Press Review

• Ductal is a noble material, Designers prove it
Presentation of some Ductal® elements
CyberBTP.com - 20/12/06

• Colored concrete
Ductal® slabs, colored within the volume and water repellent. No special maintenance. 24 colors + 1 "cow" impression. F. Passaniti
C deco - Nov. / Dec. 2006

• External features : concrete furniture with wavy lines
"Swing" Collection by Azuly. Ductal® furniture, ultra high performance concrete, high compressive and flexural strength. 5 elements - colored within the volume, 10 colors available
Les Cahiers Techniques du Bâtiment - Nov. 2006

• Designers and industrialists' rendezvous
"L'observeur du Design" 6th Show. Presentation of a Ductal® lace bench (Banc Compagnie)
LSA - 26/10/06

• High performance concrete
"Swing", a Ductal® range of 5 elements. Azuly
Paysage Actualités - Oct. 2006

• External features
Street furniture, 5 elements : small stud, bump post, bench, basket and window boxes. 10 colors. Azuly
AMC - Oct. 2006

• They see concrete everywhere…
Concrete has lost its poor image. Now it attracts designers and industrialists. Ductal® from Lafarge, a fibred concrete, makes all shapes possible. Street furniture range by Azuly. Atelier F. Passaniti
Maires de France - Oct. 2006

• Orly Airport car park dressed with Ductal®
Rénovation of PO Orly Airport car park. Choice of Ductal®, as it is a chockproof material allowing rounded shapes and offering an easy processing
Industrie et Technologies - Oct. 2006

• Plain Concrete
In the past concrete was unpopular but the new concrete generation moves from exteriors to interiors (coffee table, lamp, jewellery…). The development of ulta high performance fibred concrete allows new applications thanks to a flexural strength 15 times higher than an ordinary concrete, leading to lighten the material and develop shapes
DS - Oct. 2006

• Concrete - The gray material for design
Now concrete dresses floors and walls. The ultra high performance fibred concrete (BFUP), very appreciated by architects and designers, is Ductal® which combines smoothness and weightlessness and also allows the most elaborated shapes
Les Echos - 13/10/06

• Design : raw and genuine walls
Walls participate to the interior's design. We notice the come back of raw materials such as concrete, stone...
But be careful about their application, you'd better call an expert. Ductal®, from Lafarge Ciments, allows a simplified processing and a strong durability. The fineness of its constituants allows the production of all textures and motives. Le Déan Burrus wall panels picture
Faire Faire - Sept. / Nov. 2006

• Bathtubs
Ductal® bathtub. F. Passaniti
Maisons & Décors Méditerranée - Oct. / Nov. 2006

• Hues
Ductal® flexible bookcase "Ellen". Atelier F. Passaniti
Maisons Côté Sud - Oct. / Nov. 2006

• No that heavy…
Concrete thrust into design and makes its entry to the Salon du Meuble 2006 show. The developmnet of high performance concrete such as Ductal® allows the creation of items two times more resistant and less heavy than with traditional concrete. In 2 years, demand increased by 1000%
Tendance Béton - Oct. / Nov. 2006

• Minerality and weightlessness
"Swing", a Ductal® new range of street furniture (Azuly- Design F. Passaniti and E. Birnbaum), combines delicacy and solidity. It is composed of a small stud, a bump post, a bench, a window box and a basket. Available in 10 colors
L'Arca International - Sept. / Oct. 2006

• Zapping déco design
Ductal® flexible bookcase (colored concrete) (F. Passaniti and E. Birnbaum)
Maison Française - Sept. / Oct. 2006

• Pavings : style effects
At the last Ideo Bain Show, paving has turned into a decorative element. Ductal® wall slabs with graphics and colors (Le Déan Burrus)
Design Home Magazine - Sept. / Oct. 2006

• Colors and Nature
Ductal® black and white slabs, two colored "cow" impression (F. Passaniti)
Côté Rénovation - Sept. / Oct. 2006

• Unseen materials or "tradition" version…
Concrete goes into our bathrooms from the floor to the wall, and in the shape of furniture.
Ductal®, an ultra high performance concrete, allows the designing and reproducing of very thin items
Centre Presse - Sept. 2006

• Concrete street furniture
"Swing" Collection by F. Passaniti and E. Birnbaum. Made of BFUHP Ductal®, making it quasi-indestructible (Ductal® résists to 200MP in compression and up to 50MPa in pulling) the collection is composed of a small stud, a bump post, a bench, a window box and a basket. It is available in 10 colors
Industrie et Technologies - Sept. 2006

• The Style
Fibred and plain concrete is malleable and allows thiner and more elaborated shapes (gray or colored, rough or polished, it turns into a bathtub, a pedestal table, an armchair or a lamp…). "Flight" table with optical fibres by F. Passaniti, "World" Ductal® bookcase by F. Passaniti, Ductal® "Dentelle" seat (design Chabaud Lévêque)
Elle Déco - Sept. 2006

• Ductal® sanitary equipment
Ductal® sanitaries : range composed of a dry sink, 3 basins and 2 shower basins. 9 colors. Matching slabs for floors or walls ("Sil" from Dabadabada)
Le Moniteur - 15/09/06

• Concrete street furniture with corrugated lines
Concrete street furniture. High resistance to abrasion, pression and compression strength. "Swing" of Azuly collection
Gazette des Communes - 15/09/06

• Ductal® Oval bathtub
Colored within the volume with all colors. Finishing water repellent processing (Atelier du Béton)
AMC - Sept. 2006

• Products selection
"Sil", Ductal® very thin sanitaries (Dabadabada)
Le Moniteur expert.com - 04/09/06

• Lace Bench
Ductal® "Dentelle" bench (Design Chabaud Lévêque - Edtions Compagnie). Light and airy the base could be made of wood or metal
OB Designer - 14/09/06

• Astonishing concrete
An exhibition "Béton : étonnez-vous" shows the origins, current innovations and futur projects of concrete. At the Musée des Arts et Métiers museum
Maison Créative - August / Sept. 2006

• Coatings
Wide range of colors for Ductal® slabs from F. Passaniti
Maisons et Décors - August / Sept. 2006

• Kitchen and Bathroom
Concrete sweeps over the bathroom (floor, basins, counter tops, stool…) thanks to designers and industrialists who work on the characteristics of the material : colouring, waterproof qualities, wax...
Ductal® "Beluga" bathtub (Atelier du Béton) - "Sil" basins (Dabadabada) - Cube table (La Compagnie des Arts - Design Jean Ducancelle)
Maisons et Décors - August / Sept. 2006

• Dare Concrete !
Presentation of Ductal® furniture : "Tondo" garden stool (F. Passaniti), "Flight"dining table (F. Passaniti), "Beluga" bathtub (l'Atelier du Béton)
Maisons du Sud Ouest - July / Sept. 2006

• Streets in full regalia
The designers take interest in the urban environment. The ultra high performance fibred concrete allows them to create new shapes. Shawnessy Station in Canada with its Ductal® 24 thin-shelled canopies The Martel tree in Boulogne Billancourt, the campanile of the Court House in Laval
Béton(s) - July / August 2006

• A Ductal® collection
The new "Swing" collection by Azuly uses Ductal®, a high perfromance concrete. The very soft shapes give the impression of movement. The range, colored within the volume, is composed of one small stud, one bump post, one bench, one flower box and one basket
Paysage Actualités - July / August 2006

• Ductal® street furniture with waved lines
Swing by Azuly. Collection composed of 5 elements : a small stud, a bump post, a bench, a flower box and a basket. Very resistant to abrasion, high compressive strength. Tinted within the volume. 10 colors
Batiproduits - 04/07/06

• Concrete street furniture with wavy lines Street furniture giving the impression of movement and rythm. "Swing" by Azuly made out of ultra high performance concrete (Ductal®) and composed of 5 elements : a small stud, a bump post, a bench, a flower box and a basket
Le Moniteur - 14/07/06

• Concrete is all worked up
Concrete thrust into decoration and hits decoration in terms of color, aspect or texture
Batiproduits.com - July 2006

• Azuly
Collection of street furniture "Swing" by Azuly. Presentation of a Ductal® bench, high performance concrete made of fibres provising a resistance comparale to granite. This new technilogy alloaw a wide range of shapes
E&C - Economie et Construction - July 2006