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MetaMetal

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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Finishes of the Year
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William Lim
William Lim Managing Director at CL3 Architects Limited
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Oliver Salway
Oliver Salway Founder at Softroom
It would be interesting to know wha...
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Wiebe Boonstra
Wiebe Boonstra Art Director / Co Founder at DUM
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Heidi Smith
Heidi Smith Partner at Gray Puksand
As a reception space for healthcare...
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Alia el Tanani
Alia el Tanani Founder at Living In Interiors & Don Tanani
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6.75
Giulia Maria Moschen Bracho
Giulia Maria Moschen Bracho Trend Researcher | Futurist at Freelance
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Elena Apiou
Elena Apiou Head of design at Adagio Aparthotels
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6.5
Tom Edington
Tom Edington Creative Director at YourStudio
This is definitely an escape from t...
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Sanxia Zhou
Sanxia Zhou Director at Sunshine PR and Frame China
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Valérie Boerma
Valérie Boerma Founder at Barde vanVoltt
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Daisuke Nagatomo
Daisuke Nagatomo Assistant Professor at National Taiwan Normal University
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T.K. Chu
T.K. Chu The Founder and Principle Designer of T. K. Chu Design Group and TK Home at T. K. Chu Design Group
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Cameron Fry
Cameron Fry Creative Director at Liqui Group
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Dimension
121.92 x 304.8
Completion
2021
Material
Aluminum
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A foray into experiential design, MetaMetal seeks to instill inspiration, creativity, and imagination into the interior and exterior spaces, breaking the boundaries of what was previously thought possible in metal architecture. Qualities such as color, texture, pattern, and gloss are all vital factors in developing a surface’s identity, compelling us to interact with materiality. By focusing on the intersectional qualities of surfaces, we found it is these small details of design that often have the most profound impact on physical spaces. Transcending material lines, MetaMetal is anything but ordinary. Each skin in the series references an important archetype while also emphasizing the poetic nature of metals. 

With beauty, functionality, and performance to be one in the same, the collection interprets and contemporizes the surfaces for modern applications and spaces. Defined by distinctive patterns and complex gloss-matte effects never seen before on metal, each skin pushes the boundaries of building design and construction. Highly formable and lightweight, MetaMetal brings out the transformative nature of modern metals.

The MetaMetal collection offers 8 new metal skins for exterior metal cladding, acoustical ceilings, interior wall paneling and more. Available in panel systems or as flat sheets, MetaMetal’s single-skin aluminum composition is fully customizable in terms of design, pattern, color, gloss, texture, and scale. The collection’s durable, crack-resistant surfaces are easy to maintain, and Pure + FreeForm’s FEVE Lumiflon resin finishes offer unparalleled resistance against UV degradation, corrosion, chemical exposure, color fading, chalking, and diminished gloss. 

Backed by a 20-year warranty, MetaMetal provides up to a 60-year life cycle. In addition to MetaMetal’s longevity, Pure + FreeForm’s use of minimally processed aluminum and organic pigments and resins makes it a 100% recyclable collection. Derived from a minimum of 20% post-consumer recycled content, MetaMetal is VOC-free, Red List-free, HPD compliant, and LEED credit qualified.