Get inspired

The main goal of our work is to transform something anonymous into a product with identity and character.
To achieve this, we combine our interpretative sensitivity, our know how in moulding processes, and our engraving and chemical etching techniques on moulds.

But what does it mean to design a texture?
It means extracting the essence of your project and making it tangible—visible.

With these video concepts, we’ll show you how many different ways the right idea can emerge: that unmistakable detail on the surface that creates a true wow effect.
Each video is purely inspirational, yet the textures—well, those are all industrialized and available in our new online catalogue, ML® Textures.

Get inspired ... by your sketches

Some of our most successful textures originate from a simple, instinctive gesture: a freehand drawing. Sketches, spontaneous marks, sometimes real doodles that become the starting point of a project.

Paper and pencil have always been part of a designer’s toolkit. Essential tools—perhaps now more valuable than ever. Despite being surrounded by computers and increasingly sophisticated technologies, we cannot renounce the primordial act of drawing signs, of engraving marks, of leaving a trace.

In the video, the sketch that gives rise to the texture takes shape from a natural element: coral. Its sinuous, unpredictable movement, combined with the symbolic meanings associated with it—health, protection, vitality—makes it an ideal source of inspiration for surface enhancements in the packaging world. Especially in cosmetics, but also in products linked to the sea, from toys to beach accessories.

Look closely: in the video, even the face powder is textured. In fact, we also engrave molds dedicated to makeup powders, where surface detail becomes an integral part of the product’s sensory experience.

The coral-inspired texture is our ML 18263 Coral, born from the convolutions of corals from the Mussidae family, also known as “brain corals.” An organic, enveloping pattern designed to give character and depth to surfaces. Find it in our digital catalogue.

Would you like another example of a sketch transformed into a texture? Read our case study on the Skulls & Roses Montegrappa pens.

Discover how the creative spark unfolds into textures designed to elevate the essence of your products.