As the early alchemists sought to turn common lead into precious gold and silver, Lamin-Art’s catalyst material transforms common HPL into a versatile and durable decorative surface with a notable luster. The Catalyst collection features a hand-crafted, spiral-etched dimensional finish that re-creates the brilliance and texture of brushed metal. Unlike [...]
Kozo decorative surface panels feature vibrant natural fibers encapsulated in translucent acrylic and are ideal for backlit vertical installations. Potential applications include store fixtures, feature walls, cabinetry, trim, signage and thermo-formed shapes. The Kozo collection is offered in 16 dynamic colors and patterns with a gloss standard finish (matte available). [...]
Washi laminated glass panel is a combination of two glass sheets with handmade Japanese washi parchment and one interlayer of plastic (PVB). The hybrid material is used for both security and decorative applications, and demonstrates the marriage of a five hundred year old handcraft-based tradition with modern technology. Contact: Precious [...]
The NONdesigns SOUND Wall, designed by Scott Franklin and Miao Miao, is a modular system of interactive tiles used to create wall surfaces that alter their texture and light qualities based on environmental stimuli. With every sound produced by its audience, the SOUND Wall responds by opening its “skin,” allowing [...]
Pulp-Based Computing is a fabrication technique for creating paper composites, which can function as sensors, actuators and circuit boards while retaining the physical and aesthetic qualities of paper. Papermaking allows for an inclusion process, where a physical object can be permanently embedded in between two individual paper sheets which are [...]
NovaCork panels are ideal for tackable surface applications located in high-traffic areas. The combination of post-consumer recycled cork and a post-consumer recycled Homasote substrate provides a durable and environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional cork boards. NovaCork panels are also available with a Class A fire-rating. Contact: Homasote, West Trenton, NJ, [...]
Richlite panels are extremely dense, strong, and stable and are made of layered craft paper (or abacca fibers in the case of Richlite Hemp). The material was originally developed for the aerospace industry as tooling, the marine industry as fiberglass reinforcement, and most recently the action sports industry for outdoor [...]
London-based Tracy Kendall has liberated wallpaper from flatland. Her handcrafted, handsewn fabrications consist of cut and layered papers, polyester thread, and applied sequins. The result is walls that seem to breathe, dance, and crackle, thus stimulating the senses. Tracy Kendall has developed at least three types of wallpaper: In the [...]
PINnacle is a recycled-paper panel supplied with a velvetlike sanded surface for a more elegant appearance than conventional tackboards. Both PINnacle 440 and Class A fire-rated PINnacle NCFR panels may be used wall covering. The panels are easy to maintain, and their uniform thickness makes them a good substrate for [...]
Papton is a lightweight chair that emerges like origami from a folded composite panel. For their design of the chair, Fuchs + Funke sought to obtain maximum stability with minimum weight as well as unlimited functionality and sculptural form. The chair is therefore the result of a simple polygonal pattern, [...]
Kiln Glass Textures05/17/2013
Catalyst05/10/2013
EVA Collection05/03/2013
Tropical Veneer Collection04/26/2013
DoubleFace04/19/2013
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