Raked textures come in a wide range of definitions and in all of our colours . They can be created with our clay plasters for Interiors, as well as our Exterior Finishes . Please contact us  for custom samples .

RAMMED EARTH We created Rammed Earth finishes in reverence to the Clay, Earth and Mineral elements which are the foundation of our work. Throughout time and in almost all areas of the world humans have created shelters and homes from the earth and...

ARAKABE Clayworks Arakabe style finishes are about adhering to the Japanese tradition of using straw in clay. Variations include Long Straw, Short Straw and Heavy Straw. Clayworks can also use locally sourced small vegetation, such as tree roots as...

THE ROUGH-WITH-THE-SMOOTH With a mix of textures blended into a single material, the walls let the light diffuse and dissolve into the interior which may be kept bare and minimal creating emotionally charged spaces of calm and luxury.

OMBRE COLOUR Ombre is the gradual blending of one colour hue to another and is derived from the French word Ombrer , which means to shade. It tends to refer to the gradual moving of tints and shades from light to dark, achieved by careful blending...

OMBRE TEXTURE A non-homogenous material clay plaster where the texture can fade from relatively coarse to relatively smooth or vice versa.

CLAY ON BRICK A specialist finish designed to help preserve and enhance contemporary or historic brickwork. This finish brings a soft, textural and earthy patina to walls which is sympathetic with the natural texture of old bricks.

PRESSED TIMBER With nods to industrial heritage, our Pressed Timber Custom Finish emulates shuttered concrete and other raw concrete effects, while retaining the benefits of a natural material with all its inherent benefits.    

CORDUROY Our practice is obsessed with what can be achieved with clay plaster finishes and our Corduroy patterns were born from experimentation and speculative developments about possible new textural finishes. Details: 9, 12 or 15mm diameter semi...

POLISHED CONCRETE EFFECTS The textures, feel and look of raw concrete have always been much favoured by architects and designers. Clayworks Clay Plaster Finishes can re-create a range of concrete aesthetics that look exactly like the real thing, but...

SCULPTED RELIEF Clay, unlike most other wall finishes, does not set hard and consequently it holds 3 dimensional sculptural shapes and sharp edges very well. This allows us to create a plethora of designs which rely on the extended workability of...

HAND CARVED Share your ideas and we will create the materials that, with the help of an expert artisan plasterer, will bring your imagination to life.

TWO-TONE ANAGLYPTIC Anaglyptic definition: 1. An ornament carved in low relief. 2. A moving or still picture consisting of two slightly different perspectives of the same subject in contrasting colors that are superimposed on each other, producing a three-dimensional effect ......

MOONSCAPE A very coarse finishes that may resemble thrown earth or shotcrete.

TAMPED EARTH Tamped earth floors, called ‘tataki’ or ‘douma’ in Japan, have historically been used in Japanese buildings for their practicalities and natural performance benefits and aesthetics. They in turn have inspired our range of finishes....

CORRUGATED Details: 75mm pitch, 20mm relief. Colours: Available in all of our colours . Further information: Please refer to our Rustic Finishes Data Sheets  and Design Details .  

SLIM CORRUGATED Details: 35mm pitch, 10mm relief. Colours: Available in all of our colours . Further information: Please refer to our Rustic Finishes Data Sheets  and Design Details .

CONCRETE EFFECTS The textures, feel and look of raw concrete have always been much favoured by architects and designers. Clayworks Clay Plaster Finishes can re-create a range of concrete aesthetics that look exactly like the real thing, but are 100%...