Marble Chalk is a product that uses an industrial waste material to fulfill a sustainable and local function, in the context of South Tirol. This is a set of liquid and powder rock climbing chalks that are 2/3 made from marble powder residues. The liquid chalk is for the first application onto the hands, and before it dries, it seeps into every porous crack, to create a really thick and grippy base layer so that climbers can get their crimp on. My goal was to use the wasted luxury dust from the sawing processes of Lasa Marmo (the stone quarry), in order to make a product with a local application, which in this case are the Dolomites, the headquarter of the worlds most elite climbers. The starter kit of the marble chalk includes, a 250ml bottle of liquid chalk and a 500g bag of powder chalk. The powder chalk can be filled into a chalk ball/bag and can be taken up the rock climbing wall to chalk up the hands while hanging. These two packages are held together by a silicon ring and a carabiner so that it can be hung up in a store. The silicon ring also fits over the 400ml bottle which can be bought separately, like the 1500g chalk bag. This silicon ring is intended for carrying, and gives the user the possibility to hang both sizes of liquid chalk on their climbing gear. For drawings, ideation, technical drawings, and more please download the Project Documentation from below.
