Inspiration, meet reality.
With an ever-growing catalogue of options and advanced color-matching capabilities, we're able to help your customers's vision come to life. So, no matter the idea, we'll work with you to make it happen.
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Sheens and Gloss
A small change in the gloss of a color can make a big impact. Choose from our full range of reflective effects, from matte (low sheen/low gloss) to standard to high gloss.
Bring your inspirations to life like never before with Nova. Using a proprietary application process, Nova offers deeper, richer colors with eye-catching sparkle in gold or silver sparkle and delivers dynamic results in nearly any color you can dream up.
Available in Fluropon and Valflon coating systems.
Featuring a spectrum of intense, vibrant tones that appear to shift when viewed from different angles or in changing lighting, Kameleon helps you achieve a memorable, engaging design. These rich, pearlescent hues come in a wide range of color-shifts, from subtle to dramatic.
Available in Fluropon and Valflon coating systems.
Fluropon Effects Print makes it easier to say "yes" to distinctive color combinations, unique patterns and rich multi-layer effects. Print opens up unlimited possiblities by using a solid base coat and layers of ink that complement the building materials — slate, cor-ten, wood grain and so much more.
Available in our Fluropon, Valflon and PolyPREMIER coating systems.
Our texture coatings are unique, textured finish that provide a new level of visual depth, dimension and durability, resulting in improved performance and visual enhancement over traditional smooth finishes. Texture provides a beautiful matte, low-gloss finish that redirects the light to create an appealing look while reducing the appearance of oil-canning and other defects.
Available in our Fluropon and WeatherXL Crinkle Finish systems.
Developed by our team of color experts, FUSE is informed by major societal catalysts and backed by real-world data. The forecast is presented in three curated color collections - Accountability-Centered Technology (ACT), Building Fulfilling Futures (BFF) and Chief Empathy Officer (CEO) - to provide strategic inspiration that will serve achitechtural metal coatings over the next 3-5 years and beyond.
Architectural Color Forecast: FUSE
The FUSE architechtural metal coatings color forecast builds on layers of colorful inspiration. Channeling the creativity and expertise of architects and product manufacturers, our forecast identifies how color is influenced by the world around us and what that means for the future of design.
Accountability-Centered Technology (ACT)
New technologies and accountability must work hand in hand. Businesses have a responsibility to transparency, sustainability and efficiency in their operations, which extends to the ethical building practices entrusted to architects and product manufacturers. The ACT collection reflects this cause with a spectrum of ultramodern color and effect capabilities – from trusted shimmers to revolutionized prints.
ACT Collection
Building Fulfilling Futures (BFF)
Infrastructure supports, constructs and drives not only the physical elements of our lives but also our emotional and cybernetic connections. The BFF collection builds new realms of design with colors that help us relate to tangible and intangible spaces. Venture into your architectural future with the familiar framework of nature-inspired hues or the dazzling shimmer of new construction.
BFF Collection
Chief Empathy Officer (CEO)
Successful decision-makers weave empathy into every stage of design. Architects and product manufacturers amplify creations by choosing pigments, textures and effects with intention. These careful considerations open new doors to design, such as high-chromas, metal-inspired hues or dynamic neutrals.
Fast Forward Collection
Emulate™
Complete your vision with the latest innovation from Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings. Our collection of Emulate Architectural Metal Coatings was designed to seamlessly apply the look and feel of natural building materials to any interior and exterior project.
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Made to Mimic
Designed to simulate wood, metal and stone, Emulate offers unique design solutions that mimic nature down to the smallest detail. From intricate woodgrain design to manipulated metal patterns, these prints achieve a natural look without the weight and maintenance.
Emulate - Creating an Icon
Duration - 2:9
Creative Expertise
We combine decades of experience with a collaborative approach. Our color experts work side by side with architects to find the right color schemes and patterns to bring their vision to life. Both beautiful and durable, Emulate stands out in the market.
A Vision of Strength
When paired with the incredible durability of metal, a building coated in Emulate will maintain a consistent appearance over time and won’t show its age. What’s more, it will stand up to extreme weather and dirt, stains and chemicals; it also protects against corrosion, rust and degradation.
"Pursuit of Authenticity"
Achieve an authentic look and feel without the weight, maintenance and expense of natural materials.
Emulate - Pursuit of Authenticity
Duration - 1:56
Our Advanced Coil Coating Process
Your vision of wood, stone or metal involves multiple passes with a Fluropon® colored basecoat to provide the background color. Next, depending on the pattern, we apply at least one ink coating using a rotogravure printing method.
In addition to Fluropon®, this technology is available in our WeatherXL® and PolyPREMIER® product lines.
Our sale representatives will work closely with your team to find the right technology for your product and project needs.
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Illustration of a 4-coat system.
Emulate™ protects with a combination of corrosion-resistance from our backer and primer layers that offer long-term defense from rust.
Steeped in Science
At our research and development facility in Fort Myers, Florida we test all our products to make sure they pass the test of time. That starts with collecting data from real-world weather events as well as accelerated laboratory testing. Once research is complete, we apply those learnings to the creation of our products, including Emulate.
With this latest offering, architects, product manufacturers and designers can complete their vision with confidence.
Color, Design and Advice.
Color can be an experience. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Sherwin-Williams DesignHouse is a color and design service group dedicated to collaborating throughout your color selection and design processes. Our team of color experts studies the latest revolutions in color and design and the greatest achievements in coatings development to keep architects, product manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) ahead of the competition. Work alongside our team to discover, refine and visualize personalized color for your projects.
Benefits of the DesignHouse
The DesignHouse team consists of experts who are immersed in industry trends and color innovation to offer skilled color advice. Serving as a collaborative space for a variety of architectural and product design needs, the DesignHouse can streamline your path to market.
Services of the DesignHouse
Sit down with the team to determine the best solutions for your needs. Meetings with the DesignHouse team can cover a range of services, including:
- Color forecast presentations
- Color palette reviews
- Regional color palette analyses
- Product color reviews
- General color and forecasting discussions
Architectural color forecasts (US site)
Visit DesignHouse on our English site to view published architectural metal coatings color forecasts that look more than 3-5 years into the future. The forecasts present colors and coatings effects that are informed by global societal catalysts and industry insights.
Visit our English site to connect with our DesignHouse team to help curate applicable color collections for your market, regions and coatings technologies. Browse the collections to explore our expanded selections and robust color-matching capabilities.
Innovative coatings effect (US site)
Visit our English site to customize beyond color with a vast selection of sheens, glosses and special effects. Our Sherwin-Williams teams have developed coatings effects to deliver the finishes you desire – from shimmers and sparkles to textures, prints and more.
Customizable color stories (US site)
Visit out English site to discover new realms of color possibilities. Sherwin-Williams color experts are equipped to help you tell your color story through new ideas, ambitious schemes and forward-thinking designs.