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.”
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Hans Christian Anderson Exhibit: Greatest Fairy Tale Varia Ecoresin®–Various Woven Colors firm: Ralph Appelbaum Associates material:
—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.
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PUBLIC SPACES
Bring communities together with inspired design.
“ The challenge was to create a
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 anything but common
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 theme or give an overall sense of awe.
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Architecture delivers support for large installations requiring complex geometry and precise installation.
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Fabrication can create heat-formed curves, custom shapes, large mitered boxes and more.
3. Make
a bold, lasting statement with complete design freedom.
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CSUS, Stanislaus, CA Varia Ecoresin®–Pure White, Ocean Mist, Gulfstream firm: Perkins + Will material:
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—KAREN CRIBBINS-KUKLIN Perkins + Will
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CIT Aerospace Lobby, CA Varia Ecoresin–Pattern Cut Film firm: John Friedman Alice Kimm AIA material:
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PUBLIC SPACES
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The goal was to create a new aesthetic communicating authentic existence, innovative vision and respect for nature.
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— ANNIE LEE, IIDA, LEED AP Sr. Project Designer
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Timberland Headquarters, NY Varia Ecoresin ®–Birch Grove: Custom Lay-Up firm: Cubellis a/r environetics material:
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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.
3. Varia
Ecoresin has greater than 40 times the impact strength of glass.
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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.
2. 3form
Fabrication can etch logos and copy into 3form Varia Ecoresin®, Chroma® and Glass. 3. Use
3form HighRes to create durable custom signage.
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project: Mondavi, CA Varia Ecoresin–Pure Color firm: Fuel Creative Group
project: UCSD, CA Varia Ecoresin–Bali firm: Carrier Johnson
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Healthcare REIT, TN 1/2" Chroma窶天arious Colors, 3form Cable firm: Gresham, Smith & Partners material:
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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. 1. 3form
Fabrication can form panels any radius, for precise acoustical requirements. 2. Translucent
3form material provides an innovative element to any traditional performance space.
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Museum of Tolerance, CA material: ChromaÂŽ Clear Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design
Cal State Fullerton Performance Hall, CA material: Varia EcoresinŽ–Pure White firm: Pfeiffer Partners
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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.
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— DANIEL J. WAKIN, As quoted to the New York Times
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Lincoln Center–Alice Tully Hall, NY Varia Ecoresin–Custom Wood Veneer firm: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
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LEARNING SPACES
Captivate minds and enthrall the senses with engaging materials.
Public Library a new chapter for design
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 elements to breathe life into dark spaces. 3. Don’t
be limited by the material you need – with 3form C3* color matching system, you can specify the color you want in the material your application requires.
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Encinitas Community Library, CA Varia Ecoresin–Bear Grass firm: Yamada Enterprises material:
C3 Color matching system is subject of one or more patents pending
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“ We combined 3form Varia
Ecoresin panels in a seemingly random pattern to accent the wood and create general graphic interest.” —RUSSELL SHUBIN, AIA, PRINCIPAL Shubin + Donaldson Architect
project:
Saatchi + Saatchi, CA Varia Ecoresin–Various Colors firm: Shubin + Donaldson Architects
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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. 3. Choose
from an array of over 50,000 custom color options for maximum impact in your space.
project:
Ludlow Taylor Elementary, DC Varia Ecoresin®–Various Colors shapes: Sculptural Forms hardware: Variable Angle Standoffs firm: Meditch Murphy Architects
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“ We were pleased with the effect created by using
3form colors layered together, which gives a sense of movement to the fluttering leaves.” —DESTA KRONG, KELLY SIMCOX Willow Glen Library
project:
Willow Glen Library, CA Varia Ecoresin–Bali, Emerald, Sprout, Marsh Variable Angle Standoffs firm: Desta Krong Designs, JCA Architects material:
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LEARNING SPACES
“ We wanted to emulate the appearance of a caterpillar’s
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. ”
project:
Museum of Natural History–Butterfly Museum, DC Varia Ecoresin®–Evo White, Spider, Pure White firm: AECOM Design material:
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—AECOM DESIGN Butterfly Museum
Interactive Exhibits illuminate the past and future
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. 3form
LightDesign can assist in the proper illumination of 3form material.
3. HighRes
technology makes large scale installations easy to install with proprietary panel to panel registration. 3. High
Resolution images maintain color quality for long-running memorable installations.
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Museum of Tolerance, CA ChromaÂŽ Clear firm: Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design material:
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Churchill Museum, England Varia Ecoresin–Custom Digital Woven firm: Casson Mann, London material:
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Design has the power to transform more than just space. It can positively change our planet, our environment, and people’s lives. Institutional spaces narrate, commemorate and educate. Create memorable installations that feature the skills of women in developing countries. 3form develops the Full Circle Ž Collection of products in collaboration with skilled artisans in diverse regions. From Africa to Nepal, we work directly with these groups to bring authentic regional hand crafts to the architecture and design community. Through this process we encourage the development of their skills, their business and ultimately the community at large.
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1. Raw Materials In the beginning, Full Circle products come from the earth. Their core is the hemp that grows tall in fields bordering Nepalese villages, the lush coconut palms that sway deep in Colombia’s coastal regions. These natural creations are the seeds of potential. 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.
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3form thanks Docey Lewis Designs and Aid to Artisans. These unique organizations, committed to helping artisan groups around the world, have provided invaluable connections and continue to help these relationships thrive. www.aidtoartisans.org
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 transformed into large 4'x 8' and 4'x 10' patterns. When complete, the Full Circle products are ready to travel from the artisans and specialists to you. 4. Community Every client that purchases a Full Circle product makes a difference. The new income from each sale is introduced to the artisans’ communities. This money funds educational programs that fight illiteracy, improves living conditions, and creates positive momentum. From third world to first world, and back to third world again, the Full Circle cycle is complete. With each Full Circle product specification, the program’s positive impact grows larger still. 5. Reclaim + Sustain Meanwhile, another cycle begins – 3form’s Reclaim program. All Full Circle products – which already contain 40% post-industrial reclaimed material – can be reclaimed and used again and again and again. Together, Reclaim and Full Circle guarantee products with a positive social impact, and a miniscule environmental footprint. The best of both worlds.
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CONNECTION | FULL CIRCLE
The Nepal Workshop
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 Everest Base Camp region to Nepal’s busy capital Kathmandu, 3form’s products have successfully created hundreds of new jobs in one of the poorest countries in South East Asia. As one of the first graduates of the Himalayan school funded by Sir Edmund Hillary, our partner values education. The organization provides educational opportunities for young female employees facing illiteracy and exploitation. 4% of the proceeds from the 3form Full Circle products are reserved for school funding. The workers are also among very few in Nepal who are offered medical benefits.
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THE CONNECTION STORY
Varia Ecoresin ® – Connection Pure
Literally reviving the silk industry from near annihilation, 3form Connection provides income for hundreds of Nepalese villagers. This vast group includes the families who tend the silk worms in their attics, the farmers who grow the mulberry plant to feed the worms, the silk traders and finally the skilled workers who soak, pull and place the delicate strands in precise formation.
CONNECTION | CASE STUDY
CompuCredit Headquarters THE CHALLENGE:
To inject color and authenticity into a clean and sophisticated environment. THE SOLUTION:
Designers at WSDB + W sought to create a sophisticated neutral environment with bold and invigorating color fields. The team chose Sapphire + Connection encapsulated in Varia Ecoresin for this feature installation. Among it’s many unique properties, Varia Ecoresin offers a 40% recycled content with design customization. Designers were able to choose color, gauge and finish along with the Connection pure silk interlayers. design firm:
Warner Summers Ditzel Benefield and Ward Architects, GA Varia Ecoresin–Connection, Sapphire 3 form advantage: Authentic Full Circle Interlayer material:
Varia Ecoresin – Connection Pure, Sapphire
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PRODUCTS | FULL CIRCLE
Ithemba
Migration Saffron
Unravel Black
3form works with artisans in an isolated village in southwestern China who transform abundant local materials into valued products. This relationship has produced a market for skilled processes and regional designs.
3form works with various groups throughout Africa who help impoverished women find meaningful work in order to combat widespread poverty.
Colombia
Fossil Leaf Spade Full Straight
China
Africa
Lasso Coal x 2
Bamboo Rings Natural
Palau
The Indigenous people of Colombia experience severe financial struggles from economic shifts. Through a unique distributor committed to finding and promoting hand-crafted and sustainable materials from across the country, 3form employs two distinct groups of skilled artisans in need of a market for their craft.
Asha
Capiz Honey/Sienna
India
Indonesia
It is estimated that close to 30% of people in India live below the poverty line. 3form is pleased to work with a trading company that collaborates with women in five remote villages across rural India. By employing artisan women who work from home, 3form hopes to support the family unit and thereby the community as a whole.
3form supports a family on the island of Java in Indonesia through the development of our extensive Capiz collection. As a sole purchaser of this unique product, 3form has enabled remarkable change in this remote seaside community.
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MATERIALS VARIA ECORESIN®
100 PERCENT ®
CHROMA®
STRUTTURA®
GLASS™
ALABASTER™
Open up new, low-impact dimensions in color, pattern, and texture with Varia’s unique inter-layers and ecoresin base.
Create brilliant possibilities and introduce light to Chroma’s solid surfaces saturated with luminous color.
Transcend expectations with the beauty of nature captured in crystalline Glass.
What could be greener than material made entirely from post-consumer recycled HDPE?
Build stronger and safer projects with superior structural capabilities.
Make a classic move with the warmth and translucence in Alabaster’s polyresin panels.
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About 3form 3form is the leading manufacturer of award-winning, eco-friendly materials and hardware systems for the architecture and design industry. Our signature material platform, Varia Ecoresin®, encapsulates color, organic materials, textures and custom images in translucent ecoresin panels. Among our material offerings, you’ll find a range of aesthetic and performance options for virtually any application. From doors and partitions to custom and pre-designed sculptural installations, 3form provides complete solutions.
Path to Zero™
3form is committed to decreasing our overall environmental footprint. • Continually increase the recycled content of our products • Eliminate waste to landfills • Become carbon neutral by 2017 Greenguard ® 3form Varia Ecoresin®, Chroma®, Glass, 100 Percent®, Alabaster™, and Struttura® have been GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified ®
Photo Credits cover: Skylar Nielsen
p 7: Stephanie Mullins
p 2: Robert Canfield Photography
p 9: Iwan Baan
p 3: Benny Chan: Fotoworks
p 11: Tom Bonner Photography
p 4: Eric Laignel
p 13: Bernard Andre
p 5: left – John Linden
p 14: Ron Solomon Photography
right – Lara Swimmer Photography p 6: Donald Satterlee
p 18: Robbin Saidman p 19: Robbins Photography
On the cover: location: Salt Lake City, UT firm: 3form material: 3form Struttura Fizz + Cranberry, 3form Slide 06 photo: Skylar Nielsen
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