Surfaces on Aluminum Design Blog

The Inspiration This woven wire mesh features thick bands of metal tightly wound with the tops being flattened creating oval shapes within the mesh. These ovals are layered over a wide flat band of metal.
One Die, Three Distinctly Different Aluminum Trim Designs Automotive Aluminum Trim Design Inspiration Our Design team collaborates with OEM designers to bring their ideas and inspirations to life. Such is the case with the center stack consoles of the Volvo V40 series. While each shares common ...
We recently attended the NAIAS in Detroit. Decorative aluminum trim continues to have a good presence overall from dash panels and door rails to consoles and switchplates. The color blue was very prominent throughout the show. Some other things that caught our attention was the use of perforated ...
Pure White
3D Decoration on Aluminum Trim Using screened texture on aluminum it is possible to achieve dimension, resulting in 3D looks to take your aluminum nameplates and trim to another level. Grab attention, provide a feel-good experience for the user of the product, add accent to a selective area or go ...
Custom Patterns Many times a background pattern is specified based on its structure and how it works with the rest of the design. Perhaps a linear or dot finish helps to blend the aluminum nameplate or trim with the product housing. There are times, however, when a standard structure just doesn't ...
2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year - Tesla Model S Motor Trend recently named the Tesla Model S its Car of the Year. Awards are great recognition for hard work that has been put in on projects. We are honored to have had the pleasure of working with the Tesla Motors Design Team on the interior trim ...
Changing Color and Gloss Effects It's been said many times in posts related to options for customization in patterns and finishes for aluminum nameplates and trim. Color, gloss, or scale - any of these can be tweaked to work with your design. Color can be defined with a master or target chip. A ...
Subtle Decoration Adds Interest One of the great things about working alongside of the Design team is there is never a lack of interesting finishes to browse through. Today my attention was caught by one with subtle decoration for the aluminum trim using selective bright areas woven through a ...