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BLUE TUAREG
LIQUID METAL
BRASS CARVED
LIQUID METAL
ASHWOOD
LIQUID METAL
PATINATED
LIQUID METAL
LIQUID METALS
Liquid metals are a new generation of lacquers featuring real metal
pigments, which give the finishes a distinctive look: in fact, all these materials
present a typical reflectance and a cold touch resembling the one of
real metal. Depending on the support – carved, brushed or perfectly
even – and the desired hue, it is possible to obtain different effects.
On ash, for example, it is possible to appreciate the natural veins of wood
below the silver lacquer, while the carved versions create the illusion of
vintage metal rods.
A rich tone of blue, marked by a particular visual depth and inspired by the
traditional turbans of tuaregs is the main feature of the Blue Tuareg Liquid
Metal. A first layer of silver liquid metal is applied on the surface, which is
then hand brushed and finally covered with a layer of blue lacquer.
JAPAN RED
LACQUER
SHELLAC
These lacquers are available in vivid colours, highlighted by the
homogeneous surface covered with a shellac finishing.
BLACK CRACKLED
LACQUER
PLATINUM
LACQUER
PLATINUM WAVES
LACQUER
GREIGE STRIPED
LACQUER
METAL
LACQUER
IVORY CRACKLED
LACQUER
EGYPT
LACQUER
FOREST GREEN
LACQUER
DARK BLUE
LACQUER
RED
LACQUER
GOLDEN
METHACRYLATE
GOLDEN CANNETÉ
METHACRYLATE
METHACRYLATE
Methacrylate is a high-performing material with unique characteristics:
more transparent than glass and very resistant, it can be used to obtain
particular effects. The Armani/Casa collection features different versions
of this material coupled with metal mesh, where the final colour depends
both on the hue of the metal itself and the colour of methacrylate layers
enclosing the mesh.
TRANSPARENT
METHACRYLATE
OTHER LACQUERS
Many of the lacquers by Armani/Casa show a distinctive look, given by the
texture or the metallic shine of the surface. Egypt Lacquer is a perfect example,
since it is the result of the combination of three different techniques: after being
painted to recreate a laminated look, a technical fabric is crumpled, glued on
the supporting panel and lacquered. Among others, we can mention crackled
lacquers – reproducing the crackled surface of precious vintage objects –
and lacquers inspired by metals.
Platinum Waves Lacquer presents a design of wavy lines, visually recalling an
irregular canneté. The effect is obtained thanks to the most superficial veener,
whose increspated surface adds movement to the whole finish. The final touch
is the addition of a platinum lacquer, enriched by a very light rose hue.
HANDMADE /
HAND PAINTED LACQUERS
These finishes represent the highest level of artisanship and are deeply
linked to art.
Caribbean Lacquer is obtained by applying three layers of different
colours on the same surface: the paint is later removed in specific areas in
order to show the contrasting hues underneath, creating irregular stripes
with blurred borders. The whole process is handmade.
Golden Sea Waves Lacquer, instead, presents golden hand painted
streaks on a shellac ground, recreating a play of reflections on water half
way between the softness of Impressionism and the luster of Art Déco.
Sky Lacquer is entirely hand painted and reinterprets the hues of the Cloud
Studies that the English painter J. Constable (1776-1837) painted as a
tribute to his homeland.
GOLDEN SEA WAVES
LACQUER
CARRIBEAN
LACQUER
SKY
LACQUER
