Coating with Stainless and Oxidized Steels

Decorating with Steel: Smooth with Oxidized

After dealing with Copper and Brass, we come to the third appointment with the oxidations of Planium. This time Steel is the protagonist. As far as this type of metal is concerned, Planium on the one hand continues in oxidative experimentation, on the other it consolidates historical products that have been the main protagonists of the projects for years, such as Calamine Steel, an oxidized Steel called Stainless Concrete and, finally, an essentially brown oxidized Steel.

The argument that it will be possible to combine smooth metal with oxidized metal also applies to steel.

The New Luna Texture

The recent technical tests with the oxidation of the Steel lead to the Luna texture. A stainless Steel that is in turn oxidized, inspired by lunar cartography, has led to a surprising result that combines the satellite scenography with that already typical of the gray scale of this material. In this case, the alternation between Luna and smooth Steel would maintain an essentially clear effect for interior furnishings, but it is also advisable to use Luna alone to have a selenic floor or wall covering that fully conveys the theme.

Decorating with Steel: Smooth with Oxidized

Decorating by alternating "smooth" Steel with oxidized steel gives captivating and different settings, depending on the material and treatment. With the dark Calamine, the basic stainless steel bases its pattern on a rich alternation of contrasts. This is because the shadowy Calamine tends towards the Middle Blue and Anthracite color and therefore stands out in pairs with the luminous Brushed Steel. Sometimes, to break up the predominance of grays of stainless Steel, it is desirable to use Calamine also for some of its magenta streaks which, like some coppery colors, fully belong to the evocative industrial-type inclination.

Even with oxidized Steel combined with stainless steel we can arrive at a solution of a contrastive nature, because oxidation gives steel a burnished chromatism that veers towards warmer colors, such as the Earth of Cassel gradation, bringing it to a tint that is very distinguishable from pure stainless steel. The combination would therefore be an elegant classic.

In the case of "Stainless Concrete", the proximity to smooth stainless steel will in any case determine a type of industrial-type furniture, whether placed on the floor or through cladding. There are many examples of this style that we have seen in public places or restaurants and bars in recent years in urban centers.