Metal as Language
Metal is not a finish you apply at the end. It is a material with weight, texture, and memory. It holds light, defines edges, and brings a quiet sense of permanence to a space.
Modulux is an Israeli studio and production partner specializing in architectural metal coatings and finishes. We work with architects, interior designers, and fabricators to create real metal surfaces while reducing the limitations of solid sheet metal, visible seams, and restrictive geometry. From sculptural forms to precise joinery, we help keep a consistent metal language across interiors, furniture, doors, and architectural elements.
Where It Began
Every project begins with an intention. A tone of brass that feels calm rather than bright. A copper surface that reads warm in daylight and deep at night. A blackened metal that holds shadow without losing detail. Our role is to translate that intention into a surface that can be specified, repeated, and delivered.
We start with reference, context, and geometry. Then we develop samples that reflect the project conditions: scale, lighting, adjacent materials, touch, and maintenance expectations. When the finish is approved, we move into production with the same discipline, protecting the relationship between sample and final piece.
WHERE IT STARTS
Every project begins with an intention. A tone of brass that feels calm rather than bright. A copper surface that reads warm in daylight and deep at night. A blackened metal that holds shadow without losing detail. Our role is to translate that intention into a surface that can be specified, repeated, and delivered.
We start with reference, context, and geometry. Then we develop samples that reflect the project conditions: scale, lighting, adjacent materials, touch, and maintenance expectations. When the finish is approved, we move into production with the same discipline, protecting the relationship between sample and final piece.
A Way of Working
Metal is unforgiving in the best possible way. It reveals every line, every reflection, every transition. That is why preparation and process matter as much as the final finish. We treat surface readiness, geometry, and detail transitions as part of the design, not as workshop housekeeping.
Our process is built around repeatability. We control the steps that shape what the eye reads: substrate preparation, build quality, edge behavior, and the final protective system. The goal is a surface that feels intentional at every distance, from the first impression to the tactile close up.
Before production moves forward, the finish is confirmed through physical sampling. This keeps expectations aligned and protects the integrity of the project across time, batches, and installation realities.
Shaping the Material
There is no single correct way to create a metal surface. The right solution depends on what the project asks for: weight limits, substrate, geometry, durability, visual character, and how the element will be experienced in the space.
Modulux works with complementary approaches that allow metal to move beyond conventional constraints. Whether the goal is a seamless liquid metal surface, a robust sprayed metal build, a refined finish on traditional sheet metal, or a flawless painted system, we select the method that supports both design intent and performance.
Shaping the Material
There is no single correct way to create a metal surface. The right solution depends on what the project asks for: weight limits, substrate, geometry, durability, visual character, and how the element will be experienced in the space.
There is no single correct way to create a metal surface. The right solution depends on what the project asks for: weight limits, substrate, geometry, durability, visual character, and how the element will be experienced in the space.
MetaliQ is a liquid metal coating that brings real metal to surfaces that are not metal. It allows architects and designers to specify brass, bronze, copper, aluminum, and other metals on MDF, wood, composites, stone, and existing elements, while keeping the geometry clean and the surface continuous.
The process is built around controlled application and refinement, followed by tailored finishing and protection. This is where the surface becomes expressive: brushed textures that soften reflection, satin tones that feel calm, polished areas that sharpen light, and aged patinas that introduce depth and time.
MetaliQ is often chosen when the project demands seamless metal on complex shapes, crisp edges, and detailed joinery, without the weight and fabrication limits of solid sheet metal. It is well suited for feature walls, cabinetry, doors, reception desks, furniture, and sculptural components where metal needs to feel integrated, not applied.
TruMetal is an arc wire coating method that builds a true metal layer with strong presence and durability. It is ideal for projects that require a robust metal surface, especially on larger components or elements where performance and resilience are central to the specification.
The finish character can be tuned to the design language, from controlled texture to smoother architectural reads, with a visual depth that responds to changing light. TruMetal supports a wide range of architectural applications, including panels, features, and fabricated elements that need a consistent metal identity across a space or building.
When designers want the authority of metal with a finish that can withstand use and time, TruMetal offers a reliable path from sample to production, with disciplined process control and protective systems selected for the environment.
Sometimes the project already calls for traditional metal: brass sheets, copper panels, steel components, aluminum details, or mixed fabrication from multiple workshops. In these cases, the challenge is not access to metal, but control of its final character. Finishes on Traditional Metals is our way of aligning tone, texture, and protection across the project so the result feels intentional and unified.
We offer patination, blackening, brushing, polishing, and controlled aging, as well as protective top coats tailored to touch, traffic, and environment. This service is also used to bring consistency to different suppliers and batches, or to refine elements that arrive too bright, too raw, or visually disconnected from the design vision.
The goal is continuity. A single metal language across doors, trims, cabinetry, lighting details, and architectural accents, with maintenance expectations that are clear and realistic for the client and the installer.
LuxCoat is our high end wet paint coatings service for architectural components where color, uniformity, and finish quality must be precise. It is designed for projects that demand flawless surfaces, consistent sheen, and dependable repeatability across series production.
LuxCoat supports a wide range of substrates and fabricated elements, from wood and MDF components to metal parts and assembled units. The process focuses on surface preparation, controlled build, and final refinement so the result reads smooth, calm, and intentional under both natural and artificial light.
This service is often specified alongside metal finishes to create a coherent palette across the interior or facade. When metal is the protagonist in one area, LuxCoat can provide the quiet supporting surfaces that hold the composition together, with the same discipline in quality control and delivery.
Choosing the Path
Modulux finishes are specified when metal needs to feel continuous across the project, not limited to a single feature. We help create surfaces that connect architecture, interiors, and custom fabrication into a coherent material story.
Applications include feature walls, cladding elements, doors, frames, trims, cabinetry, reception desks, furniture, columns, ceiling features, and sculptural components. Whether the base is wood, metal, or composite, the finish is developed to sit naturally within the lighting and geometry of the space.
We work closely with design teams and fabricators to ensure that what is drawn can be built, installed, and maintained, while preserving the tactile and visual intent that made metal the right choice in the first place.
Working with Care
Responsible production starts with clarity. We define the finish through sampling, align expectations early, and reduce unnecessary iterations. This approach supports waste minimization and helps teams specify with confidence, especially when timelines and fabrication partners are complex.
Where applicable, we use low VOC systems and protective coatings selected for the project environment and maintenance reality. Durability matters not only for performance but also for sustainability, because a surface that holds up over time reduces replacement, rework, and disruption.
Our workshop discipline is built around quality control: surface preparation, consistent build, stable tone and sheen, and careful handling through packing and delivery. The result is a finish that arrives as intended and stays coherent as the project lives and changes.
If you are defining a metal palette, refining an existing element, or searching for a finish that can follow complex geometry, we can help you select the right path and develop project samples.
