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UK Manufacturers of clay plasters. Working with designers worldwide to create breathtaking surface finishes.

Natural Plasters is the online identity of Clayworks, an artisan English company that manufactures beautiful and healthy wall plasters/finishes from unfired clay.

30/10/2026

Set along Kuwait’s coastline, Plinth House is a private villa designed by Cambra Buró, bringing together contemporary architecture, traditional Arabic influences and environmental performance.

For this month’s journal, we speak to Alicia Cambra, Design Director of the studio, about the principles that guide their work, and how the challenges of designing in an extreme climate can become opportunities for architectural innovation.

We also explore the role materials can have in a building's environmental impact and performance, as well as the atmosphere felt within. From the monumental, central atrium to handcrafted Moroccan tiles and natural clay plaster, Plinth House demonstrates how sustainability, beauty and wellbeing can coexist.

Read the full interview and discover Plinth House: https://clay-works.com/finding-softness-in-monumentality-alicia-cambra-on-plinth-house

Project: Plinth House
Designer: Cambra Buró
Finishes: Clayworks Smooth Tonal clay plaster in WHI-07 and NUD-01
Photographer: Tooze Studio

28/10/2026

Within the master bedroom at Roxwell Road, our custom Rough with Smooth finish was used as a focal point behind the bedstead. This natural finish then continues to the courtyard garden outside, creating a seamless flow between inside and out.

Design: Gestalt Developments
Finishes: Smooth clay plaster in WHI-07, Rough with the Smooth Interior and Exterior in WHI-07
Applicator: Mudfinishes Ltd
Photography: Taran Wilkhu

26/10/2026

Working with our network of specialist applicators, we help architects and designers explore the possibilities of clay.

Our natural finishes offer opportunities for creative expression through hand-carved, dimensional and sculptural applications. Skilled craftsmanship and a deep understanding of the material bring these details to life.

Gloucester Services
Architects: Howells
Finishes: Clayworks Rustic Arakabe in BRO-03 and Demi-Rustic clay plaster in WHI-08
Applicator: Guy Valentine
Photographer: Jim Stephenson

Hoof Cafe, UAE
Design: Bone Studio
Finish: Clayworks Arakabe in custom colour, Demi-Rustic in WHI-08
Applicator: Guy Valentine
Photographer: Oculus Project

Architects' Journal 'Natural Materials' issue 2026 cover
Finish: Custom Anaglyptic relief on Clayworks Rammed Earth Finish

MOSS HQ
Architects: Spacelab_
Interior Designers: Whitepaper
Finish: Clayworks Smooth and Corrugated clay plaster in WHI-08
Applicator: Venetian Interiors London
Photographer: Matt Clayton

23/10/2026

Rooted in nature, respect and integrity, our ethos combines a deep appreciation for traditional building practices with a commitment to environmental responsibility, creativity and innovation.

Photography by Elliot Sheppard

21/10/2026

Rooflights bring natural light into deep or complex spaces, creating unexpected washes of sunlight that highlight the texture, depth and materiality of interior surfaces.

At Solus Ceramics’ Clerkenwell showroom, designed by Simon Astridge and Szczepaniak-Teh, a bespoke Clayworks Rustic finish incorporates crushed recycled ceramic samples, creating a richly tactile surface. On the lower level, a resource centre houses over 4,000 tiles, while overhead rooflights illuminate the surrounding vaulted workspaces, showing the subtle variations in texture and tone of the custom clay plaster.

At Studio for a Composer by Mary Duggan Architects, sculptural rooflights softly illuminate curving walls finished in our Tonal Demi-Rustic clay plaster. The natural texture and acoustic properties of clay complement the atmospheric design, conceived as a space for both musical performance and creative work.

A colour palette of terracotta, deep olive and warm timber, along with the soft, earthy tones of our Smooth and Rustic clay plaster bring a sense of southern Italy’s rural and coastal landscapes to Massara, New York City.

Solus Ceramics:
Architects: Simon Astridge and Szczepaniak-Teh
Finish: Custom Rustic clay plaster in WHI-07
Applicator: Guy Valentine
Photographer: Nicholas Worley

Studio for a Composer:
Design: Mary Duggan Architects
Finish: Tonal Demi-Rustic clay plaster in WHI-03
Applicator: Guy Valentine
Photographer: Nick Dearden

Massara:
Design: Sarah Carpenter & Studio
Finish: Smooth and Rustic in BRO-03⁠
Applicator: Edmundson Studio⁠
Photographer: Brian W. Ferry

19/10/2026

Our in-house sampling service allows project teams to explore ideas, finishes and colour, while also pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with natural materials.

At Ham Hill Country Park in Somerset, Lime Kiln Café draws inspiration from the surrounding landscape, its Jurassic geology, wildflower meadows and rich cultural heritage. Dried flowers and foliage sustainably gathered from across Ham Hill Country Park alongside the park rangers were carefully imprinted into the clay plaster, connecting the café’s interiors to its setting.

Architect: PAD Studio
Interior Design: Maven Design Studio
Finish: Demi-Rustic clay plaster in WHI-07
Applicator: Sussex Lime Plastering
Photographer: Emma Lewis

16/10/2026

Earth Matters at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh marks 300 years since the birth of James Hutton, the Edinburgh-born geologist, farmer and thinker who pioneered the concept of deep time.

Inspired by Hutton and later trailblazers including Rachel Carson and Lady Eve Balfour, the exhibition brings together over 30 artists exploring the beauty, complexity and fragility of the earth beneath our feet.

Among the standout works for us were Becky Little and Tom Morton’s ‘River of Earth’ - salvaged clay-rich subsoil that appears to flow across the room, shrinking from larger masses to finer sieved particles, before being polished into a sphere, revealing the clay that binds it; Louise Bennetts’ delicate fabrics hand-painted with soils; Kevin Andrew Morris’ series of spades, made from wild clay dug at the site of a former Aberdeen brickworks; Crunch Willoughby’s ceramic interpretation of a peat stack; and Nancy Fuller’s St Austell Kame, made from now inaccessible English raw clays that retain their ancient water.

The exhibition resonated deeply with our reverence for earth as a material, and our belief in the importance of healthy soils and thriving ecosystems.

The exhibition runs until 1st November 2026

14/10/2026

In Munich’s historic Old Town, Stone Island’s three-storey flagship store celebrates a culture of textile engineering and craftsmanship, extending beyond retail to include an auditorium space for talks, events and community gatherings.

Located within the basement level, the auditorium is enveloped in our Rammed Earth Finish, evoking the geological strata of the earth. Alongside burnt cork, hand-sandblasted metal and Tyvek ceilings, the finish reflects Stone Island’s fascination with material transformation and experimentation.

Design: OMA/AMO
Finish: Rammed Earth Finish in custom colour
Applicator: Werner Fraters
Photography: Marco Cappelletti

12/10/2026

Set within the East Sussex countryside and nestled beside orchards, College Farm is a contemporary reimagining of an agricultural Sussex barn by multidisciplinary design studio BOX 9. Conceived as a long-term home for the practice as well as a location for photography and film, the barn retains the generous volume and character of its agricultural origins.

Clayworks Smooth Clay Plaster is used throughout, colour-drenching the interior in a warm, honey tone that feels intrinsically connected to its rural setting.

College Farm is available to hire for stills and motion shoots, offering a distinctive backdrop for editorial, fashion and lifestyle productions. For location enquiries, visit https://collegefarm.box-9.co.uk/

Design: BOX 9 Design
Finish: Smooth clay plaster in BRO-04
Photographer: BOX 9 Design

09/10/2026

Clayworks Tadelakt is water-resistant, breathable, and non-toxic. Its unique surface is achieved through careful layering, compression, and polishing, before being treated with olive oil soap to create lasting protection.

The result is a durable, low-impact alternative to tiles or synthetic coatings, offering a seamless finish that contributes to healthier, more sustainable interiors.

Project: Wave Residence
Architect: Fourteen a.m.
Finishes: Clayworks Tadelakt in custom beige, Demi-Rustic in WHI-08
Applicator: Arga Architecture
Photographer: Edvinas Bruzas

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Clayworks, Higher Bochym Rural Workshops, Cury Cross Lanes
Helston
TR127AZ

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http://www.clay-works.com/

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