S P E C I A L O N A L UMINIU M FOR M E TA L A RC HI TE C TURE A ND I ND US T RIAL DESIGN
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‘C
olor Design’ is not only colour, but also finishes. Innovative finishes
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Metallic or pastel? ON/OFF able to revolutionise the interior
design canons, playing with light. You had a shape in your mind, you planned and you implemented it. You have thought this through, but you haven’t decided yet: metallic or pastel? While being deep in doubts you meet ON/OFF, the finish from the Acromatica collection of Lechler Tech. Its chemical composition creates a unique changing effect: in diffused light the finish appears pastel, in direct light aluminium sparkling
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Figure 1: The ON/OFF finish from the Acromatica collection of Lechler Tech creates a unique changing effect, playing with light.
particles stand out and the finish turns into metallic (Fig. 1). Where paint matters Color Design
In Acromatica all colours are neutral in order
proposes solutions able to confer objects
to present three new finish effects in five
the power to move, as the mixer from the
variations of gloss level:
Gessi collection shown in the Figure 2.
- SILK: ultramatt and semigloss effect that
It is conceived to characterize objects in minimalist spaces. - ON/OFF: an absolute innovation for paints, it gives an object the ability to
In the last few years Lechler has presented
gives surfaces a total matt or semigloss
switch from pastel to metal depending on
the collections Pastelli, Polineutri,
finish; it is ideal for irregular products,
the light around it. It is presented in both
Golden Shades and Classics, the most
creating interesting appearance contrasts.
high glossy and semigloss versions.
popular colour proposals able to satisfy
- STARGLASS: diamond effect that “lives” © Lechler
expectations of designers in various contexts of design and production of industrial products for the Habitat sector.
and “communicates” with the direct light it receives; ideal to make simple surfaces glam too.
The new collection ACROMATICA, in contrast with other collections, studies
The absence of colour in this proposal
for first time interaction among new finish
should not mislead us: the Acromatica
effects, taking into consideration also
collection is a guide for the combination
interior lighting.
of finishes which can be used alone
Furthermore, this collection aspires to meet
or together, but do not preclude also
the demands of multi-functional spaces,
their use in combination with colours.
such as home-offices, open-plan houses,
It is for this reason that a new colour
etc. In these areas visual complexity is very
collection is now under study and it will
high, because objects with very different
be presented soon. It proposes a range
shapes and functions live side by side.
of the most suitable colours to meet new
When you use Acromatica finishes, colours vanish to make integration easier: in this way, attention moves on new finishes that range from ultra matt to super gloss on a scale from white to absolute black.
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specific effects, so that their peculiar 2 1
Figure 2: The mixer from the Gessi collection shows effects of the ON/OFF finish by Lechler.
N. 59 - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 - international PAINT&COATING magazine
characteristics are underlined. For further information: www.lechler.eu