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Colour, material & finish studies

TACTILE FORECAST

A working library of surfaces, seen under changing light and through the pressure of a hand.

Compare the materials
Rectangular clay, metal, brown, and foil material samples suspended in a fan against a dark plum background.
Forecast 01Rectangular clay, metal, brown, and foil material samples suspended in a fan against a dark plum background.
One foil sample is photographed at three measured viewing angles.
Reflection 06One foil sample is photographed at three measured viewing angles.
Samples are indexed by surface, pressure, and light response across a working wall.
Library 03Samples are indexed by surface, pressure, and light response across a working wall.
A designer compares two samples beneath a controlled material-review lamp.
Review 04A designer compares two samples beneath a controlled material-review lamp.
A fingertip depresses a soft sample while a depth gauge records the change.
Compression 05A fingertip depresses a soft sample while a depth gauge records the change.
Interactive study / sample library

A surface has more than one reading.

Rectangular clay, metal, brown, and foil material samples suspended in a fan against a dark plum background.
Rectangular clay, metal, brown, and foil material samples suspended in a fan against a dark plum background.
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Colour in company

Rectangular clay, metal, brown, and foil material samples suspended in a fan against a dark plum background.

Visual CMF study. No measured material specification is inferred.
One foil sample is photographed at three measured viewing angles.
Reflection 06One foil sample is photographed at three measured viewing angles.
A participant compares coded materials by touch without seeing their hues.
Blind read 07A participant compares coded materials by touch without seeing their hues.
The selected surfaces appear as seating, wall panels, and hand-contact points in one room.
Application 08The selected surfaces appear as seating, wall panels, and hand-contact points in one room.

Image index

  1. 01 / Forecast
  2. 02 / Depth
  3. 03 / Library
  4. 04 / Review
  5. 05 / Compression
  6. 06 / Reflection
  7. 07 / Blind read
  8. 08 / Application
Project context & references

Colour, material & finish studies

Emotional temperature can be specified through pressure, fibre, reflectivity, and light.

A sample is always shown with its conditions.

Setting
A CMF review studio, a controlled light bench, and a material library used at human scale.
Value
Make subjective sensation reproducible without draining it of feeling.
Design approach
Portrait material plate, small reflection study, and a low horizontal specification rail.

Independent design project · Isaac Sohn · 2026