Arkema’s PVDF Latex-based Coating Helped Showcase Award-winning Mural at AIA Show

Arkema’s Kynar Aquatec PVDF latex is making a strong contribution to achieving the high-reflectivity and aesthetic goals for the bright-white Acrymax coating used inside the display cabinet to showcase the recently announced winner of the global 2016 Design ‘N Gather mosaic tile design competition. The winning mural as well as the design gallery of the top ten finalists were displayed at select locations during the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Convention,

The 2016 global Design ‘N Gather competition, sponsored by Artaic Innovative Mosaic and Bostik, Inc., is a unique contest for which top architectural designers have submitted one-of-a-kind mosaic glass-tile mural designs as a 20-foot-long by 8-foot-wide backlit feature wall. All submissions were designed using Artaic’s Tessera™ design software and produced using Artaic’s robotic manufacturing technology. As the final design element, submissions included Bostik’s Dimension™ translucent glass-filled grout, which is available in 15 designer colors and can be backlit as well. Through narrative and design, all the mosaic murals depicted the energy, life and essence of Las Vegas, NV, which was the theme for this year’s competition.

A full-scale production of the winning mural, as well as a gallery of designs from the top ten finalists, was unveiled earlier this month at the 2016 Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference in Las Vegas. To best spotlight the winning one-of-a-kind glass-tile mosaic masterpiece, the interior of the cabinet received a coat of Acrymax® PC 125, a direct-to-metal primer, followed by two coats of a bright-white Kynar Aquatec®-based Acrymax® AF-5500 topcoat. This system was designed to provide high reflectivity and color stability of the interior backlit wall.