Architectural & Metal Finishes Specialist
John Desmond Ltd’s Blog
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Lighting – a brief overview
A quick flash through time looking at the first electric lamp up to the modern day approach to lighting.
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Doors, doors, doors
An essential item for our security and privacy and also a style and design statement. We look at some of the options on doors.
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PVD coating, a finish for all seasons: the scope of use for PVD coloured stainless steel from jewellery through to door hardware and exterior architectural applications
PVD coloured stainless steel, used in the creation of sculpture, jewellery and phones, is also sufficiently robust to be specified by interior designers and architects for interior and exterior architectural use. We take a snapshot of this very versatile medium.
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How are PVD coatings used?
We roam around in the world of PVD coatings to see what, in our everyday world, it is used for. And of course, how is it actually done.
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Signs of the times
We look at just how far we have come from cave-painting and mediaeval sign-writing up to modern day laser-cutting and back-lighting in the world of signs.
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Canopies, a brief overview
The Victorians knew how to use canopies to full effect, think of Crystal Palace, and today canopies are enjoying a similar resurgence and are being specifed on a large scale, including airports. We look at some of the favourites.
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Antimicrobial Decorative finishes
Can a decorative finish kill bacteria too? We look at some of the old and new technology that does exactly that.