Mobile phone cover, featuring steel with two layers of colour produced by physical vapour deposition (PVD), which is laser etched to produce a graphic visual effect. Aluminium titanium nitride (AlTiN) provides the black, masking a layer of silver chromium nitride (CrN) below.
Mobile phone cover, featuring steel with two layers of colour produced by physical vapour deposition (PVD), which is laser etched to produce a graphic visual effect. A top layer of zirconium carbonitride (ZrCN) provides the blue colour, and is selectively removed to reveal the gold coloured zirconium nitride (ZrN) layer below.
Gweilo light sculpture, by Partisans for Parachilna, is made by hot forming etched acrylic sheets by hand. The light is transmitted through the sheet from one edge, and emits as a glow from the cut grooves and edges due to phenomenon known as edge glow, or lit edge.
Antenna technology demonstrator, manufactured from injection moulded polycarbonate, which has been laser direct structured (LDS) to allow for localised metal plating
Discover lighting system, designed by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 2015, features an etched acrylic diffuser housed in an aluminium profile. The light interacts with the micro-incisions on the surface of the acrylic, creating an edge glow (or lit edge) effect.
The pattern on the surface of this pile fabric, made from polyacrylonitrile (PAN), acrylic fibre, is laser etched. It is for interior applications. This kind of synthetic velvet is used for upholstery, wall covering and decorative applications.
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