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Unlock Your Potential: Elevate Your Craft with our Exclusive Concrete Workshops!

Are you ready to take your concrete craftsmanship to the next level? Buckle up because we have some thrilling news for you! We're ecstatic to announce three additional workshop dates for 2024, including two workshops we haven't offered in years: Fabric-Forming and Furniture Design. It's time to seize the opportunity and invest in yourself because, as they say, you only live once!

Let's dive into the exciting lineup of workshops we have scheduled:

THE BASICS: OUR FUNDAMENTAL CONCRETE WORKSHOP

  • Dates: February 10-11, 2024 & September 28-29, 2024

  • Location: Goddard, KS, USA

Are you new to the world of concrete crafting? Look no further! C.D.S. is renowned for its advanced training, but now we're bringing it back to basics with a beginner's class. Led by our highly skilled instructors with over two decades of experience, this comprehensive 1.5-day workshop covers everything from templating to installation proficiency. Get ready to lay a strong foundation for your concrete journey and unlock endless possibilities in the industry!

THE CONCRETE HERO’S QUEST

  • Dates: May 1-3, 2024

  • Location: Napa, CA, USA

Ready to embark on a heroic journey in concrete crafting? Join us in beautiful Napa, California, for a 2.5-day hands-on workshop designed to elevate your skills to the next level. Led by experienced instructors, you'll learn advanced mold making techniques and gain insights into pricing, sales, marketing, and more. Don't miss this golden opportunity to become a hero in your field!

FABRIC-FORMING CONCRETE SINK + GFRC WORKSHOP

  • Dates: June 21-23, 2024

  • Location: Goddard, KS, USA

Experience the pinnacle of concrete craftsmanship at our Fabric-Forming Concrete Sink + GFRC Workshop! With over 19 years of expertise, we offer exclusive access to invaluable insights and hands-on training in fabric-forming and GFRC techniques. Shape the world with your own hands and create custom pieces of unparalleled strength and beauty!

FURNITURE DESIGN WORKSHOP

  • Dates: August 16-18, 2024

  • Location: Goddard, KS, USA

Ready to unleash your creativity and design timeless pieces of furniture? Join us for an immersive 2.5-day workshop led by Brandon Gore, the visionary behind Gore Design Co. and Hard Goods. This workshop isn't just about crafting furniture—it's an expedition into creativity and exploration. Invest in yourself, elevate your skills, and unlock your full potential in this transformative journey!

Don't sit on your hands, seize the opportunity to up your game in 2024! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced craftsman, there's something for everyone in our exclusive workshops. Join our community of passionate craftsmen and take the first step towards a promising future in the world of concrete crafting. Reserve your spot now and let's elevate our craft together!

Buddy Rhodes is coming to the Pinnacle Concrete Camp, are you?!

Brandon Gore, Buddy Rhodes, and Jon Schuler at World of Concrete

I've known Buddy Rhodes for a long time - as a matter of fact, I took his very first workshop, and I'm fairly certain I was the first person to purchase a pallet of Buddy Rhodes Concrete Mix. I used to teach workshops for Buddy in San Francisco for many years. Buddy is good people, as they say, and it's always nice to spend time with him. If you haven't had the opportunity to meet him, now is your chance as Buddy Rhodes will be joining us for the February Pinnacle Concrete Camp! 

The Pinnacle Concrete Camp is hosted by Concrete Design School and features trainers Brandon Gore, Dusty Baker, and Jon Schuler. Additionally, we will have several guest assistant trainers that bring a wealth of knowledge and experience. Between the training staff and workshop attendees this class is going to be a record breaking 40-50 people total! You don't want to miss this event!

Spend 6 days in the beautiful mountain town of Eureka Springs, AR learning the following:

+ Rubber Mold-Making
+ How to Post-Tension Concrete
+ GFRC and ECC Concrete Mix Designs
+ How to Properly Mix, Cast, Cure, and Finish Concrete
+ How to Seal Concrete for the Real World
+ Dusty-Crete
+ Advanced Finishes using Upright Casting Techniques
+ The Business of Running a Concrete Business
+ How to Price Your Products
+ ... and Much More!

If you are new to concrete and want to start a successful business, or if you are an industry veteran that wants to sharpen their processes, the Pinnacle Concrete Camp is for you! The workshop is being held February 24-29, which is approaching quickly, and only a few seats remain so don't delay, register today!

The Pinnacle Concrete Camps, the ONLY TWO Training Events CDS will conduct in 2020!

We’ve taught a lot of workshops and artisans at Concrete Design School over the last 16 years. We’ve averaged 4-5 classes a year, but as our businesses have grown the client work demand has increased as well. This had made coordinating trainers schedules very difficult. We have decided that in 2020 we will only hold two training events, which we are calling the Pinnacle Concrete Camps! These 6-day workshops will feature our premiere topics from trainers Brandon Gore, Dusty Baker, and Jon Schuler, but we will also place an emphasis on camaraderie with our concrete compeers. Time will be set aside for socializing around fire pits in the evening, as the lifelong friendships formed in our classes are as valuable as the training itself. The two Pinnacle Concrete Camps are scheduled for Spring and Fall:

Additionally, we have increased the training discount for Alumni to 50% OFF! We value our past attendees and love seeing them again, so this is our way of saying ‘thank you’ and offering increased value to the CDS family.

Over the 6 days workshop topics will include:

  • GFRC

  • ECC

  • UHPC

  • Post-Tensioned Concrete

  • Rubber Mold-Making

  • Best Business Practices for a High-End Concrete Business

  • Dusty-Crete

  • Advanced Finishes and Upright Casting

  • How to Properly Seal Concrete

  • How to Transport and Ship Concrete

  • How to Stain and Color Concrete

  • Concrete Mix Design

  • How to Properly Mix Concrete

  • How to Cure Concrete

APEX Concrete Workshop, October 2019

We’ve been teaching concrete enthusiasts for a long time - nearly 15 years now, and that has resulted in a lot of conversations. The APEX Concrete Workshop is a result of those discussions. APEX is focused on the following most requested topics:

  • POST-TENSIONING CONCRETE

  • RUBBER MOLD MAKING

  • GFRC MIX DESIGN, CASTING, AND FINISHING

  • BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES FOR A CONCRETE COMPANY

If you’d like to finish 2019 on a high note and start 2020 with a fresh perspective and supercharged skillset, join us this October in Eureka Springs, AR! We look forward to meeting you.

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Review of the February 2019 Concrete Design School GFRC, ECC, Fabric-Forming, Post-Tensioning, DustyCrete, and Concrete Sink Workshops

Another series of Concrete Design School workshops has come and gone. It was a great week of training where we covered ECC, GFRC, SCC, UHPC, DustyCrete, Fabric-Forming, Concrete Sinks, and Concrete Countertops. We made a lot of awesome pieces, awesome friends, and even tested the strength of a sink with 8 rounds of 45-70 (spoiler, it held up great)! It’s time to rest for a minute and take a look at the production schedule for the next few months to see where we can work in another class. Keep an eye on the website, we’ll announce the dates shortly.

New KODIAK PRO Concrete Admixtures Now Available

If you’re like me, you are constantly striving to create the absolute best product possible, from a materials viewpoint as well as design. KODIAK PRO just released 2 new concrete admixtures that will up your concrete game.

The first is ‘BOOST’ - this admixture, used at the upper end of the loading rate, allows you to de-mold your pieces the same day in addition to improving the overall performance of your concrete. Dosed at the low end of the loading rate will increase hydration of your mix which reduces shrinkage and lowers permeability - both good things. Needless to say, if you’re casting concrete you should be adding BOOST.

The second admix is simply named ‘THE BEST PLASTICIZER’, and for good reason, it is the best plasticizer we have ever used. It comes in a powder form, it is extremely potent without retarding the mix as many other plasticizers will when dosed at higher rate. If you want the best concrete then you need to use THE BEST PLASTICIZER!

That's a wrap for INCEPTION, and now we're looking towards March 2018!

The INCEPTION Training Event was an overwhelming success! We had attendees from all over the world - South Africa, Pakistan, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, and of course the United States. It was truly a pleasure having this diverse, talented, and enthusiastic group in our studio for a week. 

Now that INCEPTION has passed we have been receiving emails asking when our next workshops will be HELD. We have scheduled the following two classes at our Eureka Springs, AR headquarters:

2.5 Day Fabric-Forming Concrete Sink + GFRC Workshop, March 12-14, 2018, Eureka Springs, AR
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1.5 Day Post-Tensioned Concrete + Current Techniques Workshop, March 15-16, 2018, Eureka Springs, AR
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We will be scheduling a Dusty-Crete Workshop in Burns, TN and a workshop with Jon Schuler in Angels Camp, CA for the first quarter of 2018. Keep an eye on the website for the announcement of the dates. 

The November Concrete Workshops are HALFWAY FILLED!

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.”
— William Arthur Ward

Perhaps you've been waiting for the perfect moment to come along to attend a Concrete Design School hands-on workshop? There are no perfect moments, the only moment is now, the best opportunity is the one at hand. The good news is we are holding 3 amazing concrete workshops in November (aka "The Inception Training Event"). The bad news is they are already halfway filled! Don't let the sun set on your dreams of getting into the high-end decorative concrete trade, or expanding your current business, there is still time! 

Follow the links below to learn more and to register for your perfect workshop(s):

2.5 Day Fabric-Forming + GFRC Concrete Sink Workshop, November 5-7

2.5 Day Upright Casting Technique (UCT) Workshop for Sink with Jon Schuler, November 7-9

1.5 Day Furniture Design Workshop, November 10-11

or attend ALL THREE:

6.5 Day Inception Training Event, November 5-11