Friday 23 December 2011

twentinox - architectural woven fabrics

 when i think of chain mail i usually thing of medievel knight suits of armour but this is "metal mesh" as neither the  knights or i have ever seen...


Twentinox is a company which manufactures metal fabrics for architecture and interior design. these metal fabrics are used for many things in diverse way, they are used for  anything from façades , ceiling, wall panels,furniture,metal curtains, room dividers, elevators,rolling doors, media frames to jewellery. 
metal curtains using sierra papa large
Mercedes Benz showroom

the metal fabrics/mesh are long lasting, waterproof, low maintenance and strong. 
They come in a variety of finishes and u can specify what u what your metal fabric to be composed of. 


one of there metal fabrics : Charlie bravo was used in Ron Arad's chairs 

Ron arad creative furniture
the mesh give a hard rough material
a smooth polished finish 













type of mesh....
twentinox does not produce just one type of mesh, there r 11 different mesh fabrics based on how they are connected together, metal, spaces, dimensions.... product overview n categories 


 two examples....                                                  
   Romeo sierra small
Charlie bravo


all in all I think this a fantastic materiel as its versatile  and its  can be put to more imaginative  uses than a suit of armour :P

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