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FOTOBLECH - Metal design with patterned perforated metal sheets



With FOTOBLECH you get your own perforated sheets, freely designed according to your specifications.
A software converts any photos in perforated plates with different sized holes. Our patented algorithm ensures a high quality presentation.
Designers and architects can also use our software online and let their creativity run wild.

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Examples of our perforated sheets

Lochblech Motiv-Lochblech Sichtschutz Fassade Aluminium Edelstahl Zaun Raumtrenner Kunstwerk Foto

Our patented process

Lochblech Patent

2013 received Lunova GmbH the patent.

Grimms Hotel in Berlin featuring FOTOBLECH classic decorative elements

Grimm Grimm Grimm

Facade decoration. Fotoblech is ideal for backlit decorative elements on facades.
It combines intricate designs with durable, weatherproof quality.

FOTOBLECH classic railing: Opaque where it matters most

Achern Balconies Achern Balconies
Blades of Grass. Floral grass blade motif as a subtle privacy screen, primarily in the lower section of balcony railings.

Balconies in Achern
Achern

FOTOBLECH classic cinema counter in Prague

Prag Prag Prag

Counter.
Fotoblech is ideal for backlit counter cladding, creating a unique, atmospheric lighting effect.

FOTOBLECH classic Sliding door

Schiebetür Schiebetür
Door Cladding. Four-part overlay panel of an automatic sliding door featuring Raika company logos in a historic setting. Relocated.

Freistadt, Main square
Schiebetür

FOTOBLECH classic room installation: Museum in Berlin

Rauminstallation Rauminstallation Rauminstallation

Room installations. Fotobleche are robust, durable, and versatile, making them ideal for high-quality and modern exhibition walls in various applications.

FOTOBLECH pattern railing at Annabichl Middle School

Klagenfurt Geländer Klagenfurt Geländer
Pattern. With FOTOBLECH pattern, the designs are created using a pattern generator, resulting in unique geometric designs.

Pattern image
PDF catalog
Klagenfurt: Pattern "Tile 3"
Klagenfurt

FOTOBLECH classic in Dresden, residential quarter at Altmarkt

Dresden Dresden Dresden

Street-facing Privacy and Courtyard Railings
Fotoblech provide street-facing privacy screens and courtyard railings that are opaque enough to eliminate the need for additional privacy measures.

FOTOBLECH classic gate, Alsbach Brewery

Rundungen

Curves. Fotobleche offer exceptional flexibility in designing façades and gates, as they are not limited to rectangular shapes. They are especially advantageous for archways or irregular forms, as seen with the gate of the Alsbach Brewery, where the material perfectly adapts to the structure.

Each Fotoblech is custom-made with precision to achieve aesthetically refined results. This versatility makes Fotobleche an ideal choice for architects and designers seeking creative, tailored solutions that are both functional and visually striking.

FOTOBLECH classic wall cladding in IKO, Wien

Wien Wien

Geometry on the wall. Perforated metal makes it very easy to create precise geometric patterns for wall cladding. The material's flexibility allows for custom designs that are both aesthetically pleasing and functional.

Inspiration for our pattern generator "IKO".
Pattern catalog, Pattern page, Catalog

FOTOBLECH classic facade in Tirol

Penkenbahn Penkenbahn

Semi-Transparency. Perforated metal sheets appear solid from the outside, but are semi-transparent from within, allowing light inside and offering views of the mountainous landscape.

Penkenbahn, Mayrhofen
Penkenbahn

FOTOBLECH classic privacy screens in Linz

Sichtschutz Sichtschutz Sichtschutz

Side Panels. Perforated metal is perfect as a side privacy screen in entrance areas, offering privacy and a modern design.

FOTOBLECH classic facade of the Stadthalle in Meschede

Meschede

Abstract-Cloudy. The Stadthalle in Meschede impresses with a perforated metal facade that highlights the cultural character of the building. The coarse perforation and cloudy-abstract pattern give the structure a distinctive, modern aesthetic.
It creates a connection between the exterior and interior, gently guiding visitors into the event spaces.
Catalog page

Henne-Ruhr-Markt
Meschede

FOTOBLECH classic: Railings in the courtyard of the Knittelfeld Music School

Knittelfeld Knittelfeld Knittelfeld

Inclines. Fotoblech is ideal for railings as the rows of holes can flexibly adapt to inclines.

Bends are integrated into the perforation pattern, resulting in a uniform and stylish railing.

FOTOBLECH classic: Railings in historic building ensemble

Vienna Balkone Vienna Balkone
Accents. Fotobleche used as railings can create unique visual accents on facades, offering a minimalist, modern, and stylish appearance.
Vienna, Landstraße
Vienna Balkone

FOTOBLECH classic: Arcade walkway in Vienna

Wien Wien Wien

Arcade walkway. Fotoblech for the arcade walkway in the courtyard, mounted with contour and slight edge overhang. Partially double-layered.

FOTOBLECH classic in Mistelbach: Carlos Perez

Mistelbach Mistelbach
Double-layered. Fotoblech as a double-layered construction are ideal for cladding stairs, giving them a modern and appealing appearance.

Kunst am Bau
Mistelbach

FOTOBLECH classic in prayer room in Vienna - Meidling

Wien Wien

Sacred Motifs. Fotoblech are particularly well-suited for sacred motifs, as they can precisely depict fine details.

Backlit photo metal sheets give religious symbols an impressive depth and create a serene atmosphere in churches or other spiritual spaces.
The combination of light and metal enhances the aesthetic effect and creates a unique ambiance.

Technical Museum Vienna: Exhibition "Petroleum & Natural Gas" 2014

Museum

Exhibition Walls. Photo plates as exhibition walls provide a subtle yet varied background for exhibits.

They highlight the displayed items without distracting and create an aesthetically pleasing presentation surface. Their flexibility and adaptability make them the ideal choice for galleries and museums.

FOTOBLECH classic
Museum

FOTOBLECH pattern as railing in renovation

Natters Balkone Natters Balkone
Renovation. Fotoblech is ideal for cladding outdated facades and giving them a modern flair.

Here is an example using one of our generators.

LKH Natters
Natters Balkone

FOTOBLECH classic as architectural art in Schlierbach

Schlierbach Schlierbach

Building Function. Fotoblech, stamped with motifs of sporty feet, immediately reveal the function of a gymnasium. The robust and weather-resistant cassette system used is ideal for facades and entrance areas.

The facade instantly communicates that it is a sports facility, combining functionality with aesthetically artistic design.

FOTOBLECH - Facade and Ceiling of the Event Center

Spinnerei Spinnerei

Net Pattern. The event center uses Domico's cassette system.

A stylized net pattern gives the facade an impressive expressiveness and modern aesthetic.

Neue Spinnerei in Traun
Spinnerei

REWE FOTOBLECH facade in Leipzig

Leipzig Leipzig

Solid background. In Leipzig, a Fotoblech facade impresses the customers of this REWE market. Innovative design combines practical and aesthetic elements by keeping certain areas perforated and others solid.

The perforated sections create an interesting play of light and shadow, while the solid areas ensure stability. The facade is figuratively designed and outwardly displays the function of the building structure.

FOTOBLECH as a railing and stairwell cladding

Biberach Balkone Biberach Balkone
Colors. Autumnal Fotobleche with vivid tree motifs add colorful accents to railings and facades. They infuse the surroundings with a warm, natural atmosphere.
Railing / Biberach
Biberach

FOTOBLECH Special: Mosaic Parquet in Mosonmagyaróvár

Parkett Parkett

Creative Wood Surfaces. Fotobleche are not exclusively punched metal plates but can also be made of wood, as in the case of this parquet floor. The Fotoblech pattern generators have the ability to create patterns for a mosaic parquet.

An example of this is an Ash/Oak combination, which creates an appealing parquet pattern through random color variations in the slats. This versatility demonstrates that Fotoblech is not limited to metal but can also create creative wood surfaces.

FOTOBLECH as stair cladding

Mondsee

Backlighting. Fotoblech as cladding for the space under the stairs is a stylish and functional solution. Backlighting creates an impressive ambiance that enhances the area visually.

This design idea combines practical use with modern design, creating a unique and appealing atmosphere.

Sports motif
Mondsee

Golf course Rheintal - FOTOBLECH coverings

Golfplatz Golfplatz Golfplatz

Shading. Fotoblech- covers protect against direct sunlight, provide pleasant shade, and optimize room climate regulation.

Corten Steel in Kelheim: Liberation Hall Ticket Booth

Kassa Kassa Kassa

Six-sided perforation. Photo sheets provide a solid foundation for objects in prominent locations. Here, with a hexagonal perforation for balanced openness.

FOTOBLECH - railings in Vienna, Donaustadt

Vienna Vienna

Leaf motif. Courtyard and street-facing with a flat design without an additional handrail. With a focus on privacy.

Picture 4, Picture 5, Picture 6

BEL ATRIUM
Vienna

FOTOBLECH - Privacy screens in Kempten - Kita St. Nikolaus

Sichschutz Sichschutz Sichschutz

Tree structures. Tree structures provide an ideal foundation for a calm yet intriguing pattern for an organic and modern look.

picture 4, picture 5

FOTOBLECH - Facade in Zurich - Electric Power Plant

EKZ EKZ

Corten steel facade with coarse perforation featuring a forest motif and curvature.

In the coming months, a uniform patina will develop.
Picture: 4, 5, 6

EKZ Glattbrugg
EKZ

FOTOBLECH - Balconies and Railings in Feldkirchen

Feldkirchen Feldkirchen Feldkirchen

High opacity. Targeted control of transparency:

Dense for the balconies with a vertical pattern and transparent for the upper railings.

Floral Privacy Screen on Balcony in Leutkirch

Sichtschutz Sichtschutz

Opaque and transparent. Fotoblech as perforated motif perforated metal provides external privacy, creates pleasant shade indoors, and still allows an outward view.

Open and airy. It combines privacy and brightness, shields from curious external glances, and allows for a comfortably open and airy atmosphere inside.

FOTOBLECH - railings in Wasserburg - Hotel Lipprandt

Wasserburg Wasserburg Wasserburg

Lettering on grasses. Lettering embedded within the patterned metal sheet subtly conveys messages.

Picture 4, Picture 5

FOTOBLECH - railings and facade in Hannover

Nikolai Nikolai

Floral motif in the residential area with subtle coloring, it provides privacy screens in the right places - in the lower section of the railings.

Catalog page

Nikolai Quartier
Nikolai

FOTOBLECH - Privacy screens in Waldbüttelbrunn - Town hall

Privacy screen Privacy screen Privacy screen

Organic protection. Fotobleche with subtly abstract patterns provide effective and dense privacy.

Here additionally functioning as a sliding wall for entrance area protection.

FOTOBLECH - fence in Schweinfurt - ZF museum

Schweinfurt Schweinfurt Schweinfurt

Trellis. The holes in Fotoblech also serve as trellises for your plants.

An optimal utilization of space between the back and the perforated sheet.

FOTOBLECH Facade in Cologne, Goltsteinstraße

Köln

Ornaments... as Fotoblech patterns, blend function and art, crafting captivating vistas, interplays of light, and stylish structures for versatile applications.

Integrated doors. All gates and doors are seamlessly clad with photo sheet, featuring discreetly integrated hinges. For a uniform, sleek facade with aesthetic harmony and unobtrusive functionality.

Ornament motif
Köln

Balconies customized to customer patterns in Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden

Specifications. Upon request, you can provide your individual patterns for Fotoblech to incorporate unique designs and personal style into the design, as shown here in the example of Wiesbaden.

Flat aesthetics. Fotobleche can make the substructure of balcony railings disappear, create a smooth aesthetic, and give a seamless, appealing look.
Picture 1, Picture 2, Google StreetView

FOTOBLECH - balustrade, Darmstadt

Darmstadt
Corten steel - Interior railing offers modern elegance with a rust-red patina. Its sturdy structure and unique character make it a striking architectural element.

Double shell. The double-shell perforated metal railing offers a modern design with intriguing views, shadow plays, and aesthetics. It gives the staircase a contemporary, airy, and appealing look.
Corten steel in the staircase
Darmstadt

FOTOBLECH balcony extensions in Wiesbaden, Old Courthouse

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden

Revitalization. The addition of Fotoblech balconies on supports is an innovative and aesthetically appealing solution to breathe new life into buildings without excessively concealing the existing architecture.

Pattern Gradient. Balconies with this pattern offer advantages such as privacy from below while providing clear views for residents through the transparent top surface. Aesthetics, privacy, and outlook are optimally combined here.

Picture 3, Picture 4

FOTOBLECH Wall cladding in the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg

Backlighting.
Fotoblech create vibrant artworks: Light permeates the image, adding depth.
A captivating interplay of photo and light.
Catalog page

Corten steel facade in Passau: Niedernburg Fresco Museum

Niedernburg Niedernburg

Double-skin facade. The facade is illustrated through a perspective representation of pillars and vaults. The Fotobleche were designed with triangular perforations in this double-skin Corten steel construction.

Viewing angles. Fascinating visual effects are created depending on the viewing angle. The facade's appearance changes according to the lighting situation.

Press report EWA: materiell immateriell, Catalog page

FOTOBLECH pattern in Rosenheim, Riedergarten

Rosenheim Rosenheim Rosenheim

Handrail, garage door, and privacy fence elements
Fotoblech pattern 'White Noise' with distinctly colored frames and stainless steel handrails.

Additional pictures:
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FOTOBLECH - Hotel counter in Bad Füssing

Bad Güssing
Messages. Fotobleche with embossed image allows the hotel to communicate its identity, brand message or certain values subtly but effectively.

A well-chosen display can tell the story of the hotel, represent the local culture or even draw attention to special amenities or services.
Hotel FrechDachs
Bad Güssing

FOTOBLECH classic balconies in Vienna's Döbling district, Nussberggasse.

Wien Wien

Floral design. With their charming combination of functionality and aesthetics, floral motifs in photobleaching are a popular choice for balconies. They create an inviting atmosphere and give the balconies a unique flair.

Integrated handrail. Fotoblech balconies often forgo a separate handrail and instead integrate it into the surface, resulting in a reduced, aesthetically flat appearance.

Picture 3, Picture 4, nussberggasse.at

FOTOBLECH Includes: Fine Checkered Pattern

pattern

Inside Out. Discover the versatility of Fotoblech! Our powerful tool allows you to create not only square, round, and triangular perforations, but also diamond-shaped ones.

The result? A sophisticated design that enhances any balcony. With Fotoblech, you can unleash your creativity and add perfect accents. Let yourself be inspired!

Image: Checks generated by the "Gradient" tool, with squares offset by 45 degrees, as Corten steel perforated sheet.

FOTOBLECH pattern in Ulm: Wohnen am Weinberg

Ulm Ulm Ulm

Railing and privacy screen. Modern railing design: Square and triangular perforations, vertically aligned, opaque at the bottom. Stylish privacy screen with a stable, functional structure.

FOTOBLECH classic in Vienna, Charasgasse

Vienna Ornament Vienna Vienna

FOTOBLECH - Ornaments

Wrought iron railings reinterpreted. A modern-surface design with reminiscence on Viennese building traditions.

FOTOBLECH classic - coarse perforation with fine transitions

Wien Zaun
Captivating coarse perforation. The Fotoblech railing in Vienna impresses with a striking coarse perforation and a minimalist leaf motif.

Two carefully chosen hole sizes (8 and 20 mm) create strong contrasts and guide the eye along visual lines between balconies.

The transitions are precisely calculated, resulting in clear edges without stepped effects on the slopes.
Vienna, Brigittenau
Wien

FOTOBLECH classic balconies in Vienna Liesing, Eschenpark

Wien Vienna

Floral pattern. An abstract floral pattern cascades over all parts so that the pattern runs continuously. Due to the pattern arrangement, different high railings form a uniform image.

Optimum transparency. By sampling on a scale of 1:1, the optimum transparency can be determined in advance. This can be controlled almost arbitrarily and is usually between 20 and 25%.

Picture 3, Picture 4, Picture 5, Picture 6

FOTOBLECH pattern railing in Vienna 22, Baranygasse

Vienna Vienna

Generated pattern. A balcony railing from our "White Noise" pattern generator. The square perforation runs in straight rows with only one hole size with a probability of 60%.

Made-to-measure unique items. All railing fields are calculated individually and the perforation fits exactly into the specified dimensions. Although the fields are of different lengths in detail, the overall picture is homogeneous.

Catalog

Motif collection: floral foliage

Foliage

Floral motifs are very popular with us. That is why we have put together 10 floral foliage motifs in a catalog.
With similar transparency and hole density, they are easy to compare. All motifs on an area of 3 * 2m.

Motif PDF floral foliage (23MB)

Floral motifs also for inside:
Foliage example

fit2pattern: What doesn't fit - is made to fit ...

fit2pattern fit2pattern

Usually, repeating patterns do not fit exactly on the given area. With the fit2pattern function, however, we can adapt the patterns exactly in both directions. The drawn areas and lines remain sharply outlined.

Images: without fit2pattern, with fit2pattern

Square Kufi: Calligraphy as a pattern

Square Kufi

Random patterns are generated based on one of the oldest calligraphic forms of Arabic script.

Distributed in a grid of any size, these "writing plates" create a harmonious surface.

Catalog page, image, image, PDF catalog

Square Kufi rudimentary
Square Kufi

FOTOBLECH classic forest motif as railing and staircase cladding

Dresden Stiegenhausverkleidung Dresden Balkone
House Numbers. FOTOBLECH enables the seamless integration of house numbers, logos, and text into custom designs.
Floral motif in Dresden
Dresden

ABC-Text pattern with hidden messages

ABC

The texture in the truest sense of the word: ABC pattern generator.

A random sequence of letters with hidden messages. Fully parameterized and combinable with various filters.

Catalog page, image, image, PDF catalog

ABC-Filtered pattern
ABC

Gradient pattern: Gradient hole sizes with decorative gaps

Gradient

A very flexible basic texture generator.

Smooth hole sizes are combined with the same probabilities of punching.

Catalog page, image, image, PDF catalog

Filtered gradient patterns
Gradient with filter

White noise: the basic pattern with many possibilities

white noise

Like every pattern of our pattern generator, the basic form "White Noise" can be completely parameterized and thus achieve a wide variety of effects.

This includes, for example, the division into tiles, invert, filter ...
Catalog page, image, image, PDF catalog

Inverted with "blank" digits:
white noise invert

Creative design ideas with perforated plates

Perforated sheets offer many original, high quality decorative possibilities for the design of facades and privacy protection for indoor and outdoor use. With FOTOBLECH you give a building expression. Functions of the components are visible.

Here are some examples of the scope of FOTOBLECH

  • Perforated sheets in facade design
    An aluminum facade wins with a perforated metal punching on appeal.
  • Perforated sheets for the fence design
    A fence made of perforated metal elements is not only weather resistant and provides the desired privacy,
    but also has a highly decorative.
  • Perforated plates made of stainless steelas a screen:
    Stainless steel blinds with metal stampings in decorative patterns or with stamped lettering can be customized and is a real eye-catcher.


References

windscreen
in Gallneukirchen
(3mm anodized aluminum)
Fassaden
Facades made of perforated metal are modern, durable, and customizable.
Delmenhorst
Gate system in Delmenhorst (2.0mm galvanized steel, powder-coated)