EKOTINA Journal

Material knowledge.
Considered decisions.

Explore silicone-based surfaces through design, performance and everyday use. Practical reading for your next material brief.

Designing for touch: why surface materials shape the whole room.

Color may establish the first impression, but touch, care and the way a material behaves over time complete the experience.

Applications

Outdoor performance is not one specification. It is the relationship between exposure, construction, care and the expected service life.

Design

Comfort is communicated before a guest sits down. Light, color, touch and visual calm establish the atmosphere together.

Materials

A quiet palette is not an absence of character. It is a deliberate balance of color, texture, light and scale.

Design

Objects may occupy less space than architecture, but repeated contact gives their surfaces an outsized role in the experience.

Applications

Healthcare seating demonstrates why material performance and human experience should be evaluated as one design problem.

Care

Cleaning is not a separate maintenance question. It is one of the conditions that defines how a surface should be selected.