Paint transforms “any surface” into a whiteboard for collaborative working in offices and other spaces.
Smart Wall Paint, developed by a UK and Ireland-based company of the same name, has the ability to transform smooth surfaces into “write on/wipe-off whiteboard areas”, allowing for a new way of collaborative working in small and large businesses, as well as universities, government bodies and training organisations.
The paint, which is available in white or clear, allows for entire office walls to become whiteboards, enabling businesses to “optimise and de-clutter” the working environment as it eliminates the need for traditional whiteboards, flip-charts and paper; with the whiteboards used to visualise website designs, list agendas, and create mind-maps to help generate new ideas collectively.
The company stated that the product “improve[s] team work” and can be used “in board rooms and meeting rooms, in staff areas, on lockers, in corridors and even in staff cafes”, with the paint described as “low odour” and “non-toxic”. It also asserts that “no specialist skills [are] required to paint” with Smart Wall Paint, with the paint being “touch dry in five hours” and ready to use in five days.
The paint is compatible with laminates, painted surfaces, doors and cabinets, wall coverings and plaster; with the company stating that Google, Fujitsu, Tesco, Marks & Spencer, BT, Vodafone and Virgin all use Smart Wall Paint in their offices.
While the initial white Smart Wall Paint product was launched in November 2011, on the company’s website it states that two patents for a new dry erase coating technology have been applied for this year, as well as the company launching Smart Wall Paint Clear and the Smart Wall Paint Contractors kit in 1Q2014 and Smart Wall Paint Magnetic Primer in 2Q2014.
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