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Message on a tile
The past few issues of this materials column focused mainly on the “sensorial properties of material” such as gloss, texture, perceived temperature, weight, and translucence. Statistical information on search behavior of the focus group on ...
Read more >Growing old beautifully
Patina we associate mainly with natural weathering of bronze sculptures. Or with a coating on an object that has been in the ground for a long time. This is how the object acquires its specific ...
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Gloss
Edit March 2017: This material is no longer available We use a material because it can perform a function. This may be a technical performance, an aesthetic performance (sensorial), an associative experience (psychological). What do ...
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Cast metal: Liquid free form
Few architects know about the possibilities of cast metal. Few designers use the marvelous products created with this technology. Force lines precisely shaped in metal, creating fluid and exciting shapes. The molding industry is primarily ...
Read more >Polyester concrete, if not concrete, what else?
Polyester concrete is a name commonly given to a composite that in effect is not concrete at all! Traditionally concrete is a composite of cement, gravel, sand and water. Contrary to traditional concrete, the binding ...
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Media Façade
For advertising, art, or the corporate message: the façade increasingly plays a role as attention getter. In the past years we witnessed the emergence of façades containing photo prints, texts and poems, abstract images or ...
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