Black has always had a reputation for being slimming.
We’re not entirely sure that rule was intended for walls, joinery and architectural surfaces, but we’re happy to run with it.
And when it comes to black liquid metal finishes, there is far more going on than colour alone.
Black can sharpen a form. Quiet a complicated space. Give an object more presence rather than less. It can be elegant, industrial, dramatic or almost invisible.
And with Metalier, black is certainly not just one black.
Black with architectural attitude
The Black Diamond Galleria finish shown here is controlled and architectural. The surface has texture, but from a distance it reads as a strong, beautifully resolved field of black. Against it, the illuminated lettering becomes even crisper.
That contrast is part of black’s appeal. It gives other materials, shapes and colours somewhere to perform.
When black becomes expressive
But Metalier can take black somewhere quite different too.
Our Black Galaxy finish is darker, more expressive and deliberately irregular. Light catches the metallic surface in places, creating movement and depth across what might otherwise have been a flat colour.
Same broad palette. Entirely different result.
And that is really the point.More than a colour choice
More than a colour choice
Metalier is not a catalogue of fixed decorative effects. It is a real-metal coating system from which skilled applicators can create an extraordinary variety of finishes.
Polished or softly burnished. Smooth or highly textured. Uniform or deliberately variegated. Contemporary, aged, industrial, refined.
The material provides the possibilities.
Expertise creates the finish.
Designing with black liquid metal finishes
For designers, that means black does not have to be specified simply as black. The surface itself can become part of the design language.
Texture, movement, sheen and application all contribute to the final result.
And perhaps that is why black has remained such an enduring favourite.
It doesn’t necessarily demand attention.
It simply makes everything look rather good.
Including, apparently, buildings.