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Flexible clay cladding · MCM · Bengaluru

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Clay cladding 3mm thick that bends around a column, an arch or a radius — with the texture running straight through the curve. No mitres, no bespoke curved sections, no support frame.

Thickness
2.5–3.5 mm
Weight
~4.5 kg/m²
Fire rating
Level A1
Min. bend dia.
381 mm (15 in)
Cut Stone flexible clay cladding with chiselled vertical fluting wrapped around a round column

Cut Stone · CS-1

Re-clad the column

Every texture here wraps a column down to 381mm (15in) in diameter. No bespoke curved sections, no CNC, no visible cut on the face.

Curvato supplies 139 shades of flexible clay cladding across 23 collections from two branches in Bengaluru.

The material

Clay, modified so it bends instead of breaking.

Flexible clay cladding — the industry calls it MCM, or Modified Clay Material — starts as coloured inorganic mineral powder. That powder is blended with a high-performance water-based polymer modifier, then cross-linked and shaped by microwave irradiation rather than fired in a kiln.

What comes out is a sheet 2.5 to 3.5mm thick weighing about 4.5 kg per square metre, carrying the colour and the physical relief of real fired clay or quarried stone. Because the polymer network is cross-linked rather than vitrified, the sheet flexes cold around a column as small as 381mm (15in) in diameter and springs back.

That one property changes what is buildable. A circular column gets clad in a single continuous wrap instead of a dozen mitred segments. A curved reception front stops needing a CNC-cut stone programme. And on a high-rise elevation, the sheets add under a tenth of the dead load a stone rainscreen would.

Sixteen properties

What it does on a real wall.

Every claim below is a property of the material body, not of a coating applied to it — which is why the colour does not fade and the surface never needs sealing.

Light weight
About 4.5 kg per square metre against 55–65 kg for a 25mm stone slab. No structural allowance, no backing frame.
Thin
2.5–3.5mm finished thickness, so it lands flush with adjacent finishes instead of standing proud of them.
Bendable
Wraps a column down to 381mm (15in) diameter cold — a 190mm radius — with no CNC-cut curved sections.
Level A1 fire retardant
The highest non-combustible classification. Usable on high-rise elevations and escape routes.
Waterproof
The face sheds water rather than absorbing it, so it holds up in wet areas and on exposed elevations.
Water resistant
No efflorescence, no capillary staining and no salt bloom coming back through the finish.
Freeze-thaw resistant
Survives repeated freeze-thaw cycling without spalling — relevant for hill-station and high-altitude projects.
Anti-UV, never fades
Mineral pigment through the body, not a surface print, so a south elevation holds its colour.
Translucent
Light passes through the body, so a panel lit from behind glows rather than staying flat. Backlit façades and bar fronts become possible.
Natural colour
Colour comes from inorganic mineral powder, which is why it reads as fired clay rather than as paint.
Paintable
The surface takes mineral paint, so a colour can be changed later without stripping the cladding off.
Low maintenance
Wash down with water. No sealing cycle, no annual oiling, no re-grouting.
No toxic release
Inorganic mineral body with a water-based polymer modifier. Nothing off-gasses into the room.
Fungus and algae resistant
Holds up through a Bengaluru monsoon on a north wall without going green.
Faster application
Goes on with a notched trowel and adhesive. A team covers ground several times faster than with stone.
Easy to install
Cut with a knife or shears on site. No wet cutting, no diamond blade, no slurry.
Recyclable
No quarrying, no deforestation, and offcuts can be returned into the material stream.

Regular or Random

The same shade, two very different walls.

Every design ships in both pattern variants. It is the single decision that most changes how a finished wall reads, and it costs nothing to get right at order stage.

Travertine flexible clay cladding in Regular pattern, every tile carrying the same repeating face

Regular pattern

Every sheet carries the same face. Veining aligns tile to tile, which is what you want for book-matched panels and tightly controlled walls.

Travertine flexible clay cladding in Random pattern, each tile carrying a different face so no repeat is visible

Random pattern

Each sheet carries a different face. Nothing repeats, so a large wall reads as genuinely quarried. Worth specifying above about six square metres.

Get a quote

Tell us about the wall.

Area, substrate and the finish you have in mind. We come back with shade options, a written price and a lead time — usually the same working day.

Prefer to talk it through? Both Bengaluru branches are on +91 63647 36464.

Request a quote

Send us the area, the substrate and the finish you have in mind. We reply with shade options, a written price and a lead time — usually the same working day.

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Against the alternatives

Flexible clay, natural stone, ceramic tile.

The eight criteria a specifier actually weighs up, with the honest answer in each row — including the two where clay is simply level with stone.

  • Safety

    Flexible clay (MCM)
    Light and thin — nothing heavy enough to shed off a high-rise elevation.
    Natural stone
    Slabs can work loose and fall. Needs mechanical fixing above low level.
    Ceramic tile
    Tiles can debond and fall. Same fixing constraint as stone.
  • Environment

    Flexible clay (MCM)
    Recyclable. No quarrying, no deforestation, no kiln firing.
    Natural stone
    Quarrying and site clearance, with heavy extraction impact.
    Ceramic tile
    High-temperature firing means high CO₂ and significant waste.
  • Durability

    Flexible clay (MCM)
    Weather resistant, anti-fungal, freeze-thaw stable and UV stable.
    Natural stone
    Durable, but stains, needs sealing and weathers unevenly.
    Ceramic tile
    Durable, though glaze can craze and grout lines discolour.
  • Fire

    Flexible clay (MCM)
    Level A1 — the highest non-combustible classification.
    Natural stone
    Non-combustible.
    Ceramic tile
    Non-combustible.
  • Construction

    Flexible clay (MCM)
    Cut with a knife, fixed with adhesive. Fast, dry, no specialist trade.
    Natural stone
    Heavy handling, wet cutting, mechanical fixing, slow.
    Ceramic tile
    Heavy handling, wet cutting, levelling systems, slow.
  • Cost to install

    Flexible clay (MCM)
    Low. No frame, no structural allowance, less labour on site.
    Natural stone
    High. Support frames, skilled masons, longer programme.
    Ceramic tile
    Relatively high. Levelling, grouting and a longer programme.
  • Logistics

    Flexible clay (MCM)
    Rolls flat. A truck carries many times the covered area.
    Natural stone
    Very heavy. High freight cost and breakage in transit.
    Ceramic tile
    Heavy and fragile. Breakage allowance built into every order.
  • Expressiveness

    Flexible clay (MCM)
    Imitates stone, wood, grain, fabric and metal, with real relief.
    Natural stone
    Excellent depth, but limited to the colours the quarry yields.
    Ceramic tile
    Good flat colour, but printed depth reads flat at close range.

Questions

The things people ask first.

What is MCM?

MCM stands for Modified Clay Material. It is a cladding made from coloured inorganic mineral powder — clay-based — blended with a high-performance water-based polymer modifier, then cross-linked and shaped by microwave irradiation. The result is a thin, lightweight sheet that carries the texture and colour of fired clay or natural stone but bends cold around a curve.

How thick and how heavy is flexible clay cladding?

Finished thickness is 2.5–3.5mm depending on the collection, and weight is approximately 4.5 kg per square metre. For comparison, a 25mm natural stone slab weighs roughly 55–65 kg per square metre, so the same elevation carries under a tenth of the dead load.

How tight a curve will it bend around?

The limit is quoted as a diameter: the tightest circle the sheet forms cold is 381mm — 15 inches — across, which is a 190mm radius. In practice that means it wraps any circular column of 381mm diameter or more, plus arches, barrel vaults, coves and curved reception fronts, with no heat, scoring or relief cuts. Vertically corrugated collections such as Ripple Stone and Liner Stone handle the tightest end best, because the corrugation absorbs the compression on the inner face. Below 381mm diameter, and on a sharp external arris, the bend is outside what the material will do — those need a radiused substrate or a conventional mitre.

Is it fire rated?

Yes — Level A1, the highest non-combustible classification. That is what makes it usable on high-rise elevations, escape routes and protected stair cores where combustible cladding is not permitted.

Can it be used outdoors in the Indian climate?

Yes. It is waterproof, UV stable so a south or west elevation holds its colour, and fungus and algae resistant, which matters on a north wall through the monsoon. It is also freeze-thaw resistant, so it is suitable for hill-station projects.

What does flexible clay cladding cost in India?

As an indicative supply rate, ₹350–₹450 per sq ft, supply only, ex-Bengaluru. Where a project lands in that band depends on the collection, the pattern variant and the quantity. The figure worth comparing is the installed cost, not the material rate: there is no support frame, no structural allowance, no wet cutting and far less labour, which typically brings the total below a natural stone equivalent even where the material rate is similar. Send us your area and collection and we will come back with a written quote.

What is the difference between Regular and Random pattern?

Regular pattern repeats a uniform face across every sheet, so veining and coursing align tile to tile — useful for book-matched effects and for tight, controlled walls. Random pattern varies the face sheet to sheet so no repeat is visible, which is what makes a large wall read as genuinely quarried. Above roughly six square metres, Random is usually the better call.

How long does it last, and what maintenance does it need?

Maintenance is washing down with water. There is no sealing cycle, no annual oiling and no re-grouting, because the colour is mineral pigment through the body rather than a surface coating, and there are no grout lines to discolour.

Do you supply samples?

Yes. Tell us the collections you are considering and we will send physical samples — worth doing before committing, because relief textures and dual-tone veining behave differently under a project's actual lighting than they do in a photograph.

Where are you based and where do you deliver?

We have two branches in Bengaluru — Jayanagar 9th Block and Begur — and supply across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, with despatch to the rest of India on request.

Is the material translucent, and can it be backlit?

Yes. Light passes through the body, so a panel lit from behind glows rather than staying flat — the effect people associate with backlit onyx, at a fraction of the weight and cost. Mount an even LED panel or a diffused strip array behind it rather than point sources, which show as hot spots through a 3mm sheet. Pale shades transmit most; dark ones read as a subtle halo at the joints. It works on façades, bar and reception fronts, and printed feature panels.

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Get a quote

Send us the wall. We'll send back a quote.

Tell us the area, the substrate and the finish you have in mind. We reply with shade options, a written price and a lead time — usually the same working day.

Thickness
2.5–3.5 mm
Weight
~4.5 kg/m²
Fire rating
Level A1
Min. bend dia.
381 mm (15 in)
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