Posts Tagged ‘interior’
No-Limit Panels
Rubber pad–based metal forming is a technique developed by the aerospace industry. Metaalwarenfabriek Phoenix applies this technique to manufacture double curved sheet metal products for a variety of markets and industries. The advantage of rubber-pad forming is that only one mold is required, since...
June 25th, 2010 | feature, metals | Read More
KiloLux
KiloLux is a monolithic glass block with the appearance of a laminate produced by thermally bonding glass at low temperatures. Wales-based Innovative Glass Products Ltd. developed the material for inclusion in building facades as a light-emitting decorative element. Because no adhesive is used to manufacture...
May 28th, 2010 | feature, glass | Read More
Liminal Air
Inspired by a cave visited at the foot of Mount Fuji, Shinji Ohmaki constructed an installation designed to render visible the air we cannot see and the sounds we cannot hear. Liminal Air is composed of 123,000 nylon strings suspended in varying lengths in such a way that they collectively create a kind...
May 8th, 2010 | feature, textile | Read More
BAMbOO
BAMbOO panels are made by casting bamboo sections in translucent resins. The diagonally-cut bamboo sections may be open or filled with a different color resin for a dramatic spatial effect. By changing the amount, size, or direction of bamboo ovals, the acoustic performance of the panels changes as well...
April 23rd, 2010 | feature, wood | Read More
Based Upon Surfaces
Based Upon has developed a series of multi-layered textured surfaces in metals, resins, and lacquers that are available to be specified as surface finishes within architectural and interiors projects. Taking inspiration from elements as diverse as stingray skin, laburnum leaves, or the fine lines within...
April 2nd, 2010 | feature, metals | Read More
Northern Lights
Northern Lights is a glass product that can change its appearance due to a change in temperature. Human touch, a change in the ambient air temperature, hot or cold water, or any relatively warm or cool source will trigger a thermochromic response. Northern Lights material may be designed in any size...
January 22nd, 2010 | feature, glass | Read More
Strandwoven Bamboo
Strandwoven bamboo is one of the most durable hardwoods known. Used typically for hardwood flooring (and other millwork components), Strandwoven bamboo is suitable both in residential and high-traffic commercial applications. Thin filaments of bamboo are mixed in a low-VOC heat sensitive resin and compressed...
January 9th, 2010 | wood | Read More
Monocoque
Monocoque stands for a construction technique that supports structural load using an object’s external skin. Contradictory to the traditional design of building skins that distinguishes between internal structural frameworks and non-bearing skin elements, this approach promotes the heterogeneity...
January 8th, 2010 | digifab, feature | Read More
Living Surfaces
With the aim of developing interactive environments, Gianfranco Barban and Gregg Brodarick of B.lab have created a series of tabletop surfaces and floor tiles, which are made of layers of plastic sheets encapsulating nontoxic liquids. These liquids move and bubble in various ways based on touch, depicting...
January 7th, 2010 | feature, plastic | Read More
Swisspearl
Swisspearl panels were specially designed for the ventilated facade system. Made from a high quality cement composite, the incredibly durable panels are integrally colored with a delicate vein texture, which imparts a monolithic appearance. Swisspearl panels possess excellent color fastness, and custom...
January 4th, 2010 | concrete | Read More












