What colours does Acunic come in as standard?
A custom colour for architectural fabric in a commercial interior is matched to something that already exists: a brand colour, a finishes board or an artwork. Acunic can meet it in two ways, by dyeing the fabric or by printing on it.
Off-white is Acunic's base colour, and black and beige are standard colours. Each Getzner datasheet names a colour for its fabric, off-white or, for the Volumic fabrics, white/grey, and adds "customised colours available on request". Each fabric page shows the colour Getzner publishes for it, and the colour page shows the standard colours. A custom colour is matched to the reference you give.
How does custom dyeing work, and what is the minimum?
Any Acunic fabric can be custom dyed, and Getzner produces coloured variants on request. Minimum quantities depend on the colour and on whether the project uses fabric or a finished system. AKA Acoustics confirms them with each project quote.
Can Acunic be matched to a Pantone colour?
Getzner names Pantone and CMYK as the colour systems for its UV printing. For a dyed colour, give AKA Acoustics the reference you are matching: the Acunic samples form accepts a Pantone or CMYK reference, or a description of the colour. Before ordering, settle with AKA Acoustics how closely the dye will match your reference on the chosen article, and ask whether a sample of the article in that colour can be made first.
What is UV printing on Acunic?
Getzner's FAQ says Acunic fabrics can be customised in colour, structure and visual design, from solid tones to full-surface UV printing, with colours given in Pantone or CMYK. For a printed panel or curtain, ask AKA Acoustics which articles suit the design and what artwork the print needs. Printed fabric follows the same practice as dyed fabric: its performance is confirmed for each order.
Does colour change fire or acoustic performance?
Getzner's datasheets state that technical specifications may differ for dyed fabric. For that reason the performance of a dyed or printed colour is confirmed for each order, for fire and for sound absorption alike.
Fire evidence also belongs to the sample that was tested, colour included.
Cubic Giga Dyed is the one dyed article with its own entry in the Technical Product Summary: Cubic Giga in Heavy Black, Group 2, with the same weight, width and thickness as Cubic Giga. For any other colour, ask AKA Acoustics what evidence supports the fabric in that colour; how to specify an architectural fabric explains why the report should match the article supplied. The datasheets for Volumic Weave and Optic Structure, like the others, carry the same note on dyed fabric.
What does custom colour look like in use?
One of Getzner's published projects shows a custom colour at full scale: Cubic Pico dyed orange, made into acunic wall dividers that give visual privacy in an open-plan office at Getzner Werkstoffe in Munich.
Getzner says the acunic wall can take a different fabric covering on its front and back, for colour and design accents; partitions and room dividers describes it.
How should you plan a custom colour?
Raise the colour with AKA Acoustics early in design, with the colour reference, the article, the area or length needed and the date the fabric is needed on site. To raise a custom colour with a sample request, tick "Custom colour" on the samples page and note the colour you have in mind; AKA Acoustics will contact you to confirm the request before samples are sent. How to judge a fabric sample covers what to check when samples arrive.
