Polished Concrete
Surfaces, furniture, and objects take shape in a constant dialogue between gesture, time, and place.
The Essence of Matter
Every creation by Le Jardin des Matières is born from a dialogue between hand, light, and material.
Our decorative concrete, handcrafted, reveals the beauty of mineral in all its nuances. Whether smooth or textured, they tell the same story: that of a precise artisanal gesture, serving unique spaces.
Silky Concrete
Millimeter-precise and seamless, Silky Concrete envelops spaces with fluid and sensual continuity.
Its velvety touch evokes the feel of polished stone, while its surface captures light with natural elegance.
Perfect for refined interiors, bathrooms, staircases, and living areas. It enhances architectural lines while offering unique visual comfort.
Lithos Concrete
Inspired by mineral landscapes and carved rock, Lithos Concrete expresses the power of raw material.
Its denser and more expressive texture reveals natural reliefs and deep hues.
It stands out as a bold choice for architectural and decorative surfaces where material becomes an aesthetic language.
The Essence of Matter
Every creation by Le Jardin des Matières is born from a dialogue between hand, light, and material.
Our decorative concrete, handcrafted, reveals the beauty of mineral in all its nuances. Whether smooth or textured, they tell the same story: that of a precise artisanal gesture, serving unique spaces.
Silky Concrete
Millimeter-precise and seamless, Silky Concrete envelops spaces with fluid and sensual continuity.
Its velvety touch evokes the feel of polished stone, while its surface captures light with natural elegance.
Perfect for refined interiors, bathrooms, staircases, and living areas. It enhances architectural lines while offering unique visual comfort.
Lithos Concrete
Inspired by mineral landscapes and carved rock, Lithos Concrete expresses the power of raw material.
Its denser and more expressive texture reveals natural reliefs and deep hues.
It stands out as a bold choice for architectural and decorative surfaces where material becomes an aesthetic language.
Polished Concrete from Jardin des Matières
This polished concrete combines finesse and character.
Joint-free, it creates a soft continuity between surfaces and reveals the natural beauty of the material. Ideal for floors, walls and custom-made furniture.
The silky millimeter concrete from the garden of materials
YOUR LIVING SPACES
A continuous and luminous floor that enhances your volumes and objects.
Discover achievementsYOUR BATHROOMS
A soft and mineral material to transform every gesture into a ritual.
Discover the achievementsYOUR EXTERIORS
Silky concrete withstands the seasons and enhances natural light.
Discover AchievementsSilky Concrete, creativity unleashed
The success of Decorative Concrete has been undeniable for over 20 years, so much so that it's no longer a question of calling it a "trend." Millimetric and jointless, Silky Concrete, our decorative concrete, has the ability to enlarge, fluidify, and envelop spaces, without the drawbacks of traditional waxed concrete. Silky Concrete is a sensual, carnal material: its mineral quality makes it particularly soft to the touch. Walking barefoot on a Silky Concrete floor from Jardin des Matières is a unique experience, as our material stands out for its sensuality and delicacy....
Refined, minimalist material, Silky Concrete enhances the architectural lines of the spaces and arrangements it adorns, as well as the furniture and various objects that fill your interior. It is beautiful in itself AND it unleashes your creativity: a true setting for your decorative projects.
Unique versatility: concrete for all styles and applications
Silky Concrete is not limited to a single type of decor: minimalist, industrial, rustic, Scandinavian... it embraces and serves all styles! Multiple applications: horizontal, vertical, on various objects, in new construction or renovation (the millimeter-thin aspect avoids heavy work and changes to carpentry).
Play with colours and textures
We offer more than 40 chromatic shades that can be adapted to your tastes and desires through the interplay of pigments and the different textures/finishes of our material. You can choose between a matte, satin or moiré finish depending on the effect you want to create and the brightness of the room in question.
Genuine expertise in substrate preparation
Our 15+ years of experience in floor preparation allows us to apply our coatings to all types of substrates, particularly those that may show instability or defects such as cracks.
Silky Concrete, creativity unleashed
The success of Decorative Concrete has been undeniable for over 20 years, so much so that it's no longer a question of calling it a "trend." Millimetric and jointless, Silky Concrete, our decorative concrete, has the ability to enlarge, fluidify, and envelop spaces, without the drawbacks of traditional waxed concrete. Silky Concrete is a sensual, carnal material: its mineral quality makes it particularly soft to the touch. Walking barefoot on a Silky Concrete floor from Jardin des Matières is a unique experience, as our material stands out for its sensuality and delicacy....
Refined, minimalist material, Silky Concrete enhances the architectural lines of the spaces and arrangements it adorns, as well as the furniture and various objects that fill your interior. It is beautiful in itself AND it unleashes your creativity: a true setting for your decorative projects.
Unique versatility: concrete for all styles and applications
Silky Concrete is not limited to a single type of decor: minimalist, industrial, rustic, Scandinavian... it embraces and serves all styles! Multiple applications: horizontal, vertical, on various objects, in new construction or renovation (the millimeter-thin aspect avoids heavy work and changes to carpentry).
Play with colours and textures
We offer more than 40 chromatic shades that can be adapted to your tastes and desires through the interplay of pigments and the different textures/finishes of our material. You can choose between a matte, satin or moiré finish depending on the effect you want to create and the brightness of the room in question.
Genuine expertise in substrate preparation
Our 15+ years of experience in floor preparation allows us to apply our coatings to all types of substrates, particularly those that may show instability or defects such as cracks.
Microcement Color Chart | FRANCK & BEN
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Franck & Ben Polished Concrete Color Chart, complete palette for €29
Receive the Franck & Ben polished concrete paper color chart at home. 14 silky and Lithos effect shades precisely printed to discover the chromatic world of polished concrete before placing your order. Ideal for interior designers, decorators, and individuals preparing a renovation project in Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Paris, or elsewhere in France. A reference tool to compare shades in the natural light of your project.
Terminology Update
Béton Soyeux and Béton Lithos: two interpretations of the same material
Historically, the term polished concrete referred to a concrete slab that had been sanded and then waxed. Composed of cement, sand, and aggregates, this structural material evokes mass, thickness, and robustness. It is primarily designed for load-bearing applications, where strength takes precedence over fineness.
Over time, the aesthetics of polished concrete inspired the emergence of thinner decorative coatings, derived from traditional mortars enriched with modern admixtures. These millimeter-thick materials, often called decorative micro-mortars, allowed the spirit of concrete to be applied to various surfaces, without structural constraints.
However, this popularization has also led to excesses:
overly marked surfaces, rough grain, uncontrolled clouding effects, or plasticized finishes due to the systematic use of polyurethane varnishes. These are all common defects, but incompatible with our vision of the material.
At Jardin des Matières, we have chosen not to offer standard polished concrete, but to develop two distinct and controlled interpretations of decorative concrete, each with its own language, texture, and intention.
Béton Soyeux
Béton Soyeux is the culmination of more than seven years of research and experimentation. It is a millimeter-thick decorative coating with a deliberately soft, continuous, and soothing surface.
It is distinguished by:
- A homogeneous aesthetic, without roughness or excessive marks
- Natural indentation resistance, without film-forming PU varnish
- A polished and impregnated surface, easy to maintain, which retains its mineral quality
- A water repellent integrated into the mass, thanks to environmentally friendly admixtures
Its singularity lies in its silky and warm feel, similar to tadelakt. Béton Soyeux is designed to create enveloping, luminous, and elegant spaces, where the material is discreet and sensory.
Béton Lithos
Conversely, Béton Lithos claims a more mineral and raw character. Inspired by stone, rock, and natural ground, it embraces the presence of the material, its grain, and its micro-variations.
Béton Lithos is characterized by:
- A more marked and mineral texture
- A lively, slightly vibrant surface reading
- A more telluric appearance, evoking stone, earth, and landscape
Where Béton Soyeux seeks continuity and softness, Béton Lithos expresses the material in its depth, with a more organic and assertive character.
Two materials, the same high standards
Béton Soyeux and Béton Lithos are not opposed. They translate two sensitivities, two ways of experiencing the material.
One favors the softness and sensuality of touch, the other the strength and authenticity of the mineral.
In both cases, our standards remain the same:
durable, controlled materials, respectful of their nature, designed to stand the test of time with elegance.
Terminology Update
Béton Soyeux and Béton Lithos: two interpretations of the same material
Historically, the term polished concrete referred to a concrete slab that had been sanded and then waxed. Composed of cement, sand, and aggregates, this structural material evokes mass, thickness, and robustness. It is primarily designed for load-bearing applications, where strength takes precedence over fineness.
Over time, the aesthetics of polished concrete inspired the emergence of thinner decorative coatings, derived from traditional mortars enriched with modern admixtures. These millimeter-thick materials, often called decorative micro-mortars, allowed the spirit of concrete to be applied to various surfaces, without structural constraints.
However, this popularization has also led to excesses:
overly marked surfaces, rough grain, uncontrolled clouding effects, or plasticized finishes due to the systematic use of polyurethane varnishes. These are all common defects, but incompatible with our vision of the material.
At Jardin des Matières, we have chosen not to offer standard polished concrete, but to develop two distinct and controlled interpretations of decorative concrete, each with its own language, texture, and intention.
Béton Soyeux
Béton Soyeux is the culmination of more than seven years of research and experimentation. It is a millimeter-thick decorative coating with a deliberately soft, continuous, and soothing surface.
It is distinguished by:
- A homogeneous aesthetic, without roughness or excessive marks
- Natural indentation resistance, without film-forming PU varnish
- A polished and impregnated surface, easy to maintain, which retains its mineral quality
- A water repellent integrated into the mass, thanks to environmentally friendly admixtures
Its singularity lies in its silky and warm feel, similar to tadelakt. Béton Soyeux is designed to create enveloping, luminous, and elegant spaces, where the material is discreet and sensory.
Béton Lithos
Conversely, Béton Lithos claims a more mineral and raw character. Inspired by stone, rock, and natural ground, it embraces the presence of the material, its grain, and its micro-variations.
Béton Lithos is characterized by:
- A more marked and mineral texture
- A lively, slightly vibrant surface reading
- A more telluric appearance, evoking stone, earth, and landscape
Where Béton Soyeux seeks continuity and softness, Béton Lithos expresses the material in its depth, with a more organic and assertive character.
Two materials, the same high standards
Béton Soyeux and Béton Lithos are not opposed. They translate two sensitivities, two ways of experiencing the material.
One favors the softness and sensuality of touch, the other the strength and authenticity of the mineral.
In both cases, our standards remain the same:
durable, controlled materials, respectful of their nature, designed to stand the test of time with elegance.
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