Educated as a mechanical engineer, Mario Nistal began a design career in furniture and lighting, where he created his own company Nistal. Nistal has a series of unique lighting concepts, utilizing innovative materials in the lighting industry, including fabric and aluminum composite material.
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Artist Creates Dibond Acrylic Mural Using Her Own Lexicon
At London’s SUNDAY Art Fair, there is a satellite known as “Frieze” that fosters emerging art talent. There you could find artist Hayal Pozanti cut-out paintings that form a mural spelling abbreviations of “Deny,” “Degrade,” and “Destroy.” It’s a secret message written in her own “Instant Paradise” alphabet, a personal lexicon that features 21 shapes that are repetitious in her artwork.
Fruit Bowl Explores The Flexibility Of Dibond Aluminum Composite
More Fruit is an exploratory product design by Belgian designer, Ruben Deriemaeker. The project utilizes Dibond aluminum composite waste material that is cut, milled and folded to produce a fruit bowl. Interestingly, the fruit bowl only fits together when fruit is in the bowl, without it, it collapses.
Wandering Sukkah Mobile Dibond Art Installation Creates Reflective Space For New Yorkers
Danielle Durchslag and Ryan Frank are New York artists and creators of the towering “Wandering Sukkah” for the city’s inhabitants. The art installation features stacked Dibond aluminum composite trapezoids that are vinyl-painted in various colors. The sky blue, peach, pastel yellow, candy and red brick geometry was modeled after New York City skyscrapers, according to the artists.
Dibond Art Mural Promotes Positivity For Youth Development Center
Visual artist Frank Gregory completed a Dibond painted mural for the Manchester New Hampshire Youth Development Center called “Now & Then & Now & When.”
The acrylic painted mural features aluminum composite panels cut into silhouettes of shapes and then assembled onto the wall, similar to assemble of puzzle pieces.
Dibond Scrap Material Upcycled Into Origami Inspired Lamps By German Design Duo
For their first project, designers Michaela and Axel Kresse created a “Minimalistic design and high-tech, combined with responsiveness for the environment, this is UpcyLamps.” In a Kickstarter campaign, the Mauloff, Germany-based duo, are asking for help to make their UpcyDesigns a household name. The project utilizes Dibond aluminum composite scrap material and repurposes it into a unique lighting system.
Fold Flat Aluminum Composite Shelters Offer A Long-Term Disaster Relief Solution
Architects and designers are constantly creating innovative designs for disaster relief shelters. In fact, some architects are known for these efforts, such as Shigeru Ban, a Japanese architect best known for his use of recycled cardboard tubing to create disaster relief housing in Japan.
Self Assembled Bowl Made From A Single Sheet Of Folded Dibond ACM
Inspired by the folding techniques of Ron Reush, “a visionary mathematician and designer who was one of the first to explore the architectural potential of 3D tessellated structures in the 1960’s and 70’s,” Hans Sachs at Responsive Design Studio created the Durian. Durian is a 3D-folded bowl made from white Dibond aluminum composite material.
Cottage Signage Blends Into Natural Surroundings With Reclaimed Timber, Stone and Dibond ACM
Relish, a graphic design and branding company out of Winnipeg, Canada, designed the exterior signage for the St. Amant Spirit Cottage by Hans Kraus Family & Qualico. The cottage is a recreational retreat for children with developmental disabilities and their families. The signage is featured on the driveway leading up the cottage and is the first brand interaction visitors have with the facility.
The Effectiveness Of Dibond ACM As A Painting Substrate For Artists
Cut Plastic Sheeting, a UK Dibond distributor, recently completed a blog post about the effectiveness of Dibond as a painting substrate. The author states that Dibond’s increased popularity as painting substrate is due to, “…not only for its stiffness, but also due to its supreme smoothness and the superb results of its graphic finish.”