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Designed to Engage Materials for learning environments

“ Engaging spaces enable us to relate successfully to our environments and… become a place of exploration, discovery, and developing environmental awareness.” —Mark Dudek Children’s Spaces A Sensory Education Institutional spaces compel, commemorate, reinvent and most importantly engage inhabitants. Invigorate your designs with refreshing elements such as custom imagery, bold color, intriguing textures and natural organics. Design to captivate, cultivate and connect. Design to the power of 3form. Hans Christian Anderson Exhibit: Greatest Fairy Tale Varia Ecoresin®–Various Woven Colors firm:...

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PUBLIC SPACES Bring communities together with inspired design. feature from the large seismic base structure for the observatory on the roof. The solution was to incorporate a strong sustainable material in natural, aquatic tones, to reinforce the green mission of the environmental biology studied within the building.” Communal Areas —Karen Cribbins-Kuklin Perkins + Will Expansive lobbies, atriums, and meeting areas – large public spaces hold amazing opportunity for engaging installations. Create large-scale focal points that elevate the mind to higher learning, reinforce an architectural...

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PUBLIC SPACES The goal was to create a new aesthetic communicating authentic existence, innovative vision and respect for nature. — Annie Lee, IIDA, LEED AP Sr. Project Designer Sinai Academy, CA Chroma ®–Various Colors Studio Pali Fekete Architects Corporate Learning Center, WA Chroma–Renew NBBJ–Los Angeles Corridors a path to learning Enliven transitional spaces with intriguing color, inspiring organic materials and interesting architectural elements. 1. 3form 2. Use material is durable and easy to maintain for high use areas. 3form panels to divide space and define traffic flow. Ecoresin...

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PUBLIC SPACES Signage proper identification Eliminate confusion in public spaces with eye-catching signage. Bold colors, natural elements or custom imagery will help identifying marks stand out and leave patrons free to learn and explore. 1. 3form offers materials suitable for both interior and exterior use. Fabrication can etch logos and copy into 3form Varia Ecoresin®, Chroma® and Glass. 3. Use 3form HighRes to create durable custom signage. project: Mondavi, CA Varia Ecoresin–Pure Color firm: Fuel Creative Group project: UCSD, CA Varia Ecoresin–Bali firm: Carrier Johnson Healthcare REIT,...

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PUBLIC SPACES Concert Halls a visual symphony In prominent performance spaces, design is more than what it sounds like. Use glowing 3form translucent material to transform any large performance space. Use custom fabrication to insert dramatic architectural elements. With 3form it is possible to create spaces that perform at the same intensity as the artists on stage. The resin panels form a band around the front of the hall… LED bulbs are mounted behind the panels, so that with a button’s touch, a variable amber glow emerges in a diffused band. — DANIEL J. WAKIN, As quoted to the New York...

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LEARNING SPACES Captivate minds and enthrall the senses with engaging materials. Ecoresin panels in a seemingly random pattern to accent the wood and create general graphic interest.” Public Library —Russell Shubin, AIA, principal Shubin + Donaldson Architect Stacks and stacks of books, constant silence, libraries can be drab and dreary. Infuse life with organic material, bright and open colors and captivating shapes. 1. 3form Shapes, Continuous Pattern – transform ordinary walls or partitions into captivating architectural elements. 2. Varia Ecoresin® encapsulates a variety of real organic...

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LEARNING SPACES Early Education a fresh start Young minds are full of potential and are acutely receptive to their surroundings. Design safe environments that are interactive, playful, informative and comforting. From custom imagery to whimsical suspended shapes, the options for enchanted design are endless. 1. All 3form materials are Greenguard™ Indoor Air Quality Certified. 2. 3form Shapes, Sculptural Forms – make intriguing ceiling applications easy to specify, order and install. “ We were pleased with the effect created by using 3. Choose from an array of over 50,000 custom color...

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LEARNING SPACES “ We wanted to emulate the appearance of a caterpillar’s Interactive Exhibits silk cocoon—we needed a material with ethereal qualities with formable, translucent qualities. It also needed to be low-emitting to protect the fragile habitat of the butterflies. 3form fit in all categories. ” illuminate the past and future —AECOM Design Butterfly Museum Commemorative installations, retrospective narratives, informative displays – all museums share the need to illustrate and illuminate. Use 3form HighRes technology to accurately depict memorable images and descriptive text. 1....

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2. Farmers and Artisans The raw materials are crafted by passionate hands into something new. Around the world, whether high in the mountains, or down in the plains, skilled artisans weave and spin, dry and stretch. They transform the materials into crafted creations such as ribbons of Jaguri silk, and cross-hatched sheets of bamboo and hemp. Design has the power to transform more than just space. 3. Design Full Circle spins again when 3form designers begin to collaborate with the global artisans. Through a process of research, experimentation and refinement, traditional crafts are...

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CONNECTION | FULL CIRCLE CONNECTION | CASE STUDY CompuCredit Headquarters In a country with a tumultuous economy and the highest illiteracy rate in Asia, 3form is committed to human development. 3form works with our dedicated Nepalese partner, Lhakpa Sherpa, offering valuable opportunities to underserved artisans. Through his wife’s connection with the Kathmandu Association of the Deaf, Lakpa employs members of the deaf community. He also provides work for skilled weavers, whose jobs almost became obsolete through the technological advancement of the power loom. From remote villages in the...

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