Lustrous Concrete
I
am pleased to announce that I have been granted a patent
for "Lustrous Concrete"
Sears Centre
Stadium (L),
Gander Mountain
Stores (R)
Charles Stinson
Architects Panels (L),
Sample Diamond
Panel (R)
NessTech Lustrous
Concete Block (L),
Nasvik INFINATILE
(C)
Molds and
Samples, (R)
It is now possible to put lustrous imagery on concrete.
Using special molds, a light-responsive surface is cast
onto the surface (no special mixes needed) which becomes
differentially light and dark, with the various parts
undergoing individual continuous brightness change as the
viewer moves past, much like fabric, woods, or brushed
metals. The same area brightness change happens with the
movement of the light source.
Lustrous concrete was given the "Most Innovative New
Product" award at the Minnesota AIA convention when it was
introduced, and the first major building it was used on,
the Sears Centre Stadium in Chicago was given an "Honorable
Mention" in the "Best Decorative Concrete of 2006", an
international competition sponsored by Concrete
Construction Magazine.
US and international patents pending
