Jesmoite Material of the moment - Research & Evidence

While in the 3D workshop it was suggested i should try a new material the university has in supply, this material was jesmonite. At first i was uncertain as i had wanted to explore casting with concrete but being assured that the jesmonite would create the same effect i thought i would give it a trail. I then decided to research this material to get a better understanding of its properties.

At the London Design Fair jesmonite was announced as their ‘Material of the Year’ in 2017. The innovative and relatively new material was created by Peter Hawkins, who discovered it in 1984. It is a gypsum-acrylic resin that is easy to work with, taking on colour well and being water soluble and once dried creates a hardy material.

The material is a water-based cement/plaster/acrylic mix, often used in building work and increasingly being used by artists and home wear makers. The director of London design Fair, Jimmy McDonald states “A couple of years back we hadn’t either, but had noticed intriguing pieces with an appealing, tactile finish,”. It is still relatively an unknown material so its is unknown what properties it holds, jesmonite can almost make anything. This material is non-toxic, durable and casts with great definition. It can easily be tinted and mixed with other mediums and in its rawest state resembles plaster or stucco. It can form mosaic style sculptures or marbled, adding metal dust particles can oxidise and creating a rusting effect like artist Ariane Prin.

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Katie Gillies

Zuza Mengham

Ariane Prin

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