Formica Younique X Okuda San Miguel Brochure
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Urban art and its evolution towards New Muralism is one of the most popular modern artistic trends currently transforming our cities. The accessible nature of this type of artistic design has made it one of today’s most influential visual arts disciplines, achieving a new relationship between the larger public and contemporary art. We find ourselves before a generation of artists who have moved modern-day aesthetic thought to public spaces, thus establishing an intrinsic relationship between art, architecture and urban landscapes.

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Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel is currently one of the most prominent contemporary muralists in the world. With more than 20 years of experience, his work in public spaces can be found in over 80 cities, spanning more than 30 countries.

Okuda His unique iconographic language, which uses geometric structures and multi-colored patterns and is present in cities throughout the world, has transformed him into one of today’s most acclaimed artists. Renowned for his large-scale projects, Okuda San Miguel is especially well known for his late 2015 transformation of an abandoned church - the Kaos Temple, as it came to be called which has become a new icon of contemporary art. Alongside his work in public spaces, in 2009, Okuda began developing a studio piece, and the result of this facet of his work is currently on display in...

In his work, multi-colored geometric architectures are mixed with organic shapes, nameless bodies, headless animals and symbols that provoke reflection through artistic pieces that could be classified as Pop Surrealism, but with a clear influence from the streets. His works often play with topics such as existentialism, the universe, infinity, the meaning of life, and the contradictions of fake freedom, demonstrating the conflict between modernity and our roots. Ultimately, between man and the world in which he lives. “Two core ideas that guide both my artistic and personal path: positivism...

Introducing Formica Younique® > okuda san miguel A limited-edition line of laminates with exclusive designs by this artist, offering us a new type of collaboration between art, design and architecture.

Get to know the creative universe of Okuda San Miguel with our collection of patterns, and collaborate with the artist to think of new spaces. Formica Younique® by Okuda San Miguel offers four exclusive designs available in three sizes, which can be adapted to any interior or exterior project, ranging from large spaces to small applications.

Product Patterns Formica Younique x Okuda San Miguel Okuda Skin Multi-texture Rainbow White Color Dots

This new product allows you to customize any space with the artist’s characteristic designs, while also offering all of the high-performance properties and durability of Formica® laminate. • Thermal resistance • Moisture resistance • Fire resistance • Abrasion and scratch resistance • Resistance to colour fading • Ease of cleanliness and maintenance • Cost effective with long life expectancy A high quality, durable solution.

Products In addition to granting you access to exclusive patterns, Formica Younique® by Okuda San Miguel allows you to create exclusive works of art completed by Okuda for your project. Architecture and Design, united

A new concept seeking collaboration between art, design and architecture which allows you to work alongside Okuda San Miguel to plan new spaces.

Formica Group and Okuda San Miguel have already collaborated on two solidarity projects in Madrid, both of which aim to demonstrate the transformative power of art to the children and teenagers at the San Carlos and Gregorio Marañón hospitals. With the artist’s vision, we have been able to turn standard, monochromatic hospital rooms into spaces full of color, positive energy and optimism

Do you want to be Younique®? The artist’s creativity and the way in which his work is able to transform spaces has led us to create the limitededition Formica Younique® by Okuda San Miguel line. We invite you to be the one to design astonishing spaces in collaboration with Okuda San Miguel

“Defining art is like defining the state of one’s soul” How do you define art? Write your response here and tell us about it on Instagram @formicagroupeu • #YouArtYounique

E3 Personalized designs If you can dream it, you can do it. Contact us and tell us about your project. For more information, please contact us

Technical Younique® by Formica Group is a high-pressure laminate with an image, photograph or illustration on its decorative surface. This image is “internally” incorporated into the structure; in other words, the image is not located on the surface, but rather “within” the laminate. This allows for a final product that maintains all of the strength, durability and guarantees associated with Formica® laminate. Younique laminate can be used with thin Formica® HPL laminate, with a single decorative side, or Formica® Compact, with one or two decorative sides, in different thicknesses and...

Maximum printing area 2150 x 950 2090 x 920 Sizes of finished boards and maximum printing areas are always centered in terms of length and width. Grades Description of grades Thickness (mm) HGS Horizontal, General use, Standard 0,7 - 3 HGF Horizontal, General use, Fireproof 0,7 - 3 CGS Compact, General use, Standard 4 - 20 CGF Compact, General use, Fireproof 4 - 20 EDS For exteriors, Intense use, Standard 6, 8, 10 Surface Finishes *Only for interiors. Other finishes may be available as custom orders. Description Name Code Film Protector Our laminates are always delivered with a film...