Decorative Wire Mesh Finishes Woven structures and patterns are a perennial favorite among designers. Inspiration can be found in carbon fiber, architectural wire mesh and stainless steel mesh. Once translated onto aluminum, the options are endless. Brushed and bright aluminum are combined within ...
Surfaces on Aluminum Design Blog
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Deidre Kruser
First Impressions Count Accent trim enhances a product supporting the brand image and making a statement. It can help create a product's unique personality. Aluminum is a blank canvas for design of accent trim. Build on it to create a surface that speaks to your vision. The finishes which can be ...
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Deidre Kruser
No, literally, hold your thumbs up and look at the fingerprint on each. Every person is born with their own one-of-a-kind set of fingerprints. No two fingerprints have been found to be exactly alike, not even on a person's own hand. Unique swirling lines make up the pattern that is an individual's ...
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Deidre Kruser
Season's Greetings May your holidays be filled with peace and joy. Northern Engraving
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Deidre Kruser
While pulling finishes together for the new Surface Collections, I came across this haxagon finish which caught my attention. I like the precision and dimension in the finish along with the movement. The printed texture gives the surface a nice feel too. There are numerous possibilities for pattern ...
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Deidre Kruser
Decorative Trim Mood Boards Mood Boards are a Great Tool for Creating that Picture Which is Worth a Thousand Words A mood board, or inspiration board, is a compilation of inspirational elements that organizes your ideas into a visual representation of the emotions behind your design. These ...
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Deidre Kruser
Recycled Aluminum Finishes This article covers the second half of the Northern Engraving trend presentation. Our trend presentation is a series of seven mood boards developed around themes. The first three themes focused on new mechanical finishes. The four themes featured here focus on the use of ...
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Deidre Kruser
Brushed Metal Finishes Directional and non-directional patterning plays with light creating depth and movement in these new brushed aluminum finishes. Three different approaches were taken resulting in dramatically different results. All are featured in our latest trend presentation. All build on ...
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Deidre Kruser
Architectural Metal Surfaces view larger image Our design studio recently hosted a group of visitors from the architectural industry. We spent time reviewing mood boards and finishes from our pattern library. It is always interesting to hear reactions our wide variety of aluminum finishes and ...
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