Posts Tagged ‘finishes’

Braille Tiles

Dennis Lin designed these Braille tiles when he was looking for a way to express a message in a literal, but subtle, way: “If the writing ain’t on the wall already, these tiles provide the perfect way to get it up there.” Each 6″ x 12″cast polymer tile represents a character...

January 30th, 2006 | mineral | Read More

Superblack

British scientists have invented the darkest material on Earth. The super-black coating was developed by researchers at the National Physical Laboratory in London. It could revolutionize optical instruments because it reflects 10 to 20 times less light than the black paint currently used to reduce unwanted...

January 6th, 2006 | paint | Read More

Almute

Almute is an engineered metal panel that absorbs sound. Manufactured by Peer Inc., Almute represents the culmination of many years of development in advanced sintering and fine-grain metal processing. Peer Inc. mixes aluminum grains mixed with pre-alloyed metal powders and forms them into rigid panels...

November 18th, 2005 | metals | Read More

Icestix

British Columbia-based Interstyle makes several lines of beautiful hand-crafted, etched glass mosaics which are impervious to liquids and vapors, resistant to fading or discoloring, simple to install with standard tools, frostproof, and easy to clean. The tiles come in mesh-mounted sheets which can be...