Architects and designers admire GKD Metal Fabrics because they are functional, versatile and handsome, and they’ve been used successfully in many, very different, projects. They have been specified throughout the world for exterior facades, sunscreens, suspended ceilings, walls, columns cladding, floors and infill.

Are you looking for a way to make your swimming pool or spa area more interesting? Check out the following projects using Clipso technical fabrics with digital print on walls and/or ceilings of swimming pools. The technical fabric comes in an antibacterial finish so no need to worry about mold, in combination with an acoustical backing it can also improve the acoustics in the space. For more information visit http://tiny.cc/y9o3h

A distinguished modernist building, designed by the international architectural firm Kohn, Pedersen, Fox, houses the Rothermere American Institute in Oxford, were strict requirements with regard to glare, solar control and UV protection led the architects to consider the design of a glass louvre brise-soleil. More here: http://tiny.cc/vvjh4

The Orange County Library in Orange, CA is a great example for translucent serpentine curved ceiling. The designer used Radians with a Perry Blue finish. For more information visit http://tiny.cc/go1y8

Verdi Cinemas is a Barcelona trademark for those who love good movies. The Verdi’s screening of films created by auteurs has made a complex synonymous with quality cinema. For its 20th anniversary in 2007 the cinemas decided to renovate its auditorium. The goal was to be able to offer outstanding comfort as well as great films. The cinema operators chose the 9106 model of the Megaseat collection an exceptionally roomy and comfortable chair. For more information visithttp://tiny.cc/sbhnn

Staircase Special! Look at those projects using Crisand glass for staircases. The projects show different application of glass in a staircase. The Art Gallery project in New York for example does not use any metal elements just the glass to hold the stairs in place. If you look closely in the images the staircase almost disappears. For more information visithttp://tiny.cc/y2sba

This project is the Four Points Hotel Elysee Palace in Nice, France. The design team used Clipso technical fabrics with several different prints to give the hotel rooms a special touch. The printed fabric is stretched across the wall and tucked into a profile frame. This is an easy installation to do in an existing space. For more information visit http://tiny.cc/v7hrd

Samuel Anderson Architects designed this office for KPE in Westwood, CA. By leaving reveals in between the aluminum Illusion panels with a Sateen finish the architected created an interesting ceilings design. Light, sprinkler as well as diffusers can be integrated into the panels. For more information visit http://tiny.cc/ycveo

Classical architecture benefitted from the fact that wall and ceiling surfaces contained texture in the form of relief ornamentation, coffered ceilings, etc. providing sound scattering which improved the acoustics of these spaces. Modern architecture is devoid of these sound diffusing surfaces and typical contain flat reflecting surfaces which do not scatter sound, but rather redirect sound, like a mirror reflects light. RPG has developed a series of diffusing surfaces, called Waveform™, which complement contemporary architecture, in the way textured surfaces complemented classic architecture. For more information visit http://tinyurl.com/4834kts

The Peddie School in Heightstown, NJ, is regarded as one of the finest prep schools in the country. One of the most notable structures is also one of its newest, the 42,000 sq. ft. Walter and Leonore Annenberg Science Center, designed by RMJM Miller. More here: http://tinyurl.com/4p4623k