MASTERCLASS: NATURAL FINISHES
Date recorded - 14th of July 2022

Natural materials are durable, improve the microclimate of indoor spaces, and are better for your health and the environment! Natural materials and finishes are not only VOC free but can also offer better performance than their chemically-engineered counterparts. For example, the hygroscopic behaviour of some natural finishes allows them to passively regulate the humidity of your indoor environment, minimising mould and fungal growth. And it's not just physical health, research has shown that natural materials have a beneficial effect on our mental health too.

Watch the video to learn from expert speakers:

🌿 Simon Corbey - ASBP
The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) is a non-profit, mission driven organisation, with an ever-growing membership alliance of forward-thinking companies and institutions from across the built environment sector. The ASBP mission is “To lead the transformation to a healthy low carbon built environment by championing the understanding and use of demonstrably sustainable building products.”

🌿 Michiel Brouns - Brouns & Co.
Brouns are a UK manufacturer of natural linseed paint. Natural linseed paint is undergoing a renaissance thanks to its sustainability, durability, natural ingredients and hypoallergenic properties. Brouns & Co linseed paint is made from all-natural ingredients, with no plastics or VOCs. Brouns & Co work with architects’ practices all over the world.

🌿 Clare Whitney - Clayworks
Clayworks is the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of 100% natural clay plasters. Based in Cornwall, the company was originally a cob building company and has focused on researching and developing natural interior wall finishes that are highly contemporary, consistent in high quality and easily accessible to everybody, anywhere in the world. Clare Whitney has worked with the company for 15 years.

🌿 Rachel Fowler - Rachel Fowler Interiors
Rachel Fowler Interiors’ designs spaces for health and wellbeing. Having worked at a design house in Hamburg, Rachel now has a studio at home – on the English South Coast – where she creates beautiful, sustainable interiors, as well as a growing collection of eco-friendly and biodegradable wallpaper.

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