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Tate window film project
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There are few names in art galleries more prestigious than Tate. When Tate Liverpool needed a one-way window film for a new installation, it turned to Contra Vision Performance HD, which offered vibrant
magery to the outside and maximum visibility from within.
iTate Liverpool used Contra Vision’s Performance HD film on perimeter windows highlighting its Liverpool Mountain piece by Ugo Rondinone. According to Rob Stone, Operations Director at Contra Vision, the film was an ideal fit for the application.
ensure the smallest details and finest text can be printed and read clearly. On the reverse side, the see-through from inside the building is the smoothest ever accomplished by a perforated window film.”
Starleaton distributes Contra Vision products in Australia, and according to John Buitenkamp, product manager, it has been in high demand.
“The HD film launched at Fespa 2017. We first showed it at PacPrint as a preview, and we’ve had it in stock since November of that year,” says Buitenkamp. “It’s been a great addition to our perforated window film range.”
Contra Vision is a pioneer in one-way window graphics, having been in the market for thirty years, and still commands a leading position in the industry today, with applications in 100 countries. 21
“Tate Liverpool chose Contra Vision’s new and exclusive Performance HD White on Black film as the perfect substrate to print fine detail, which will come under close scrutiny
by the most discerning of visitors,” says Stone.
Where printing companies usually need to combine perforated film with solid, for fine detail, Contra Vision Performance HD can achieve everything with the one substrate, he says.
“Contra Vision Performance HD is perfect for this installation, as its micro perforations
Now you see it, now you don’t: Contra Vision Performance HD film from the inside and out, at the Tate.
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