• Paris-Orly airport finds a new image with Ductal®
The car park of the airport has new rounded shapes and bright colors. Its walls, pillars and sills have been renovated with Ductal®. This ultra high performance concrete has been considered for its technical and aesthetical qualities
Peinture – Décoration - March 2006
• Ductal®, an ultra high performance concrete
BTP Magazine - 1/3/06
• "Hypergreen" : a concept of a very tall building for a sutainable world
Lafarge wants to promote more sustainable construction systems, and lauched with the architect Jacques Ferrier, the "Hypergreen" concept, an environment friendly tower which generates its own energy. The Ductal® "grid skin" façade provides to the tower a significant horizontal stability. The tower is composed of precast elements in order to facilitate the construction and dismantling
BTP Magazine - 1/3/06
• A new material for new solutions !
Ductal® has structural qualities which allow the production of very thin items thanks to the absence of passive reinforcement... It is ductile, durable (it is very compact), has an easy processing (through its ultra fines) … Architects and engineers are interested in Ductal® for the possible cost reductions. Ductal® allows various applications such as civil engineer, construction and architecture
BTP Magazine - 1/3/06
• Construction exhibition in Rennes
A mobile exhibition on the achievements and innovations in the construction environment. Support and participation of Lafarge Ductal®
Actu Environnement - 14/3/06
• Lafarge shows a concept of an "ultra environnemental" tower at Mipim
Hypergreen presentation (architect Jacques Ferrier), a concept of an environmental friendly tower. External shell made of Ductal®
Batiactu - 14/3/06
• Paris-Orly airport finds a new image with Ductal®
The car park of the airport has new rounded shapes and bright colors. Its walls, pillars and sills have been renovated with Ductal®. This ultra high performance concrete has been considered for its technical and aesthetical qualities
Peinture – Décoration - March 2006
• Lightweight concrete
Presentation of the Anne Durand & Patrick Millet basins collection (Dabadabada brand) exclusively made of Ductal®
Magazine Home - Feb. / March 2006
• Concrete changes scale
Small revolution at the Furniture Show : Ductal® furniture. Several designs proposed : table, chair library and shelves
Midi Libre - Feb. 2006
• My living room made of concrete
Concrete settles into the house thanks to ultra high performance materials. The Minister of Culture has fitted his office with concrete
Courrier Cadres - Feb. 2006
• Primitive Design : the Lego brick
New construction kit toy, Ductal® coffee table, lamp or stairs (very lightweight concrete)
Le Point - Feb. 2006
• Arredo Urbano in Ductal®
Charlotte & JJ. Hubert from H2O, winners of the Lafarge competition, for the under 40s. Their project has been awarded for its original concept : Ductal® bicycle shelter, tables, benches, signage panels (place d'armes in Valenciennes)
ARCA - Feb. 2006
• Swimming pools, instructions for use
A swimming pool changeable into a wading pool and even into a terrace. Designed by JN. Morand, the structure has a mobile grounding, made of wood, tiles, stone and fibred concrete (Ductal®)
Maison Magazine - Jan. / February 2006
• An extraordinary bathroom
A Ductal® bathtub, an ultra high performance concrete. Its composition allows the combination of maleability and résistance. Several colors are available. F. Passaniti for Compact Concrete
Option Cuisine & Salle de Bains - Jan. / February 2006
• Swimming pools, instruction for use : suddenly the swimming pool breaks
A new concept : the swimming turns into a playground or a terrace. It is covered with a fibred concrete flooring : Ductal®
Maison Magazine - Jan. / February 2006
• Création Béton
It's over with the sad and gray materials, we rediscover the concrete with its decorative potential. Ductal®, a very resistant fibred concrete is a material which allows a nice reproduction of very thin smooth textures and shapes, thanks to its ultrafine constituents
Fashion Daily News - 27/1/06
• Concrete shield to insulate laboratories
The stairs linking 2 levels of the entrance hall have been made of Ductal®
Le Moniteur - 27/1/06
• Interclima & Idéo Bain award their prices
Jury's top choice : Dabadabada for their Ductal® basins at Deva Design (Anne Durand & Patrick Millet's design)
Négoce - 23/1/06
• Idéo Bain 2006 Awards winner
Jury's top choice : Ductal® basin Dabadabada at Deva Design (designed by Anne Durand & Patrick Millet)
Batiactu.com - 19/1/06
• Bathrooms - The Design revolution
The various bathtub qualities : wood, stone or Ductal®, fiber concrete very smooth to the touch. Exists in various colors
VSD - 18/24 Jan. 2006
• A design made all out of lace
Lace's eternal seduction. It is now used for lampshades, glass, wallpaper and even benches (Ductal®)
Fashion Daily News - 17/1/06
• Hypergreen, an ecological tower wearing net stockings
An ecology oriented tower by the achitect Jacques Ferrier in partenrship with Lafarge Group, designed for the world's megacities. Used material : Ductal® which combines resistance and impermeability
Les Echos - 10/1/06
• Concrete proving trendy at the Furniture Show
Many possibilities for architects and designers thanks to Ductal®, Lafarge ultra-high performance concrete
Batiactu - 9/1/06
• Lafarge Award for young Architects
Award list, objectives and award winners' names of various competitions. JJ & Charlotte Hubert from H2O, winners of Lafarge Award for young architects (Ductal street furniture manufactured for la Place d'Armes in Valenciennes)
AMC - 1/1/06
• Arredo Urbano in Ductal®
Article on Lafarge Award for young Architects Street furniture elements competition at Valenciennes
L'ARCA2 - Jan. 2006
• Lafarge Award for young Architects
Place d'Armes at Valenciennes. Ductal® street furniture elements. Award winner : Agence H2O (JJ et C. Hubert)
AMC - Jan. 2006
• Bench
"Urban" Ductal Bench - 4 seats - Imitation wood
Techniques - Architecture Dec. / Jan. 2006
