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Materiali - Materials
Copper and its alloys
Industrial production of sheets
of copper and its alloys now
means these materials are a
viable option for the creation of
sophisticated false ceilings.
Copper, needless to say, is known
for its impressive properties -
durability, easy workability, ease
of maintenance - along with its
considerable compatibility with
most other building materials.
What's important is that you can
now incorporate copper and its
alloys into your design to achieve
false ceilings with an original
reddish tinge or colours ranging
from brown to green depending
on how long it has been left to
oxidize. In false ceilings, being
i n d o o r a p p l i c a t i o n s , t h e
oxidation process will be very
slow and consequently you can
opt for protective painting or
waxing treatments to fix the
colour at the desired stage of
oxidation.
Aluminium composite panels
Composite panels are made up
of two sheets of aluminium alloy
s a n d w i c h i n g a b l a c k
polyethylene core bonded
together with a continuous
manufacturing process, meaning
it can be cut to size.
The outer face can be prepainted
with a finish oven baked on
using the PVDF multilayer system
available in an extremely wide
range of colours. Thanks to this
panel's exceptional versatility,
they are chosen by designers as
an ideal material to bring their
ideas to life, sketching the
outline of a cutting-edge trend in
interior architecture.
Metal fabrics
The strength and durability of
stainless steel have made it
possible to produce splendid
transparent metal fabrics, which
are particularly well suited to the
needs of the most refined
designers. They are created by
weaving flexible cables and rigid
rods together to produce fabrics
with the unusual quality of being
rigid one way and malleable the
other. Hence natural waviness,
curves with varying radiuses and
highly shaped elements can be
produced. The density and
diameter of the wires used in the
weaving generate an everc
h a n g i n g d i s p l a y o f
transparencies and reflections
when hit by the light: this creates
patterns of light and shade that
give the structure new aesthetic
prospects and centre piece
status.
Wood
Sadi uses even false ceilings
made of wood and MDF in his
projects. They are particularly
i n d i c a t e d w h e r e s o u n d
absorbence is required.
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