In the artist’s studio 10’x7’ sheets of Dibond aluminum composite material are positioned for prep and paint. King Farish is the artist in residence at his Los Angeles space embarking on a new series and possibly seeking show opportunities in the future. Farish is a self-taught artist and photographer originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (more…)
Dibond Holds Up To Extreme Paint Process In Abstract Art Series
French Design Studio Modernizes Bouquinistes With Dibond Prototypes
In the quaintest application of Dibond aluminum composite material, Noir Vif a design studio out of Paris, France, submitted several new prototypes made of ACM for an old tradition. Paris has a unique custom going back to the 16th century of booksellers selling along the banks of the Seine river. They are known as the bouquinistes and their second-hand collections are sold out of green boxes. (more…)
Michigan Fabricator Stumbles Upon Dibond For Carefully Milled Corporate Signage
In St. Clair Shore, Michigan, Mike Porzondek of Boss Fabrication can be found welding, cutting, and fabricating a host of various projects. In his latest job, Porzondek specified an aluminum composite panel; a material he had never used. (more…)
Versatile Dibond Shows Up Again In A Gorgeous Furniture Collection
In an innovative application by French product designer and artist, Thomas Dellys, Dibond aluminum composite material was used to form exquisite furniture designs. The first piece in a series of side tables and low tables, is a small stool made of wood and ACM. The designer refers to the small prototype as the JPN stool. (more…)
Boundary-Pushing Sportswear Brand Lands In NYC With Dibond Displays
Sportswear brand Stone Island is making its way into the USA with a New York City flagship store in the trendy Soho neighborhood. The company, affectionately known as, “Stoney,” is noted for pushing boundaries in garment technology, innovative fabrics, and colors. The store fuses signature Soho high ceilings and bold columns on the exterior, with the brand’s customary display fixtures and fittings on the interior. Matching the company’s modern appeal, innovative materials such as Dibond aluminum composite panels, carbon fiber, fiberglass, and tinted glass walls are used to display the fashion line. (more…)
Urban Contemporary Artist Chooses Dibond To Mount Finished Work
Dutch artist, WOL75 (Jasper Wolters), graduated from the Academy of Art in Den Bosch in 2004 and has been working as an artist ever since. When he is not working on his personal projects, he is a freelance graphic designer and art director in the Netherlands for clients such as Canon. In his most recent personal series, the M-Red Collection and the M-Recollection, he explores the complicated themes of love, relationships, consciousness, and choice. (more…)
Acrylic Mixed Media Artist Mounts Graphic Inkjet Prints To Dibond
Chicago native, Erik Beehn, paints and draws as part of a collaborative process in his latest installation at the MCQ Fine Art in Las Vegas. His work at the gallery can be attributed, in part, to his partnership with personal icon Ellsworth Kelly. Born in Chicago, raised in Las Vegas, and residing in Los Angeles, Beehn also works as a printmaker at Gemini Graphic Editions Limited. (more…)
Scottish Charity Receives Specialized Dibond Signage To Help Cause For Children
Specialized Signs opened in 2009 and does more than illuminated signage – they also create window graphics, exhibition displays, banners, and vehicle and building wraps. The talented staff of 20 designers, sign makers, sign fitters, and vinyl wrap technicians, provide comprehensive custom-made signage and graphic solutions to organizations in Scotland and throughout the UK. Recently Specialized Signs partnered with local Scottish charity, the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), to create and install a building wrap for a special charity event. (more…)
Dibond Hoarding Project Enlists Young Artists To Create Humorous Animal Illustrations
Primebuild, an architectural firm focused on refurbishment projects around London for over 30 years, changed the way the community interacts with hoarding. Instead of the mundane temporary walls placed at construction sites, the family-run business intervened with a public artwork project printed on Dibond aluminum composite material. They call it ‘Canvas for London’ and it is an initiative to interact with the community through young artists’ illustrations while turning simple hoarding into something beautiful. (more…)
Artist Krista Svalbonas Explores Her History With Architecture Using Dibond
In another installation by the “Migrator” artist, Krista Svalbonas, the focus is on the Logan Fontenelle Housing Project from the New Deal. In the series the artist further explores her history as a child of parents who immigrated to the United States as refugees from Latvia and Lithuania. The exploration led her to create a body of work around the theme of impermanence in relation to the idea of “home”. (more…)