Backlit Perforated Metal Ceiling Tiles: Designing With Integrated Light
Par Essia Zarrouk
Integrating light into a perforated metal ceiling is not a new idea — but the process has traditionally been complex. … Suite
Acoustic Ceiling Design: Integrating aSoft Backing Into a Perforated Metal Panel
Par Essia Zarrouk
Perforated metal ceiling tiles have a well-established relationship with acoustic performance. The holes in the panel allow sound energy to … Suite
Turning a Graphic Design Into an Architectural Ceiling: How VEIL Studio Converts Images Into Metal
Par Essia Zarrouk
The gap between a graphic design and an architectural ceiling has always been wide — filled with translation steps, specialist … Suite
How to Specify a Custom Perforation Pattern for a Commercial Ceiling
Par Essia Zarrouk
Specifying a custom perforation pattern for a commercial ceiling project involves more decisions than a standard ceiling tile selection. Pattern … Suite
Real-Time Preview for Perforated Panel Design: How VEIL Studio Works
Par Essia Zarrouk
Specifying custom metalwork has always involved a degree of trust. You describe what you want. The factory interprets it. Samples … Suite
RAL Colours for Metal Ceiling Tiles: A Specifier’s Guide
Par Essia Zarrouk
Colour specification on metal ceiling tiles is often an afterthought — a choice made late in the project from a … Suite
What Is a DXF File — and Why Does It Matter for Perforated Panel Design?
Par Essia Zarrouk
If you have specified custom metalwork before, you know the revision cycle. Design intent produced by the architect. Interpreted by … Suite
Parametric Ceiling Panel Design: What It Means and Why It Matters
Par Essia Zarrouk
Parametric design is one of those architectural terms that sounds more complicated than it needs to be. In practice, it … Suite
How to Design Your Own Ceiling Tile Without CAD Software
Par Essia Zarrouk
Custom ceiling tiles have historically meant one of two things: a long briefing process with a manufacturer, or a CAD-heavy … Suite
Building for the Future: How Responsible Material Specification Defines the Next Generation of Architecture
Par Essia Zarrouk
The materials architects specify today define the embodied carbon profile of buildings that will stand for 50 years. Here’s why material intelligence is the next frontier in architectural practice.