Inspiration

Metalier’s flexible brass coating features on a lampshade made of cotton. The lampshade is a work by Auckland artist Natalie Guy and is exhibited at the Pah Homestead.

Remarkable Surfaces are based in Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. It was important for Metalier to have a base in the South Island because the country is long and lean – not called Aotearoa “Land of the Long White Cloud” for nothing.

The untimely and sudden death of Zaha Hadid, the renowned international architect, has led to many personal and professional tributes.

Patina adds a new dimension to metal. Patina is a thin layer which forms on copper, bronze and similar metals (as well as wood and stone).

Metalier is a cold spray metal coating. Sometimes it’s good to get back to basics and explain exactly what Metalier Liquid Metal is and can do.

UK Liquid Metal is in the very safe hands of Craig and Alison McDonald of Granlyn Specialist Coatings.  Granlyn has now exhibited at the London Surfaces Design Show for three years in a row.

The bronze bowls created by design student, Shiri, resulted from her exploration of how traditional processes and materials could be complemented and extended using contemporary approaches – the best of the old alongside the best of the new.

Metal hands used as a handle in a dear little church in Little Akaloa, Pigeon Bay on Banks Peninsular, New Zealand, caught my eye on a recent visit to the South Island.

The copper lace table featured is the result of a design collaboration between Amanda Neill of Designworx and Metalier Coatings.