Silicone & material
From raw material
to product.
Understanding silicone means looking beyond the finished surface.
The starting point
Silicon begins
with mineral sources.
Silicone is not simply “sand turned into a bowl”. Silicon is obtained from silica-rich mineral raw materials through industrial processing. It is then combined and refined through several chemical and manufacturing steps to create silicone with the properties required for a finished product.
Material in practice
Flexible, stable
and considered.
The value of silicone lies in how its formulation, construction and production work together. Flexibility, grip, surface finish and durability are the result of deliberate material choices and controlled manufacturing — not of an untreated natural raw material.
Knowledge shapes the detail.
BesoVida’s background in silicone rubber manufacturing helps us design around how the material actually behaves: how it bends, how surfaces meet and how a product performs through repeated everyday use.