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i-Mesh is a technical, innovative, sustainable and fully customizable fabric created for architecture, design and art.
It is the result of advanced, patented, award-winning technology conceived after years of research in multiple fields.
i-Mesh comes in six solutions, including four natural (basalt fiber, carbon fiber, glass fiber and volcano fiber) and two man-made (technora and zylon). Several melangized fiber versions are also available.
i-Mesh is produced only in the form of custom-made panels, made to meet each customer's needs.
Identify the perfect mesh for your project in simple steps:
When used in front of a window, i-Mesh is an excellent light diffuser as it reduces the annoyance of glare while producing a higher level of lumens within the space, maintaining a high level of visual comfort.
The fibers we use have the best tensile strength-to-weight ratio and are placed only where needed. The result is a lightweight material: this means cheaper shipping costs, compact dimensions and low energy consumption.
i-Mesh is certified Class A according to ASTM and Class B-s1-d0 according to European standards: the best in terms of fire resistance in the construction market, suitable for public installations.
The permeability of i-Mesh panels allows for natural ventilation in both vertical applications, such as facades, and horizontal applications, such as roofing.
i-Mesh is classified as a cooling material that reflects solar radiation. The use of i-Mesh on facades improves indoor thermal comfort during the warmer months. Cooling properties are enhanced by its permeability, which allows constant natural ventilation.
With conventional fabrics, processors purchase rolls of material and create a significant amount of waste by turning the fabric into a panel. With i-Mesh, no industrial waste is generated because they are custom-produced, exactly in the desired shape and pattern.
Aging tests and installations in extreme weather conditions show no change in material performance or color over time.
Due to its natural mechanical strength, i-Mesh panels generate significant savings over disposable materials. The panels can be installed and stored regularly, event after event, or cut out for new installations.
Installation of i-Mesh is super easy. The panels are delivered ready to install. This reduces the expense of further fabric processing and eliminates the need for skilled labor.
Browse our collection and choose the design that best suits your needs. Read the description carefully; some designs are better than others for specific uses.
We are available to suggest the best possible combination of i-Mesh. Transparency or coverage? We can scale the design as you prefer, to create more or less privacy.
Parametric Design Thinking
i-Mesh design is an iterative process that never ends. Our computational approach aims to enhance that process by encoding design decisions using a computer language. It’s very easy for us to generate hundreds, thousands of options using such rules and each option can be evaluated using specific criteria to determine the best performance.
We offer six basic colors, reflecting the natural hues of the fibers: white, black, gold, copper, bronze, and champagne. Choose from a monochromatic pattern, a splendid combination, or our new selection of mélanges.
In addition to a monochromatic pattern, you can choose the new Mélange proposal, a combination of several fibers.
i-Mesh can be applied in a variety of contexts,
both outdoor and indoor:
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