One of my favourite designers at the Dutch Design Week this year is Lex Pott. The project 'True colours' by Amsterdam based designer is the outcome of his research on metals and the changing colours from the time they are found in the ground until the end of the oxidation process.
'When an element like copper is found in nature it has a green colour. Iron has an orange / brown colour when being found inside the earth. Oxidized metal surfaces create colours that provide information about a material. The pallete is a reaction with the base material. Therefore the coloured surfaces have an organic growth of colour and not every colour is possible on every surface.'
pictures: renskeversluijs
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