Metallic & industrial surfaces · ISF Framework
In the ISF Framework, metal is treated as an architectural surface — not a special-effect paint. The Metallic & Industrial collection structures Valmetal, Meteore 8 + Lamé and the Klondike family into systems that can sit quietly beside stone and plaster or drive more industrial, oxidised readings where the project needs it across UK homes, hospitality and workspaces.
Valmetal, Meteore 8 + Lamé and Klondike readings at full scale in the London Studio.
METALLIC & INDUSTRIAL READINGS · FROM QUIET BRUSHED LIGHT TO OXIDISED IRON & CORTEN · HELD INSIDE ONE ISF FRAMEWORK
Metallic & industrial finishes are held as a Framework family — combining Valmetal, Meteore 8 + Lamé and the Klondike range into mapped systems rather than tins.
Each reading has a defined cycle, sampling logic and installer training path so “metal” can be tuned to the architecture, lighting and use, not just a colour card.
The family runs from quiet brushed metallic light through deeper mineral metallic grain into fully oxidised iron and corten-style patina. All of these readings can appear in one project without feeling like separate ranges.
Designed, specified, taught and installed through Italian Surface Finishes — Italian systems held inside one UK way of working.
Start with how metal should read from across the room — as continuous metal skin, mineral metallic or oxidised patina — then choose the system in this family that carries that reading inside the Framework.
High-build metallic skin that reads as cast or rolled metal — brushed, burnished or lightly patinated. Junctions, edges and returns are detailed so the wall feels like metal, not metal-coloured paint.
Typical zones: reception desks, lift lobbies, bar fronts, joinery and focused feature walls where metal needs to feel structural and convincing under British light levels and day-to-day use.
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Pearlescent lime body with a metallic veil — mineral first, metallic second. Light is held and moved rather than mirrored, so it can sit comfortably beside stone, plaster, timber and glass.
Typical zones: corridors, restaurant and hotel walls, stair cores and transition spaces needing metallic depth without the intensity of full metal skin.
View Meteore 8 Lamé Metallic Stone Wall Finish
Ultra-fine metallic grain with gentle direction — metallic atmosphere without glare. Calm enough for large walls, corridors and rooms where metal should be felt rather than announced.
Typical zones: living rooms, hotel bedrooms, long corridors, meeting rooms and bars needing subtle shimmer that still feels appropriate in everyday British interiors.
View Klondike Light
A richer metallic shimmer with visible brushwork. Enough movement to feel like a material with depth, still refined for high-end hospitality and residential projects.
Typical zones: bar backdrops, lobby moments, restaurant walls and feature surfaces that need more drama than Light without stepping into patina.
View Klondike (Classic)
Reactive oxidised iron — a living metal surface with honest patina. Reads as weathered steel under grazing light when corners, edges and junctions are handled like metalwork.
Typical zones: bar fronts, dramatic stair cores, focused hospitality statements and selected residential moments where you want the truthfulness of iron without structural steel.
View Klondike Ferro
Corten-style oxidation held inside a controlled system. Warm rust tones and layered texture that read as corten integrated into the scheme, not a themed effect.
Typical zones: reception walls, stair cores, hotel lobbies and protected façades where you want corten character without heavy plates and runoff.
View Klondike Corten
Metal can be quiet or loud. In the Framework it behaves like part of the structure — tuned to each zone instead of being scattered as a generic “feature finish”.
Metallic moments in kitchens, dining spaces, stair cores and home bars. Lighter readings sit quietly next to plaster and stone; patina and corten appear where the architecture can hold more drama.
Bar fronts, reception desks, restaurant backdrops and suites where metal must read convincingly under complex lighting and constant use. Systems are specified with cleaning, traffic and wear in mind, not just a first impression.
Retail environments and workspaces where material honesty matters. Metallic surfaces are tuned to brand and zone — calmer in open offices, richer at entrances, counters and social spaces.
When Klondike and other metallic readings move into showers, wet rooms and spa spaces they are treated as Waterproof Artistic Walls — a fully bonded waterproof body doing the technical work, with the chosen metallic language composed on top.
Start here for wet areas: Waterproof Artistic Walls overview →
Metallic walls often sit beside seamless floors and stair cores. In the Framework those are handled by the Italian Microcement System (I-BETON) and other continuous surface systems, specified alongside metallic finishes so build-up, joints and movement all align.
Metallic & industrial finishes move through the same ecosystem as every other Framework family: Italian chemistry, London Studio decisions, ISF Academy training and Installer Network delivery.
Valmetal, Meteore 8 and Klondike systems are developed and stress-tested in Italy — binders, metal content and cycles tuned for stable metallic readings on large walls and details.
The same systems are scaled up on full panels and room sets so designers and clients can judge tone, grain and reflectance under project-like lighting before anything is written into drawings.
Metallic cycles are broken into teachable sequences — substrate prep, masking and protection, controlled patina and top-coat strategies for real-world maintenance and cleaning.
Projects are delivered by installers whose portfolios show real metallic work — especially around detailing, light and junctions with stone, glass and timber.
Italian manufacturer, London Studio, ISF Academy, Installer Network — one chain between metal chemistry and how it reads on your walls.
Metallic systems can’t be chosen from tiny swatches. In the London Studio you can compare Valmetal, Meteore 8 + Lamé and Klondike side by side, under controlled light, and leave with a buildable specification.
Bring drawings, photos and reference images. We’ll look at where metal belongs, which metallic reading suits each zone, and how it should connect to waterproof bodies, floors and other finishes inside the Framework.
For fully waterproof metallic schemes, start with Waterproof Artistic Walls — metallic readings carried on a continuous waterproof body.