Original design public bench MINAMORO

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Designed by Miralles Tagliabue EMBT in collaboration with Italcementi for Lab23, MINAMORO benches look like stylised flowers in a mix of contrasting colours, a combination of futuristic lines and the idea of urban relaxation, a creative solution for avant-garde cities that allows people to choose how to experience them. Wether to lie down, sit or share the space with others. The name in Italian evokes the auspicious concept of falling in love, while the concept revolves around the image of water, free from form. MINAMORO benches are made of Concrete UHPC, a high-performance concrete with selected marble aggregates and controlled granulometry. A mix of high quality cements, fibres and crushed aggregates capable of ensuring high mechanical resistance. A new generation compound is used in the mix which makes our concrete more compact, waterproof and more resistant, thus making it more durable over time and with a better appearance. Available treatments: anti-degradation and anti-graffiti. Available finishes: Silk smooth, sandblasted, bush-hammered and polished.