FOTOBLECH - Metal design with patterned perforated metal sheets
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.
You have a specific project in mind? We will assist you with your project!
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Get to know the possibilities of FOTOBLECH
Examples of our perforated sheets










Our patented process

2013 received Lunova GmbH the patent.
FOTOBLECH - Privacy screens in Kempten - Kita St. Nikolaus



Tree structures. Tree structures provide an ideal foundation for a calm yet intriguing pattern for an organic and modern look.
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Floral Privacy Screen on Balcony in Leutkirch


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



Lettering on grasses. Lettering embedded within the patterned metal sheet subtly conveys messages.
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FOTOBLECH - railings and facade in Hannover


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



Organic protection. Fotobleche with subtly abstract patterns provide effective and dense privacy.
Here additionally functioning as a sliding wall for entrance area protection.
Display Sliding Wall in Gunzenhausen - Altmühl Bote


Fotoblech with adjustable perforations blends aesthetics and utility:
It communicates through chosen patterns and serves as a sliding wall with a dual purpose – both as a privacy screen and a display wall.
An innovative approach for versatile applications that combines form and function.
FOTOBLECH - fence in Schweinfurt - ZF museum



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

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.
Balconies customized to customer patterns in 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.
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FOTOBLECH - balustrade, Darmstadt

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.
FOTOBLECH balcony extensions in Wiesbaden, Old Courthouse


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.
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FOTOBLECH Wall cladding in the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg



Backlighting.
Fotoblech create vibrant artworks: Light permeates the image, adding depth.
A captivating interplay of photo and light.
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Corten steel facade in Passau: Niedernburg Fresco Museum


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.
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Rosenheim, Riedergarten



Handrail, garage door, and privacy fence elements
Fotoblech pattern 'White Noise' with distinctly colored frames and stainless steel handrails.
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FOTOBLECH - Hotel counter in Bad Füssing

A well-chosen display can tell the story of the hotel, represent the local culture or even draw attention to special amenities or services.
Fotoblech balconies in Vienna's Döbling district, Nussberggasse.


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.
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Straubing, Townhouses Flurlgasse


French balconies. Fotobleche with folded edges offer an innovative way to create French balconies.
They combine functionality with modern design and give buildings a stylish touch.
They are an excellent choice for anyone looking for a secure and aesthetic solution for window locks.
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FOTOBLECH Software-News: Automatic Area Partitioning


Zoning. If the area to be processed is too large for a single sheet, it can be automatically divided into individual sections and generated in a single step.
The loaded image is automatically distributed across the individual areas.
Providing the relevant parameters such as the overall width and height of the area, spacing between panels, maximum panel size, any edge treatments, and component labeling, the partitioning is carried out. (Licensed manufacturer).
The Dresden residential district at Altmarkt



Street-side privacy screens and court- yard-side railings
Railings that are opaque enough so that no one needs to install their own privacy screen.
Alsbach

FOTOBLECH with curves. Punched Fotoblech sheets are not limited to rectangular shapes, but can adapt to any form.
This is particularly advantageous for gates with arches, as shown by the example of the Alsbach brewery.
Fotoblech sheets are individually and precisely cut to meet specific needs and achieve an aesthetically pleasing result.
The use of Fotoblech sheets provides high flexibility in adapting to given natural dimensions.
FOTOBLECH Includes: Fine Checkered 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.
Ulm, Wohnen am Weinberg



Railing and privacy screen
Square and triangular perforation with a downward vertical flow that is opaque.
Wien, Charasgasse



FOTOBLECH - Ornaments
Wrought iron railings reinterpreted. A modern-surface design with reminiscence on Viennese building traditions.
Privacy screen in the entrance area

As here, photo sheets can be used to set accents and make statements. Functional and aesthetic at the same time.
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Vöcklabruck: Wall covering with forest motif

Against a white background, this results in a very subtle image that invites you to take a closer look.
The vivid details of the forest scene create a harmonious connection between art and nature and are a source of inspiration around the school.
FOTOBLECH - Coarse perforation with fine transitions

Sharp transitions. The transitions between the hole sizes are calculated in such a way that they appear sharp and there are no steps in the slopes.
Project number: 210520-01
FOTOBLECH-Balconies in Vienna Liesing, Eschenpark


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%.
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FOTOBLECH Special: Photo sheets with frame

Give your photo sheets a frame. A range of different frame shapes give visual support to the content.
The frame shape supports the desired expression, for example as a picture or fence panel.
The sheets themselves provide the frame for the sheets. The visually reduced evenness is maintained and not interrupted by uprights or substructures.
Example 1: Coten steel with "Gradient" pattern, jitter effect and frame "balcony01"
Example 2: Galvanised steel with floral pattern and "Balcony02" frame with vertical struts
FOTOBLECH-Railing in Vienna 22, Baranygasse


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.
Motif collection: floral 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)
Transparency as desired

The transparency of the sheets can be controlled as desired.
Balcony railings are very typical here: In the lower area it should usually be denser than above.
We can control the transparency of the surface, whether from a photo template or generated by our pattern generator, see photos.
Our software also calculates the free area for each photo sheet.
Facade of the town hall in Meschede

The facade was clad with Fotoblech, which show an abstract wave-shaped pattern with rough perforations.
With the kind permission of Henke AG. Catalog
It doesn't always have to be "just" a Fotoblech...

The results of our pattern generators can not only be used for photo sheets.
Numerous providers use the motifs for a wide variety of purposes:
Photo pillows, puzzles, towels, T-shirts and much more.
The output format PDF 1: 1 supports you optimally.
Here is the Pattern generator
fit2pattern: What doesn't fit - is made to fit ...


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.
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Running Dog: A classic

Basic form of the classic meander, mostly from Friesian, from ancient Greece.
An orthogonal ornament that reminds of river loops.
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Pattern raindrops

A vertically oriented stripe pattern that is reminiscent of raindrops.
With randomly long drip lengths and diameters
Of course, fully parameterized and combinable with all filters.
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Square Kufi: Calligraphy as a pattern

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.
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Dancing holes: our filter "Jitter".


With our filter "Jitter" we let the holes dance around the original position. See here on the left without and with filter.

Up and down with our pattern generator: Up and Down

Randomly meshed pattern with rectangular areas that emerge from or press into the layer.
The picture shows the combination with the special filter "Jitter".
Usually the holes are lined up.
Not so with this filter ...
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Pearl necklaces as a pattern: Strings

Beaded pattern in various lengths and sizes.
A horizontally aligned pattern, in which the web widths can be minimal,
because the pattern always alternates between two different hole sizes.
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Pattern generator IKO - chain links

Pattern with a chain-like structure and random hole sizes.
A geometric pattern that takes special account of the transition from one tile to another.
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Pattern generator Comfort Line - meshed networks

Random columns and row hole sizes are combined and spun into a network.
Reminiscent of fabric with almost endless possibilities of variation and levels of abstraction.
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ABC-Text pattern with hidden messages

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.
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Gradient pattern: Gradient hole sizes with decorative gaps

A very flexible basic texture generator.
Smooth hole sizes are combined with the same probabilities of punching.
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White noise: the basic pattern with many possibilities

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 ...
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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.