New Terra Cruda (unfired earthen bricks) samples are being prepared – 2016 Matteo Brioni Collection

Terra cruda is a contemporary, visually attractive, anallergic and versatile material. Matteo Brioni has carefully pre-selected clay and natural aggregates sourced from various areas; suitably mixed, these materials offer chromatic, tactile and functional features suitable for specific uses.

Terra cruda or rammed earth is the oldest building material and tracing its journey in architecture means tracing the history of mankind. The earth is a composite of clay and natural aggregates, which are simply left to air dry with no need for firing.