| Waratah Dado Pressed Metal Wall Panel |
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As part of the restoration of several public buildings in the Rocks area of Sydney Harbour in the late 1980's, we were commisioned to restore the pressed metal features in the Australia Hotel which comprised a very ornate ceiling and a metal dado feature installed between the skirting board and a shelf around the public bar area. The Waratah pattern (a stylised impression of a native bush flower) was shown in old photographs of the bar but there were no examples of the metal available to copy from, there having been fires and several modernisation efforts which had stripped all the original metal from the walls. Fortunately, during the renovations, a single perfect sample of the original metal was found behind a built-in freezer, and we were able to duplicate this incredible decorative feature to complete the restoration of the bar. The dado feature is deliberately designed to be very robust and proof against denting and damage from clients sitting on stools or otherwise kicking the walls. The pattern is embossed into 0.5mm Aluminum sheets and the dimpled pattern along each edge simply overlaps the neighbouring panel making them exceptionally simple to install. The well defined relief makes highlighting in several colours a real option. Our Dado Panel is truly iconic and has applications in entrance and hallways in all historic homes and buildings as a dramatic feature. It is just as comfortable in a contemporary or modern building, where it can provide a significant decorative statement and recently interior designers are applying this pattern to the widest possible range of applications in commercial buildings from Coffee Shops to the Entrance Foyers of high rise apartment towers. Dimensions 300mm x 900mm (Nominal 1` x 3`) pressed in 0.5mm aluminium. |
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Wunderlite Production Panels have been supplying and installing quality pressed metal panels and pressed tin panels since the 1980's.
Our panels have been used in Modern and Contemporary Settings, Churches, Corporate Offices, Clubs and more.
Please contact us if you have a specific filler application as we do have a further variety of patterns which we have not included in our advertised range but which we are able to produce for specific orders. Again, the imagination of the interior designer is all that limits the application of any of our pressed metal panels being applied to modern decor.