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Dichrolam Sea Textures

Like rippling waves on water, the Dichrolam “Sea” textured glass / plastic laminates exhibit hand-patterned, actual three dimensional textures on the underside of glass or plastic, exhibiting a random, wavy, "veining" effect that simulates a cross between water waves, fine burled wood veneer, and veined marble. All with the vivid colors and nearly literal duplication of the gemstone Opal (same light physics).    The Dichrolam Sea Texture patterns are often supplied as a dual pane glass or plastic panels with a backing panel edge sealed to the patterned face lite.  In the case of Crystal Sea, this makes the panel an IG unit - a standard Insulated Glass panel passing code for exterior requirements.  As for Black Sea and Caribbean for opaque surfacing like wall cladding or conference table tops, they are also made into IG units, or with the option of felt backing for single pane applications.  See Typical Constructions  and Sea Texture Constructions page on this website for spec details

Dichrolam Sea Textures are produced primarily in the following "colors": Black Sea: As the name suggests, this resembles a dark ocean of waves in an opaque surfacing material using a blue/green dichroic film on a dark background. Proprietary patterning creates occasional veins of deep copper reds and golds among blue waves, then shifts into deep violets at skewed viewing angles. Made mostly in annealed or tempered glass for tabletops like the MTV conference table on the homepage as well as wall tiles and art panels, although available in abrasion resistant acrylic.   Red Burl (New product): All the applications of Black Sea above, but now after ten years of development, this deep textured pattern has been perfected to create primary deep reds, gold and streaks of blue violet.  Twice as difficult to create as Black Sea, yet twice as striking.  Created primarily for wall art, applications can be accent panels up to 46" x 96" for table tops to wall tiles.  Especially striking when bordered in wide black margins. Caribbean: Bright, opaque lamination exhibiting the South Beach colors of light teal and coral with copper/gold reflective highlights in smooth, graceful waves. Designed for opaque surfacing like Black Sea, Caribbean has been used at the Rio casino in Las Vegas behind all the light sconces on its restaurant walls for warm and exotic lighting effects. Crystal Sea:Translucent sheets with full color-shift in the transmitted as well as reflective colors identical to the color choices of Dichrolam Red and Green, but with the 3D wave texture. Used in the martini bar on the homepage, lit from beneath and in skylights / walls etc. Well suited for entry doors and semi-privacy panels like conference room dividers and restaurant partitions.  Example is the 600 sq ft skylight in Crystal Sea Green at the Levine Children’s Hospital in North Carolina. Picture in your mind a polished gemstone of Opal.  Now picture that Opal the size of a conference table.    That is Dichrolam.        Exact same optical physics as natural Opal        Construction / Specification guide for "Sea" textures:   There is now more to see under the ‘Sea’ above Beginning with his fascination of the undersea world, evidenced by his glass-bottom boats and underwater camera housings, John has created the DichroMetallic™ line of sea textures. These proprietary, hand-applied textures are primarily available in two very fluid patterns: Brain Coral and Sand Ripple. The colors coating these textures are the most expensive pigments in the world, and change colors just like Dichrolam. Both colors, Flame and Arctic, shift from aqua blue green (at right angle viewing), into magenta, then gold at skewed viewing angles. The only difference is that “Flame” is deeper, richer and darker color, while “Arctic” has the same colors but in lighter pastel shades within a silver metallic effect.