Concrete Wallpaper & Mineral Surfaces
Wall Rapture x industrialkonzept
Mineral wall surfaces, handmade in Germany. One millimetre of genuine concrete on a flexible carrier, applied like wallpaper, indistinguishable from a poured wall.
From €119 / m². Project pricing on request.
No material has shaped our selection as consistently as concrete. It is also the material that is hardest to get into a finished room. Which is why we now carry a surface made of genuine mineral concrete that goes up like wallpaper.
What is visible here is not a coating that imitates concrete. It is a layer of genuine mineral concrete on a flexible carrier system. Each sheet is troweled by hand in Bautzen, Germany and lifted from the mould, which leaves every length with a relief of its own. The air pockets are not a texture. They are real cavities left behind by the casting process. At 1.2 millimetres thick and roughly one kilogram per square metre, the material carries the full presence of a poured wall without any of its weight. It adheres to almost any load-bearing substrate, follows curves and edges, and is classified as flame-retardant under DIN EN 13501-1. Concrete Standard, the classic surface in the range, received the German Design Award in 2019.
The Collections
Concrete
Cast concrete in its plainest state. A smooth fair-faced surface with the occasional air pocket, and nothing else. This is the reference point of the range and the reason it exists: Concrete Standard received the German Design Award in 2019. Available from Concrete Grey through Middle Grey and Anthracite to Midnight Black.
Concrete Rust
The same concrete surface, with real rust worked into the air pockets. The oxidation sits below the plane of the wall rather than on it, which gives the surface a depth that reads differently as the light moves through a room. Where Concrete Standard is quiet, this one carries the trace of age.
Rust
Concrete gives way to metal. The coating is built from real metal powder and oxidises into a genuine Corten patina, from an even wash to the wilder, streaked variants. Nothing about the colour is printed. It is the result of a reaction, which is why no two lengths are identical.
Everything you need to know
Interiors are the most common case, from living spaces and entrances to bathrooms. Because the surface is breathable and adds no structural weight, it works in finished apartments where a poured wall was never an option.
In retail and hospitality it appears at a different scale. Wall Rapture surfaces have been used at the Bruns flagship store in Oldenburg, the BMW Cyran showroom, and across a 600 square metre Audi stand at Auto China in Beijing.
The material does not stop at walls. At roughly one kilogram per square metre it wraps kitchen fronts, reception counters, built-in cabinetry and exhibition stands. Loewe used it on the back panel of its Design TV.The sheets arrive rolled in a box, three metres long and one metre wide, with dispersion adhesive, modelling compound and joint filler included. They are trimmed to size on a flat surface with a standard cutter knife.
The adhesive is rolled thinly onto the substrate and the sheet applied directly. Joints can be shaped afterwards with the joint compound, either played down or left visible as a deliberate grid. The surface needs no further treatment once it is up.
Most clients hand this to their own decorator. It is well within reach of anyone comfortable with a roller and a cutter, though for large or highly visible areas a professional will get cleaner joints.Almost any load-bearing surface: plaster, plasterboard, concrete, tile, wood, existing paintwork in sound condition. The material follows curves and edges, so columns, reveals and rounded corners are not a problem.
If the substrate is uncertain, send a photograph with the enquiry and we will assess it before quoting.The material is breathable and has been used in bathrooms. For zones with direct water contact we recommend the matching sealant, which is specified per project rather than sold as a standard add-on. Ask when you enquire and it will be included in the quote.
This range is not sold from a cart. Every order is quoted individually, whether it is one wall in an apartment or four hundred square metres in a store, because the price follows the actual area, the surface chosen and the delivery address.
Send the dimensions, the surface you have in mind and a rough timeline. A quote follows within three working days and includes adhesive, joint compound and delivery. Once confirmed, production is scheduled and the material ships to the address you name, whether that is your own front door or a site somewhere else.
Single rooms are as welcome as large commissions.
Start with the catalogue
This is a material that resolves itself on contact. The grain, the weight and the temperature of the surface are the things photographs cannot carry, and they are usually what settles the decision. The catalogue holds physical samples of the range, ships worldwide for €15, and the €15 comes off the first order in full.