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HARDWARE FITTINGS IN INDIA
Top Hardware fittings companies in india
Indian Market has been very very price sensitive when it comes to hardware fittings for any project. To cater to such need there is a huge unorganized hardware fitting market in India which offers cheap products which may or may not be durable. Customers are also ready to sacrifice certain features and functionality of hardware fitting products for what they understand as a value for money buying. It’s OK as long as you are able to use it for a reasonable time period. The reason of such a booming market are
Purchase decision are made mainly by installer – e.g. A carpenter
Customers are not aware of features they can avail of
Cost of redoing or repairing is less – Lower labor cost
Reach/Availability of good quality hardware fitting across all market
Years of practice – finding it difficult to upgrade to new products
But for the last one and half decade there has been a entry of number international brand of hardware fittings which not only created a different market but also made Indian manufacturers upgrade to international quality. With the help of architect specifications for products, these brands are blossoming in this huge hardware fittings market in India.
Some standard hardware fittings category are
Door Locks,Door Hardware,Cabinet Hardware,Outdoor Hardware,Traditional Locks,Aluminum profile,Furniture Hardware,Window Fittings,Glass Fittings,Kitchen Accessories,architectural hardware
Below are the top hardware fittings brands in India having a trusted brand name and a good distribution network.Out of the list Ebco,Doorset,Enox & Hardwyn are Indian companies and the rest are European brands.
Here is a List of Top Hardware fittings companies in India from the organized Hardware fittings Industry in India.
1. Hafele
furniture fittings companies in India
Häfele India lays pride in its diverse range of quality products, well-networked channel partners and unmatched service to customers. Based out of Germany, quality of Häfele products are of superior quality and this brand is well known among high end interior designers.
Products – Architecture Hardware,Furniture Fittings,Kitchen Fittings and Accessories,Appliances,Lighting,Sanitary,Access Control System,Wood Working Tools.
www.hafele.in
2. Hettich
hardware fittings companies in India
Karl Hettich in 1888 mechanised the production of anchor escapements for the very famous Black Forest cuckoo clocks.Since then the company has developed an array of highly functional hardware fittings which are world class. Hettich is known globally and have also created a great reputation among its Indian user base because of its high quality products.
Products – Hinges, drawer systems, Drawer runners, handles,folding and sliding door systems,lighting in furniture, adjustable systems for seating and beds
www.hettich.com
3. Enox
hardware fittings companies in india
Enox is a brand of Pooja hardware Pvt. ltd. which expertise in aluminium profiles which is a New trend in Indian Market. Aluminium profiles can be coated with shades and it gives a dignified look to your furniture cabinet and wardrobe doors, window frames etc. Enox has a great range of door control systems like floor springs which are really of very high quality.
Products – Glass architectural hardware,aluminium profile, furniture fitting, Kitchen solution, sliding solution,architectural hardware, door control.
www.enox.co.in
4. Ebco
furniture fittings companies in India
A very popular and old brand known to most of the carpenters. It has good dealer network and great range of products to cater to each and every hardware fitting requirement. It is one of the largest among hardware fittings companies in India having its own manufacturing unit. Prices are genuine and goes well with the quality and features of the product they offer.
Products – Drawer slides, Hinges, Computer furniture fittings, Joinery fittings,Wardrobe fittings, furniture locks, Window-door fittings, Kitchen system accessories, general hardware, architectural hardware
www.ebco.in
5. Blum
furniture fittings companies in India
Blum offers range of drawer systems and lift up mechanism widely used in wardrobe, kitchen cabinets and for filing cabinets in office. Blum offers superior quality of sliding drawers which are absolutely mind blowing. These are durable, beautiful and can give a heavy duty performance. So next time you are installing a drawer system, go for blum but please ensure to get hold of a good person/carpenter to fit these properly. Although you have manuals for installation, you will need a skilled installer for optimum functionality.
Products – Lift systems,Hinge systems,Box systems,Runner systems,Inner dividing systems,Motion technologies,Assembly device
www.blum.com
6. Doorset
hardware fittings companies in india
Doorset is on of the few Indian companies who made a mark in the organised hardware fittings market in India. It made a humble beginning in 1996 but made its way through to the top competing global brands. Quality of the products are good and so is the price you pay for.
Products – Architectural hardware – Door Handles,Door Control Systems Accessories,Glass Solution uPVC Hardware Autodoor Solution,Lock & security systems –Mortise Locks,Night Latches,Cylindrical Locks,Euro profile Cylinders,Physical access systems,Automatic glass doors,Luxury faucets.
www.dorsetindia.com
7. Dorma
hardware fittings companies in indiaDorma is a German company offering great quality of hardware fittings.Within a short span of time they have established a good network and brand name in India.
Products – Door Closer,Automatic Swing Door Operators,Automatic Sliding & Special Doors,Sliding Door Operators
Manual Sliding Door Systems,Revolving Doors,Glass Fittings for Doors & Assemblies,Lever & Handles,Profiles
Accessories,SECURING,Mechanical Locks & Cylinders,Electric Locks,Escape Route System,Electronic Access Control,Electrified Door Hardware,Panic Hardware & Exit Devices,DIVIDING Operable Partitions,Sliding Glass Partitions
www.dorma.com
8. Hardwyn
hardware fittings companies in india
Hardwyn is an old brand in Indian market. Established in 1965 it has a good presence and a trusted brand name. They offer good range at affordable prices both for residential and commercial architectural hardware fittings requirement.
Products -Door handles & locks,Glass fittings, stair case railing,Channels,Hinges, sliders, Security system, door closer,Bathroom accessories.
www.hardwyn.com
Why should you Buy from One of the Top Hardware fittings companies in India as mentioned above
Reason for your purchase should not be only on the basis of product prices. Consider the cost of repairing, enjoying additional feature, headache of repairing eventually giving you a hassle free cost per year. i.e. amount invested/No. of years – of problem free use.
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POLYCARBONATE SHEETS
POLYCARBONATE
Polycarbonates (PC) are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups in their chemical structures. Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, tough materials, and some grades are optically transparent. They are easily worked, molded, and thermoformed. Because of these properties, polycarbonates find many applications. Polycarbonates do not have a unique Resin identification code (RIC) and are identified as "Other", 7 on the RIC. Products made from polycarbonate can contain the precursor monomer bisphenol A (BPA). Polycarbonate is also known by a variety of trademarked names, including Lexan, Makrolon, and other.
Polycarbonate is commonly used in eye protection, as well as in other projectile-resistant viewing and lighting applications that would normally indicate the use of glass, but require much higher impact-resistance. Polycarbonate lenses also protect the eye from UV light. Many kinds of lenses are manufactured from polycarbonate, including automotive headlamp lenses, lighting lenses, sunglass/eyeglass lenses, swimming goggles and SCUBA masks, and safety glasses/goggles/visors including visors in sporting helmets/masks and police riot gear. Windscreens in small motorized vehicles are commonly made of polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.
The light weight of polycarbonate as opposed to glass has led to development of electronic display screens that replace glass with polycarbonate, for use in mobile and portable devices. Such displays include newer e-ink and some LCD screens, though CRT, plasma screen and other LCD technologies generally still require glass for its higher melting temperature and its ability to be etched in finer detail.
INTERIOR MATERIALS
FEVICOL
Fevicol branded glue is a white adhesive (the company brochures mention poly-synthetic resin). It appears as a white viscous paste. The company makes several variants of the product designed for attributes like bonding strength, Impact resistance, time to set, sagging, shrinkage, versatility, fire resistance, shock and vibration resistance, Non-staining etc.
"Fevicol MR" is used for bonding paper, cardboard, thermocol, fabrics, wood, and plywood.
"Fevicol SH" is a synthetic resin adhesive intended for wood working and various materials where one of the surfaces to be bonded is porous. SH strongly binds wood, plywood, laminate, veneers, MDF and all types of boards and cork; it is also employed in the manufacture of sporting goods and book binding. SH achieves handling strength in 8 to 10 hours, fully curing in 24.
Fevicol is used in a generic sense by consumers in India to mean white glue. Fevicol, the largest selling brand of adhesives in India, has added another feather in its cap with the roll out of ‘Fevicol SH Xtra’. Fevicol SH Xtra is an improved, new generation variant of Fevicol SH, the flagship brand under Pidilite industries. Fevicol SH Xtra will be launched in Hyderabad initially, followed by country wide launch in phased manner.
ELECTRICAL CABLES
Sterlite Technologies Ltd. – The Company is among pioneering Indian manufacturer of telecommunications cables, optical fibers, and power transmission conductors to overseas markets in South East Asia, China and Europe. Sterlite Technologies Ltd. is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange of India, and is the country’s only fully integrated optical fiber manufacturer and one of the biggest suppliers of the same to the similar domains. In fact the company has been awarded with the ‘Top Telecom Cables Company’ in the country for about four times in last five years in accord to the annual V&D 100 survey.
Finolex Cables Ltd. – Based in Mumbai, India, Finolex Cables Ltd. is among top Indian manufacturer of telecommunications and electrical cables. Established in 1958, the company also produces PVC sheets for signage, roofing and interiors. The company’s wide product range is extensively used for transmission of voice, electrical usage, images and data for commercial, domestic and electrical products and industrial applications. The major products range of the group include CFL, PVC foam sheets, PVC insulated electrical cables, winding wires, co-axial cables, PVC rigid sheets, electrical switches and lot more.
Havells India Ltd. – Established in 1958, Havells India Limited is a prominent billion dollar electrical equipment manufacturer and provider backed with products varying from cables, wires, fans, motors, domestic and industrial circuit protection switchgear, CFLs, power capacitors, modular switches, luminaries for domestic, commercial and industrial applications, domestic appliances, and water heater. The company has its own 12 manufacturing plants located across the country and 6 manufacturing plants worldwide. Backed with more than 20,000 global distribution networks, it was listed at 125# among India’s most trusted and reputed brands as per the Brand Trust Report 2014.
RR Kabel – The Company is among the top most cable and wire manufacturers of India. Being an important part of the Ram Ratna Group, the group has a well known and reputed name in the electrical industry, known for quality products, innovation and services ranked as the biggest manufacturer of wires and cables, electrical consumer durables related products and multilevel car parking systems. All the products adhere as per international standards accepted and reckoned in about 73 countries worldwide with more from America and Europe.
Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd. – The Company is an integrated and well renowned maker of turnkey services provider and power transmission equipment. Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd. manufactures and provides high quality conductors, cables and transformers. Along with a major focus on serving integrated transmission solutions and turnkey power distribution services, it has its own in-house manufacturing facilities for transmission towers, cables, transformers and conductors, engaged in designing, planning and commissioning of distribution and turnkey transmission projects.
KEI Industries Ltd – The Company is a preeminent Indian manufacturer of wires, cables and other power sectors. At present, the market capitalization of the company is about Rs. 1795 Crore. Established in 1968, the company is cables and wires manufacturing specialist across the country that proffer a wide range of speciality cables, zero halogen cables, fire survival cables and braided cables. The huge product range of the group covers HT cables, EHV cables, LT cables, instrumentation cables, control cables, rubber cables, house wires, winding wires, marine and offshore cables, stainless steel wires, single and multi core flexible wires and more.
Cords Cable Industries is counted among the top 10 cable companies in India that was started in 1987. The maximum part of company income came from the domestic market and also exports the products in 20 countries across the globe.
Apar Industries Ltd. (Unit: Uniflex Cables) was started in 1981 and has manufactures control cables, aerial bunched cables, instrumentation screened cables, copper flexible single and multicore cables, fire survival wires & cables, elastomeric (rubber) cables. Company has annual turnover of Rs 350 crore and has excellent team of professionals.
V-Guard Industries Ltd was established in 1977 and has annual turnover Rs 1000 crore. Company product range includes wiring cables with HFT technology. It has strong network that includes 9,500 retailers, 208 distributors and 353 service canters.
FROSTED GLASS
Frosted glass is produced by the sandblasting or acid etching of clear sheet glass. It has the effect of rendering the glass translucent by scattering of light during transmission, thus blurring images while still transmitting light.
Applications:
To obtain visual privacy while admitting light.
Decorative patterns may be imposed upon otherwise plain glass by using wax or other resist to retain transparent areas.
Frosted glass in light bulbs is used for evenly distributing the light from the bulb's filament across its surface area.
To distribute light uniformly in a photographic contact printer.
To create an airtight seal in tubes.
The frosted glass effect can also be achieved by the application of vinyl film, used as a sort of stencil on the glass surface. "Photo-resist", or photo-resistant film is also available, which can be produced to mask off the area surrounding a decorative design, or logo on the glass surface. A similar effect may also be accomplished with the use of canned frosted glass sprays.
STAINED GLASS
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches, mosques and other significant buildings. Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensional structures and sculpture.
Modern vernacular usage has often extended the term "stained glass" to include domestic leadlight and objets d'art created from came glasswork exemplified in the famous lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
As a material stained glass is glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture. The coloured glass is crafted into stained glass windows in which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame. Painted details and yellow stain are often used to enhance the design. The term stained glass is also applied to windows in which the colours have been painted onto the glass and then fused to the glass in a kiln.
Stained glass, as an art and a craft, requires the artistic skill to conceive an appropriate and workable design, and the engineering skills to assemble the piece. A window must fit snugly into the space for which it is made, must resist wind and rain, and also, especially in the larger windows, must support its own weight. Many large windows have withstood the test of time and remained substantially intact since the late Middle Ages. In Western Europe they constitute the major form of pictorial art to have survived. In this context, the purpose of a stained glass window is not to allow those within a building to see the world outside or even primarily to admit light but rather to control it. For this reason stained glass windows have been described as 'illuminated wall decorations'.
The design of a window may be abstract or figurative; may incorporate narratives drawn from the Bible, history, or literature; may represent saints or patrons, or use symbolic motifs, in particular armorial. Windows within a building may be thematic, for example: within a church - episodes from the life of Christ; within a parliament building - shields of the constituencies; within a college hall - figures representing the arts and sciences; or within a home - flora, fauna, or landscape.
TOUGHNED GLASS
Toughened or tempered glass is a type of safety glass processed by controlled thermal or chemical treatments to increase its strength compared with normal glass. Tempering puts the outer surfaces into compression and the inner surfaces into tension. Such stresses cause the glass, when broken, to crumble into small granular chunks instead of splintering into jagged shards as plate glass (aka: annealed glass) creates. The granular chunks are less likely to cause injury.
The water rapidly cools the molten glass on the outside, while the inner portion of the glass remains significantly hotter. When the glass on the inside eventually cools, it contracts inside the already-solid outer part. This contraction sets up very large compressive stresses on the surface, while the core of the drop is in a state of tensile stress.
As a result of its safety and strength, toughened glass is used in a variety of demanding applications, including passenger vehicle windows, shower doors, architectural glass doors and tables, refrigerator trays, mobile screen protectors, as a component of bulletproof glass, for diving masks, and various types of plates and cookware.
Properties
Toughened glass of car rear window. Variations in glass stress are clearly seen when photographed through a polarizing filter (bottom picture).
Toughened glass is physically and thermally stronger than regular glass. The greater contraction of the inner layer during manufacturing induces compressive stresses in the surface of the glass balanced by tensile stresses in the body of the glass. For glass to be considered toughened, this compressive stress on the surface of the glass should be a minimum of 69 megapascals (10,000 psi). For it to be considered safety glass, the surface compressive stress should exceed 100 megapascals (15,000 psi). The greater the surface stress, the smaller the glass particles will be when broken.[citation needed]
It is this compressive stress that gives the toughened glass increased strength. This is because any surface flaws tend to be pressed closed by the retained compressive forces, while the core layer remains relatively free of the defects which could cause a crack to begin.
Any cutting or grinding must be done prior to tempering. Cutting, grinding, and sharp impacts after tempering will cause the glass to fracture.
The strain pattern resulting from tempering can be observed with polarized light or by using a pair of polarizing sun glasses.
Advantages
Tempered safety glass, which has been laminated, often does not fall out of its frame when it breaks - usually due to the anti-splinter film applied on the glass, as seen in this grocery store meat case.
The term "toughened glass" is generally used to describe fully tempered glass but is sometimes used to describe heat-strengthened glass as both types undergo a thermal "toughening" process.[citation needed]
There are two main types of heat-treated glass: heat-strengthened and fully tempered. Heat-strengthened glass is twice as strong as annealed glass while fully tempered glass has typically four to six times the strength of annealed glass and withstands heating in microwave ovens. The difference is the residual stress in the edge and glass surface. Fully tempered glass in the US is generally rated above 65 megapascals (9,400 psi) in pressure-resistance, while heat-strengthened glass is between 40 and 55 megapascals (5,800 and 8,000 psi).[citation needed]
The tempering process does not change the stiffness of the glass.[citation needed] Annealed glass undergoes a similar deflection compared to tempered glass under the same load, but tempered glass can take a higher load and, therefore, deflects further before breaking.
Disadvantages
Toughened glass must be cut to size or pressed to shape before toughening, and cannot be re-worked once toughened. Polishing the edges or drilling holes in the glass is carried out before the toughening process starts. Because of the balanced stresses in the glass, damage to any portion will eventually result in the glass shattering into thumbnail-sized pieces. The glass is most susceptible to breakage due to damage to the edge of the glass, where the tensile stress is the greatest, but shattering can also occur in the event of a hard impact in the middle of the glass pane or if the impact is concentrated (for example, striking the glass with a hardened point).
Using toughened glass can pose a security risk in some situations because of the tendency of the glass to shatter completely upon hard impact rather than leaving shards in the window frame.[6]
The surface of tempered glass does exhibit surface waves caused by contact with flattening rollers, if it has been formed using this process. This waviness is a significant problem in manufacturing of thin film solar cells.[7] The float glass process can be used to provide low-distortion sheets with very flat and parallel surfaces.
Friday, 14 August 2015
Latest Interior Materials
interior unusual materials
1. Woven resin. :-This woven 3-D surface wall treatment is from 3-Form. Available in many color options, it was once only seen in commercial projects but has become more popular in residences.
2. Three-D gypsum board."- Modular Arts produces a wide variety of fiberglass-reinforced gypsum board panels. These panels come in tiles and are screwed to a substrate. The seams are mudded and sanded by a skillful drywaller to create a continuous effect.
3. Faux leather.:- Robin Reigi is my go-to supplier for this leather look-alike rubber product. It has a beautiful tactile warmth and is available in three different hues: natural, chocolate (shown here) and black.Since it's a rubber product, it's easy to maintain and suitable for kitchen and bathroom cabinetry.
4. Stainless steel.:- Steel has amazing potential and can take on many different personalities, from modern and stark to tactile and warm.
Stainless steel isn't used just as a sheet metal today. In new applications, stainless steel pieces are linked together like chain mail or woven into screens.
This photo shows a woven stainless steel stairwell screen, accentuated by LED lighting at night.
5. Sheet metal:- has been perforated with a laser-cut design here.
6. Laminated glass.:- Laminated glass is made of various flat products sandwiched between two sheets of glass; it has a high-end, pressed look.
Colored glass works beautifully with this application, too. Mirror can be used as a backing for an opaque, reflective insert in a closest door. You can try playing with frosted glass, Starphire glass or different fabric inlays.
7. Laminated resin. :-Laminated resin is often used as a cabinet door insert or for lamp shades, but it can also be applied on a larger scale. The skillful mix of laminated resin in this photo gives a workspace the calm quality of a Japanese tearoom.
8. European laminates.:- This bathroom's curved cabinet has high-pressure laminate fronts that show just how far laminate has come in the past few years. The Italians have been laminate masters since the 1950s companies like Arpa, Abet and Laminati are some of my favorites. Today's laminates mimic textured faux woods, have 3-D effects and come in a range of colors and metallic surfaces.
Unfortunately, not all of these products are easy to find if you're not working with a design professional. I'd suggest getting samples from companies online and then taking them to a cabinetmaker who's open to working with these products.
9. Textured glass counters.:- Glass as a functional countertop material has been refined by the Canadian company ThinkGlass. Laminated layers of glass can be built up to 4 inches thick, with a wide range of textures for the bottom layer. The texture on the bottom creates an appealing visual effect and hides any surface scratches.
10. Woven vinyl. :-Chilewich, well known for its placemats and runners, has a great product called Plynyl that can be used for wall-to-wall carpeting, carpet tiles and upholstery.
Although it's marketed as a commercial-grade product, Plynyl would make for great low-maintenance headboards or kitchen banquette upholstery.
11. Ultra Cool: 3D Printed Bricks Can Cool Homes Using No Power Read more: http://dornob.com/ultra-cool-3d-printed-bricks-can-cool-homes-using-no-power/#ixzz3iVcuthOL
Evaporative cooling is a technique that has been used for millennia to cool spaces without the need for electricity or special equipment. In fact, all it takes is a porous container such as a terracotta pot, some water, and a bit of a breeze. Designers Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello want to bring the idea of evaporative cooling into the present day with a 3D printed porous brick that can cool a home with no need for air conditioning.
The 3D printed Cool Bricks are made from a mixture of clay and organic matter. After printing, they are fired in a kiln – a process that burns up the organic matter and leaves behind teeny-tiny pores that can hold microscopic beads of water. As with ancient evaporative cooling devices, the water evaporates when it meets warmer air, which reduces the air temperature nearby.
The designers, working under the name Emerging Objects, figured that building these cooling bricks into walls would produce the same effect as using an evaporative cooling device, but on a larger scale. Instead of running up a high electricity bill, users in hot, dry climates will just supply the thirsty walls with water and let nature cool their homes.
The Cool Brick combines the best of old-world ingenuity and modern technology to create a pretty smart product. While Cool Bricks aren’t quite ready to be built into new homes just yet, Emerging Objects hopes to soon build a full-scale prototype to show off just how amazing this melding of old and new innovations can be.
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3D printed cool brick
12. Old Red Goes Green: Recycled Wall Brick Built to Save Water
It might look like your typical old red clay house-building brick on one side, but turn it over and there is a shift that hints at a deeper design change – one that is eco-friendly but also expressive in a way that most walls or brick are not. made from recycled plastic and decomposed leaves, this brick is green from the ground up (so to speak). More than just its composite materials, however, built-in grooves are designed to funnel water for gardening or even long-term underground storage.
13. Liquid Wood Chairs: Classic Material Flows in New Furniture
For all its flawed variability, wood has long remained a leading go-to choice for creating furniture. Still, competitors like plastic (and issues of scarcity and sustainability) make its old uses less appealing with time. Thus, a new form of industrial production: liquid wood built from organic materials like bamboo, flex, hemp, jute and rattan, featured in chair form this year in Milan. Like some sort of postmodern alchemy, a type of resin is created from discarded wood-pulp of the aforementioned plants, natural fibers and fish oils; the murky mixture is compressed, heated and ultimately fused together in a durable, strong and toxin-free alternative to petroleum-generated products.Under heat and pressure, the resulting viscous substance can be used for injection-molding furniture pieces with all the flexibility-but-rigidity of traditional plastics. Best of all, the products are recyclable – no cancer-causing or otherwise toxic agents are fed into the mix. Like conventional wooden furniture pieces, the materiality is still present in the finished chairs (or tables or whatever you wish).
14. Ingenious Joinery: Plastic Shrink Wrap for Wood Furniture:-
Screws and nails have long be staples (in both senses of the word) of the building industry, from whole homes down to individual furnishings, but need they be so essential? Plastic is also a word with two common meanings: it is both a material but also a property of materials – bendable, flexible but ultimately solid it has a great deal of untapped potential as these furniture pieces show.
The combination of warmth and air makes the plastic contract, after which it becomes solid again as it cools and tightens around whatever it surrounds. Think of the relative speed and simplicity, too: no more complex joinery techniques, ugly nails or screws, at least assuming you like the aesthetic results.
In this case, Nicola Zocca paired the colorful structural bands with surfaces of similarly-colored metal to make them fit as part of the larger design – the artificial elements set in contrast to natural ash and oakwood tones. In the same way you can tie a knot in dozens of different ways, these plastic strips can likewise be applied in a variety of creative ways for functional or visual reasons.
Usually used for industrial applications, plastic that shrinks when heat is applied has been around for a long time. Its application range from snug-fitting electrical cord covers to connecting parts of planes, trains and automobiles. Probably the most popular (or visible) uses are everyday things: packaging for your headphones, CDs and other store-bought items.
15. Thin Veneer: Crazy Hardwood Finish for Plywood Furniture
What better way to finish off a piece of furniture than with a beautiful hard oak, walnut, cherry, cedar, dark maple, light birch or soft mahogany veneer? How about mixing and matching a series of hardwoods over the plywood parts instead – after all, the outside is what people see, touch (and bang or bump) anyway?
Though veneers cost less they sometimes get a bad reputation as cheap surface panel alternatives to building with real, solid softwoods and hardwoods. Rohol is a company aimed at changing that stereotype with what they (somewhat paradoxically) term “mass customization” – woodworking that can be mass-produced (with pricing to match) but that has the look and feel of something less cheap, more artistic and unique.
This new series of veneer panels takes the best features of the constituent lumber and makes wonderful works of wood art out of it, combining the best strengths of natural hardwood panels in creative ways. While they are shown in these examples as thin finish surfaces for cabinet furniture, they would be beautiful around a fireplace or used as siding or wall material for other furniture and interior projects.
Some of these combinations are unlikely: contrasting colorful rosewood and classic pine, cheap bamboo and super-strong teak. Whether the sheets come with stripes, boxes or other patterns, gluing these to an underlying board saves on cost but is still much cooler than many standard finishes.
16. New Noise-Quenching Curtains Absorb Sound, Let in Light
Somewhere between thick and opaque noise-blocking curtains and clear sound-reflecting glass windows there was a missing link, and this textile is it: lightweight and translucent, it sucks in sound without obscuring your view.
Specializing in Materials Science & Technology, the EMPA worked with textiles experts, acoustical engineers and computer modelers to weave disparate disciplines into a new compelling set of acoustically-altered patterns. Passive noise cancellation is of course a particularly tricky task in malleable and thin materials due to issues of density and directionality.
sound resistance curtain designs
17. See-Through Concrete: 5 Real-Life, Light-Transmitting Walls
You might remember this wonderful innovation from Litracon® – translucent concrete – from its days as a prototype with small (paid) samples available to interested architects. Now, however, it has begun to be deployed in real-life buildings.
Prefabricated into a single suspended panel, the individual blocks for this particular wall were rotated into place. The result is a semi-transparent facade that lets in limited light and shadow but also provides some privacy for this prominent street-front location during the day (as light trickles inside, and visual interest outside on the sidewalk at night (when the light primarily passes back out).
8 Things Successful Architects and Designers Do
Every architect’s design process is extremely personal and nuanced. For example, I have certain tools that I reach for ritually when I start a new project. One is a favorite lead pencil with a lightweight, medium-size barrel and a thinly ridged grip, loaded with a medium-weight HB lead that’s not too soft and not too hard. It has a broken clip at the top and a small blue button near my thumb to advance the lead.
It’s with this pencil in hand that I begin each design, visiting the project site, writing, taking notes and sketching in a pocket-size gridded sketchbook. I take with me a small corded bundle of Prismacolor pencils — light cream, sky blue, May green, French gray, yellow ocher and oxide red — to fill in the line work of my sketches and suggest order. It has to be this way for me, and I know that when I’m armed with these tools, the ideas will flow easily.
While each architect’s habits are individual and idiosyncratic, the broader architectural habits we share lay the foundations for good design. Here are eight (of the many) habits that help guide successful architects during the design process.
1. They tell a good story. :- Our memories of places are inherently linked to stories. A home that tells the story of a specific client, in a specific place, at a specific time enriches the experience and gives it a reason for being.Architects are taught very early in design school to conceptualize projects by inventing a narrative, which is traditionally referred to as a parti.A parti is like a rulebook, in a way, and a good one allows us to refer back to it when we’re stuck wondering what to do next. It organizes our thoughts and guides us in how to best relate the story through our design.
2. They take risks.:- Taking risks to do something out of the ordinary is part of any creative field. Rethink, reimagine, retool and invent new ways of doing the same old thing — while the laws of physics still apply, even gravity can be challenged. This isn’t to say that everything requires innovation or bold action, but looking at a problem through a different lens often reveals interesting solutions that don’t rely on standard practice.Modern Wine Cellar by Ike Kligerman BarkleyIke Kligerman Barkley Here’s one of my favorite designer hacks for being bold: the 8-foot door. Standard doors are 6 feet, 8 inches tall and 3 feet wide, and roughly correlate to the human form. We’re used to seeing doors this size. Substitute an 8-foot slab, and the difference is instantly recognizable. Just the act of opening this door forces you to sense its weight and its height. Sure, 8-foot doors are more expensive, but the effect elevates a standard design element from mundane and accepted to exceptional. Taller doors can let in more light when glazed, and their proportions can completely reorient smaller, narrow spaces, like this hallway, making them seem larger. I use them often in spaces with 8-foot ceilings where when the door is open, it’s as if the entire wall has dissolved.
3. They sweat the details. :- At its heart architecture seeks to solve problems, but it’s the way we’re able to solve those problems — the poetry we bring to the solution — that separates the good from the bad.It’s possible to solve the problem of a stair guard in many different ways, but here the designer has chosen a minimalist, outwardly effortless expression. The gray of the thin stainless steel cables matches that of the concrete stair run, and their attachment is deliberate and considered.Details matter because they’re often the things we’re most engaged with on a daily basis. The means by which all of the components come together in a structure are the details.
4. They simplify.:- “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak,” said painter Hans Hofmann. Too often we let complexity act as a proxy for interest. Architects are schooled in editing down to the essential components. If it doesn’t have a function, its necessity should be questioned.Here are just a few areas where simplifying can make the design stronger: Simple shapes: They usually cost less, are easier to build and look beautiful unadorned. A simple material palette: two or three materials at most. Devise rules for how each will be used. By varying one material’s finish — from smooth to rough — you can achieve variety without complexity. Simple trim (or none) Simple windows: Choose two window sizes — one for large openings, one for small ones. Leave connections between materials exposed and expressive. Concealed joints are usually costly and time intensive to execute.
5. They establish order.:- Designers prefer applying ordering principles to everything, at every level.Naturally, the need for order requires hierarchy — which basically means you have to decide what’s the most important thing and let the other things defer to it.When beginning a new design project, I usually evaluate three main things: the building site (existing or new), the client and the budget. The overarching concept is derived from the one that asserts the strongest pull, and I begin crafting a narrative around that force. That’s where the ordering begins.Regardless of the strongest pull, it always circles back to the site, where I determine which dominant site features (view, topography, other structures) are most important.Farmhouse Exterior by ONE 10 STUDIO
ONE 10 STUDIOBefore deciding what a building will look like (the form), we have to think about and order the spaces on the site, from most public to most private, and decide how we’ll arrive and the sequence of how the spaces will unfold.For renovations the ordering principles are often set by what the existing structure is lacking — natural light, space, connection to the outdoors etc. For some projects I’ve even gone so far as to develop a rulebook to establish specific modules, the grid, materials and a guide for adding modules to the structure in the future.The wonderfully illustrated compendium Architecture: Form, Space and Order, by Francis Ching, is required reading for every first-year architecture student, and it’s one that I still personally find inspiring, especially with respect to order.
6. They repeat, repeat, repeat:-. Repetition is a good thing in architecture. Common thematic elements repeated again and again help to reinforce our previous habit of establishing order. Windows, doors, columns, beams, materials … these are all part of the natural order of buildings.Repetition doesn’t equate to boring; rather it unifies a design. Repeating patterns, materials, grids and proportions are the underpinnings of order. The cardinal rule of repetition is that it takes a minimum of three of anything to see the benefits. If two is good, three is better.Repetition not only makes sense from an economical standpoint, but it provides a reference point and background against which to highlight the things that we think are really important, laying the groundwork for our next habit.
7. They break the rules.:- The prerequisite to this is the previous habit. Once we have an established repeating pattern, we can decide where to break the rules. Imagine a series of windows aligned on an orderly grid. The one window that breaks this set of rules must do so for a very important and specific reason, like a view to a tree canopy or a distant view.With a repetitive order as the background, calculated rule breaking is assured to have special meaning. It also balances the repetition to keep it from being staid and monotonous.This stair illustrates the power of breaking rules. Look at the restraint exercised in the surrounding space.Traditionally, stairs are composed of stringers at the edges, boxed risers and some combination of a handrail and guardrail.
The designer of this stair reconsidered every one of those assumptions, breaking the rules and turning it into a sculptural object. The stair hangs from the upper story, forcing one to observe the process of moving upward by springing from a heavy concrete plinth to a much lighter stair object.
The risers are open, allowing light and views through, and the plywood “stringers” double as stair support and guard.
8. They engage the senses:-. While the stunning visuals of the architecture we consume online appeal to our sense of sight, our experience of architecture is actually quite different. We’re taught as architects to think about all of our senses when designing.Opening a home to a view is as important as shielding it from unwanted noise or the smell from the ocean or a nearby cedar tree.
Architects consider the difference in feel of cool concrete versus warm wood on one’s feet and the sound rain makes on a metal roof.
How to contact a home pro and get your project going
1. Woven resin. :-This woven 3-D surface wall treatment is from 3-Form. Available in many color options, it was once only seen in commercial projects but has become more popular in residences.
2. Three-D gypsum board."- Modular Arts produces a wide variety of fiberglass-reinforced gypsum board panels. These panels come in tiles and are screwed to a substrate. The seams are mudded and sanded by a skillful drywaller to create a continuous effect.
3. Faux leather.:- Robin Reigi is my go-to supplier for this leather look-alike rubber product. It has a beautiful tactile warmth and is available in three different hues: natural, chocolate (shown here) and black.Since it's a rubber product, it's easy to maintain and suitable for kitchen and bathroom cabinetry.
4. Stainless steel.:- Steel has amazing potential and can take on many different personalities, from modern and stark to tactile and warm.
Stainless steel isn't used just as a sheet metal today. In new applications, stainless steel pieces are linked together like chain mail or woven into screens.
This photo shows a woven stainless steel stairwell screen, accentuated by LED lighting at night.
5. Sheet metal:- has been perforated with a laser-cut design here.
6. Laminated glass.:- Laminated glass is made of various flat products sandwiched between two sheets of glass; it has a high-end, pressed look.
Colored glass works beautifully with this application, too. Mirror can be used as a backing for an opaque, reflective insert in a closest door. You can try playing with frosted glass, Starphire glass or different fabric inlays.
7. Laminated resin. :-Laminated resin is often used as a cabinet door insert or for lamp shades, but it can also be applied on a larger scale. The skillful mix of laminated resin in this photo gives a workspace the calm quality of a Japanese tearoom.
8. European laminates.:- This bathroom's curved cabinet has high-pressure laminate fronts that show just how far laminate has come in the past few years. The Italians have been laminate masters since the 1950s companies like Arpa, Abet and Laminati are some of my favorites. Today's laminates mimic textured faux woods, have 3-D effects and come in a range of colors and metallic surfaces.
Unfortunately, not all of these products are easy to find if you're not working with a design professional. I'd suggest getting samples from companies online and then taking them to a cabinetmaker who's open to working with these products.
9. Textured glass counters.:- Glass as a functional countertop material has been refined by the Canadian company ThinkGlass. Laminated layers of glass can be built up to 4 inches thick, with a wide range of textures for the bottom layer. The texture on the bottom creates an appealing visual effect and hides any surface scratches.
10. Woven vinyl. :-Chilewich, well known for its placemats and runners, has a great product called Plynyl that can be used for wall-to-wall carpeting, carpet tiles and upholstery.
Although it's marketed as a commercial-grade product, Plynyl would make for great low-maintenance headboards or kitchen banquette upholstery.
11. Ultra Cool: 3D Printed Bricks Can Cool Homes Using No Power Read more: http://dornob.com/ultra-cool-3d-printed-bricks-can-cool-homes-using-no-power/#ixzz3iVcuthOL
Evaporative cooling is a technique that has been used for millennia to cool spaces without the need for electricity or special equipment. In fact, all it takes is a porous container such as a terracotta pot, some water, and a bit of a breeze. Designers Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello want to bring the idea of evaporative cooling into the present day with a 3D printed porous brick that can cool a home with no need for air conditioning.
The 3D printed Cool Bricks are made from a mixture of clay and organic matter. After printing, they are fired in a kiln – a process that burns up the organic matter and leaves behind teeny-tiny pores that can hold microscopic beads of water. As with ancient evaporative cooling devices, the water evaporates when it meets warmer air, which reduces the air temperature nearby.
The designers, working under the name Emerging Objects, figured that building these cooling bricks into walls would produce the same effect as using an evaporative cooling device, but on a larger scale. Instead of running up a high electricity bill, users in hot, dry climates will just supply the thirsty walls with water and let nature cool their homes.
The Cool Brick combines the best of old-world ingenuity and modern technology to create a pretty smart product. While Cool Bricks aren’t quite ready to be built into new homes just yet, Emerging Objects hopes to soon build a full-scale prototype to show off just how amazing this melding of old and new innovations can be.
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3D printed cool brick
12. Old Red Goes Green: Recycled Wall Brick Built to Save Water
It might look like your typical old red clay house-building brick on one side, but turn it over and there is a shift that hints at a deeper design change – one that is eco-friendly but also expressive in a way that most walls or brick are not. made from recycled plastic and decomposed leaves, this brick is green from the ground up (so to speak). More than just its composite materials, however, built-in grooves are designed to funnel water for gardening or even long-term underground storage.
13. Liquid Wood Chairs: Classic Material Flows in New Furniture
For all its flawed variability, wood has long remained a leading go-to choice for creating furniture. Still, competitors like plastic (and issues of scarcity and sustainability) make its old uses less appealing with time. Thus, a new form of industrial production: liquid wood built from organic materials like bamboo, flex, hemp, jute and rattan, featured in chair form this year in Milan. Like some sort of postmodern alchemy, a type of resin is created from discarded wood-pulp of the aforementioned plants, natural fibers and fish oils; the murky mixture is compressed, heated and ultimately fused together in a durable, strong and toxin-free alternative to petroleum-generated products.Under heat and pressure, the resulting viscous substance can be used for injection-molding furniture pieces with all the flexibility-but-rigidity of traditional plastics. Best of all, the products are recyclable – no cancer-causing or otherwise toxic agents are fed into the mix. Like conventional wooden furniture pieces, the materiality is still present in the finished chairs (or tables or whatever you wish).
14. Ingenious Joinery: Plastic Shrink Wrap for Wood Furniture:-
Screws and nails have long be staples (in both senses of the word) of the building industry, from whole homes down to individual furnishings, but need they be so essential? Plastic is also a word with two common meanings: it is both a material but also a property of materials – bendable, flexible but ultimately solid it has a great deal of untapped potential as these furniture pieces show.
The combination of warmth and air makes the plastic contract, after which it becomes solid again as it cools and tightens around whatever it surrounds. Think of the relative speed and simplicity, too: no more complex joinery techniques, ugly nails or screws, at least assuming you like the aesthetic results.
In this case, Nicola Zocca paired the colorful structural bands with surfaces of similarly-colored metal to make them fit as part of the larger design – the artificial elements set in contrast to natural ash and oakwood tones. In the same way you can tie a knot in dozens of different ways, these plastic strips can likewise be applied in a variety of creative ways for functional or visual reasons.
Usually used for industrial applications, plastic that shrinks when heat is applied has been around for a long time. Its application range from snug-fitting electrical cord covers to connecting parts of planes, trains and automobiles. Probably the most popular (or visible) uses are everyday things: packaging for your headphones, CDs and other store-bought items.
15. Thin Veneer: Crazy Hardwood Finish for Plywood Furniture
What better way to finish off a piece of furniture than with a beautiful hard oak, walnut, cherry, cedar, dark maple, light birch or soft mahogany veneer? How about mixing and matching a series of hardwoods over the plywood parts instead – after all, the outside is what people see, touch (and bang or bump) anyway?
Though veneers cost less they sometimes get a bad reputation as cheap surface panel alternatives to building with real, solid softwoods and hardwoods. Rohol is a company aimed at changing that stereotype with what they (somewhat paradoxically) term “mass customization” – woodworking that can be mass-produced (with pricing to match) but that has the look and feel of something less cheap, more artistic and unique.
This new series of veneer panels takes the best features of the constituent lumber and makes wonderful works of wood art out of it, combining the best strengths of natural hardwood panels in creative ways. While they are shown in these examples as thin finish surfaces for cabinet furniture, they would be beautiful around a fireplace or used as siding or wall material for other furniture and interior projects.
Some of these combinations are unlikely: contrasting colorful rosewood and classic pine, cheap bamboo and super-strong teak. Whether the sheets come with stripes, boxes or other patterns, gluing these to an underlying board saves on cost but is still much cooler than many standard finishes.
16. New Noise-Quenching Curtains Absorb Sound, Let in Light
Somewhere between thick and opaque noise-blocking curtains and clear sound-reflecting glass windows there was a missing link, and this textile is it: lightweight and translucent, it sucks in sound without obscuring your view.
Specializing in Materials Science & Technology, the EMPA worked with textiles experts, acoustical engineers and computer modelers to weave disparate disciplines into a new compelling set of acoustically-altered patterns. Passive noise cancellation is of course a particularly tricky task in malleable and thin materials due to issues of density and directionality.
sound resistance curtain designs
17. See-Through Concrete: 5 Real-Life, Light-Transmitting Walls
You might remember this wonderful innovation from Litracon® – translucent concrete – from its days as a prototype with small (paid) samples available to interested architects. Now, however, it has begun to be deployed in real-life buildings.
Prefabricated into a single suspended panel, the individual blocks for this particular wall were rotated into place. The result is a semi-transparent facade that lets in limited light and shadow but also provides some privacy for this prominent street-front location during the day (as light trickles inside, and visual interest outside on the sidewalk at night (when the light primarily passes back out).
8 Things Successful Architects and Designers Do
Every architect’s design process is extremely personal and nuanced. For example, I have certain tools that I reach for ritually when I start a new project. One is a favorite lead pencil with a lightweight, medium-size barrel and a thinly ridged grip, loaded with a medium-weight HB lead that’s not too soft and not too hard. It has a broken clip at the top and a small blue button near my thumb to advance the lead.
It’s with this pencil in hand that I begin each design, visiting the project site, writing, taking notes and sketching in a pocket-size gridded sketchbook. I take with me a small corded bundle of Prismacolor pencils — light cream, sky blue, May green, French gray, yellow ocher and oxide red — to fill in the line work of my sketches and suggest order. It has to be this way for me, and I know that when I’m armed with these tools, the ideas will flow easily.
While each architect’s habits are individual and idiosyncratic, the broader architectural habits we share lay the foundations for good design. Here are eight (of the many) habits that help guide successful architects during the design process.
1. They tell a good story. :- Our memories of places are inherently linked to stories. A home that tells the story of a specific client, in a specific place, at a specific time enriches the experience and gives it a reason for being.Architects are taught very early in design school to conceptualize projects by inventing a narrative, which is traditionally referred to as a parti.A parti is like a rulebook, in a way, and a good one allows us to refer back to it when we’re stuck wondering what to do next. It organizes our thoughts and guides us in how to best relate the story through our design.
2. They take risks.:- Taking risks to do something out of the ordinary is part of any creative field. Rethink, reimagine, retool and invent new ways of doing the same old thing — while the laws of physics still apply, even gravity can be challenged. This isn’t to say that everything requires innovation or bold action, but looking at a problem through a different lens often reveals interesting solutions that don’t rely on standard practice.Modern Wine Cellar by Ike Kligerman BarkleyIke Kligerman Barkley Here’s one of my favorite designer hacks for being bold: the 8-foot door. Standard doors are 6 feet, 8 inches tall and 3 feet wide, and roughly correlate to the human form. We’re used to seeing doors this size. Substitute an 8-foot slab, and the difference is instantly recognizable. Just the act of opening this door forces you to sense its weight and its height. Sure, 8-foot doors are more expensive, but the effect elevates a standard design element from mundane and accepted to exceptional. Taller doors can let in more light when glazed, and their proportions can completely reorient smaller, narrow spaces, like this hallway, making them seem larger. I use them often in spaces with 8-foot ceilings where when the door is open, it’s as if the entire wall has dissolved.
3. They sweat the details. :- At its heart architecture seeks to solve problems, but it’s the way we’re able to solve those problems — the poetry we bring to the solution — that separates the good from the bad.It’s possible to solve the problem of a stair guard in many different ways, but here the designer has chosen a minimalist, outwardly effortless expression. The gray of the thin stainless steel cables matches that of the concrete stair run, and their attachment is deliberate and considered.Details matter because they’re often the things we’re most engaged with on a daily basis. The means by which all of the components come together in a structure are the details.
4. They simplify.:- “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak,” said painter Hans Hofmann. Too often we let complexity act as a proxy for interest. Architects are schooled in editing down to the essential components. If it doesn’t have a function, its necessity should be questioned.Here are just a few areas where simplifying can make the design stronger: Simple shapes: They usually cost less, are easier to build and look beautiful unadorned. A simple material palette: two or three materials at most. Devise rules for how each will be used. By varying one material’s finish — from smooth to rough — you can achieve variety without complexity. Simple trim (or none) Simple windows: Choose two window sizes — one for large openings, one for small ones. Leave connections between materials exposed and expressive. Concealed joints are usually costly and time intensive to execute.
5. They establish order.:- Designers prefer applying ordering principles to everything, at every level.Naturally, the need for order requires hierarchy — which basically means you have to decide what’s the most important thing and let the other things defer to it.When beginning a new design project, I usually evaluate three main things: the building site (existing or new), the client and the budget. The overarching concept is derived from the one that asserts the strongest pull, and I begin crafting a narrative around that force. That’s where the ordering begins.Regardless of the strongest pull, it always circles back to the site, where I determine which dominant site features (view, topography, other structures) are most important.Farmhouse Exterior by ONE 10 STUDIO
ONE 10 STUDIOBefore deciding what a building will look like (the form), we have to think about and order the spaces on the site, from most public to most private, and decide how we’ll arrive and the sequence of how the spaces will unfold.For renovations the ordering principles are often set by what the existing structure is lacking — natural light, space, connection to the outdoors etc. For some projects I’ve even gone so far as to develop a rulebook to establish specific modules, the grid, materials and a guide for adding modules to the structure in the future.The wonderfully illustrated compendium Architecture: Form, Space and Order, by Francis Ching, is required reading for every first-year architecture student, and it’s one that I still personally find inspiring, especially with respect to order.
6. They repeat, repeat, repeat:-. Repetition is a good thing in architecture. Common thematic elements repeated again and again help to reinforce our previous habit of establishing order. Windows, doors, columns, beams, materials … these are all part of the natural order of buildings.Repetition doesn’t equate to boring; rather it unifies a design. Repeating patterns, materials, grids and proportions are the underpinnings of order. The cardinal rule of repetition is that it takes a minimum of three of anything to see the benefits. If two is good, three is better.Repetition not only makes sense from an economical standpoint, but it provides a reference point and background against which to highlight the things that we think are really important, laying the groundwork for our next habit.
7. They break the rules.:- The prerequisite to this is the previous habit. Once we have an established repeating pattern, we can decide where to break the rules. Imagine a series of windows aligned on an orderly grid. The one window that breaks this set of rules must do so for a very important and specific reason, like a view to a tree canopy or a distant view.With a repetitive order as the background, calculated rule breaking is assured to have special meaning. It also balances the repetition to keep it from being staid and monotonous.This stair illustrates the power of breaking rules. Look at the restraint exercised in the surrounding space.Traditionally, stairs are composed of stringers at the edges, boxed risers and some combination of a handrail and guardrail.
The designer of this stair reconsidered every one of those assumptions, breaking the rules and turning it into a sculptural object. The stair hangs from the upper story, forcing one to observe the process of moving upward by springing from a heavy concrete plinth to a much lighter stair object.
The risers are open, allowing light and views through, and the plywood “stringers” double as stair support and guard.
8. They engage the senses:-. While the stunning visuals of the architecture we consume online appeal to our sense of sight, our experience of architecture is actually quite different. We’re taught as architects to think about all of our senses when designing.Opening a home to a view is as important as shielding it from unwanted noise or the smell from the ocean or a nearby cedar tree.
Architects consider the difference in feel of cool concrete versus warm wood on one’s feet and the sound rain makes on a metal roof.
How to contact a home pro and get your project going
LATEST INTERIOR MATERIALS
interior unusual materials
1. Woven resin. :-This woven 3-D surface wall treatment is from 3-Form. Available in many color options, it was once only seen in commercial projects but has become more popular in residences.
2. Three-D gypsum board.- Modular Arts produces a wide variety of fiberglass-reinforced gypsum board panels. These panels come in tiles and are screwed to a substrate. The seams are mudded and sanded by a skillful drywaller to create a continuous effect.
3. Faux leather.:- Robin Reigi is my go-to supplier for this leather look-alike rubber product. It has a beautiful tactile warmth and is available in three different hues: natural, chocolate (shown here) and black.Since it's a rubber product, it's easy to maintain and suitable for kitchen and bathroom cabinetry.
4. Stainless steel.:- Steel has amazing potential and can take on many different personalities, from modern and stark to tactile and warm.
Stainless steel isn't used just as a sheet metal today. In new applications, stainless steel pieces are linked together like chain mail or woven into screens.
This photo shows a woven stainless steel stairwell screen, accentuated by LED lighting at night.
5. Sheet metal:- has been perforated with a laser-cut design here.
6. Laminated glass.:- Laminated glass is made of various flat products sandwiched between two sheets of glass; it has a high-end, pressed look.
Colored glass works beautifully with this application, too. Mirror can be used as a backing for an opaque, reflective insert in a closest door. You can try playing with frosted glass, Starphire glass or different fabric inlays.
7. Laminated resin. :-Laminated resin is often used as a cabinet door insert or for lamp shades, but it can also be applied on a larger scale. The skillful mix of laminated resin in this photo gives a workspace the calm quality of a Japanese tearoom.
8. European laminates.:- This bathroom's curved cabinet has high-pressure laminate fronts that show just how far laminate has come in the past few years. The Italians have been laminate masters since the 1950s companies like Arpa, Abet and Laminati are some of my favorites. Today's laminates mimic textured faux woods, have 3-D effects and come in a range of colors and metallic surfaces.
Unfortunately, not all of these products are easy to find if you're not working with a design professional. I'd suggest getting samples from companies online and then taking them to a cabinetmaker who's open to working with these products.
9. Textured glass counters.:- Glass as a functional countertop material has been refined by the Canadian company ThinkGlass. Laminated layers of glass can be built up to 4 inches thick, with a wide range of textures for the bottom layer. The texture on the bottom creates an appealing visual effect and hides any surface scratches.
10. Woven vinyl. :-Chilewich, well known for its placemats and runners, has a great product called Plynyl that can be used for wall-to-wall carpeting, carpet tiles and upholstery.
Although it's marketed as a commercial-grade product, Plynyl would make for great low-maintenance headboards or kitchen banquette upholstery.
11. Ultra Cool: 3D Printed Bricks Can Cool Homes Using No Power Read more: http://dornob.com/ultra-cool-3d-printed-bricks-can-cool-homes-using-no-power/#ixzz3iVcuthOL
Evaporative cooling is a technique that has been used for millennia to cool spaces without the need for electricity or special equipment. In fact, all it takes is a porous container such as a terracotta pot, some water, and a bit of a breeze. Designers Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello want to bring the idea of evaporative cooling into the present day with a 3D printed porous brick that can cool a home with no need for air conditioning.
The 3D printed Cool Bricks :-are made from a mixture of clay and organic matter. After printing, they are fired in a kiln – a process that burns up the organic matter and leaves behind teeny-tiny pores that can hold microscopic beads of water. As with ancient evaporative cooling devices, the water evaporates when it meets warmer air, which reduces the air temperature nearby.
The designers, working under the name Emerging Objects, figured that building these cooling bricks into walls would produce the same effect as using an evaporative cooling device, but on a larger scale. Instead of running up a high electricity bill, users in hot, dry climates will just supply the thirsty walls with water and let nature cool their homes.
The Cool Brick combines the best of old-world ingenuity and modern technology to create a pretty smart product. While Cool Bricks aren’t quite ready to be built into new homes just yet, Emerging Objects hopes to soon build a full-scale prototype to show off just how amazing this melding of old and new innovations can be.
1. Woven resin. :-This woven 3-D surface wall treatment is from 3-Form. Available in many color options, it was once only seen in commercial projects but has become more popular in residences.
2. Three-D gypsum board.- Modular Arts produces a wide variety of fiberglass-reinforced gypsum board panels. These panels come in tiles and are screwed to a substrate. The seams are mudded and sanded by a skillful drywaller to create a continuous effect.
3. Faux leather.:- Robin Reigi is my go-to supplier for this leather look-alike rubber product. It has a beautiful tactile warmth and is available in three different hues: natural, chocolate (shown here) and black.Since it's a rubber product, it's easy to maintain and suitable for kitchen and bathroom cabinetry.
4. Stainless steel.:- Steel has amazing potential and can take on many different personalities, from modern and stark to tactile and warm.
Stainless steel isn't used just as a sheet metal today. In new applications, stainless steel pieces are linked together like chain mail or woven into screens.
This photo shows a woven stainless steel stairwell screen, accentuated by LED lighting at night.
5. Sheet metal:- has been perforated with a laser-cut design here.
6. Laminated glass.:- Laminated glass is made of various flat products sandwiched between two sheets of glass; it has a high-end, pressed look.
Colored glass works beautifully with this application, too. Mirror can be used as a backing for an opaque, reflective insert in a closest door. You can try playing with frosted glass, Starphire glass or different fabric inlays.
7. Laminated resin. :-Laminated resin is often used as a cabinet door insert or for lamp shades, but it can also be applied on a larger scale. The skillful mix of laminated resin in this photo gives a workspace the calm quality of a Japanese tearoom.
8. European laminates.:- This bathroom's curved cabinet has high-pressure laminate fronts that show just how far laminate has come in the past few years. The Italians have been laminate masters since the 1950s companies like Arpa, Abet and Laminati are some of my favorites. Today's laminates mimic textured faux woods, have 3-D effects and come in a range of colors and metallic surfaces.
Unfortunately, not all of these products are easy to find if you're not working with a design professional. I'd suggest getting samples from companies online and then taking them to a cabinetmaker who's open to working with these products.
9. Textured glass counters.:- Glass as a functional countertop material has been refined by the Canadian company ThinkGlass. Laminated layers of glass can be built up to 4 inches thick, with a wide range of textures for the bottom layer. The texture on the bottom creates an appealing visual effect and hides any surface scratches.
10. Woven vinyl. :-Chilewich, well known for its placemats and runners, has a great product called Plynyl that can be used for wall-to-wall carpeting, carpet tiles and upholstery.
Although it's marketed as a commercial-grade product, Plynyl would make for great low-maintenance headboards or kitchen banquette upholstery.
11. Ultra Cool: 3D Printed Bricks Can Cool Homes Using No Power Read more: http://dornob.com/ultra-cool-3d-printed-bricks-can-cool-homes-using-no-power/#ixzz3iVcuthOL
Evaporative cooling is a technique that has been used for millennia to cool spaces without the need for electricity or special equipment. In fact, all it takes is a porous container such as a terracotta pot, some water, and a bit of a breeze. Designers Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello want to bring the idea of evaporative cooling into the present day with a 3D printed porous brick that can cool a home with no need for air conditioning.
The 3D printed Cool Bricks :-are made from a mixture of clay and organic matter. After printing, they are fired in a kiln – a process that burns up the organic matter and leaves behind teeny-tiny pores that can hold microscopic beads of water. As with ancient evaporative cooling devices, the water evaporates when it meets warmer air, which reduces the air temperature nearby.
The designers, working under the name Emerging Objects, figured that building these cooling bricks into walls would produce the same effect as using an evaporative cooling device, but on a larger scale. Instead of running up a high electricity bill, users in hot, dry climates will just supply the thirsty walls with water and let nature cool their homes.
The Cool Brick combines the best of old-world ingenuity and modern technology to create a pretty smart product. While Cool Bricks aren’t quite ready to be built into new homes just yet, Emerging Objects hopes to soon build a full-scale prototype to show off just how amazing this melding of old and new innovations can be.
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
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