curious skin

Curious SKIN is an exciting and unique addition to the Curious family. SKIN has been created to give the Designer perfectly homogeneous matt colours with a subtle tactile feel and perfect printability.

  • Unique surface that is resistant to rubbing and finger marking
  • There are 12 attractive and contemporary colours across three weights
  • Tactile feel with a true matt surface
  • Ideal for packaging, bags, business cards, corporate collateral, stationery and promotional items
  • Bendtsen smoothness reading
  • Elemental chlorine free
  • FSC certified product
  • Fully recyclable and biodegradable
  • Produced at a mill that holds ISO 14001 certificate
  • ISO 9706 Long life archival usage
  • Matching envelopes available
  • Suitable inks required - contact our Technical Services for advice

Applications

  • annual reports
  • book/brochure covers
  • calendars
  • catalogues
  • cd/dvd covers
  • certificates
  • corporate literature
  • diaries
  • direct mail
  • envelope production
  • gift bags
  • greeting cards
  • inserts
  • magazines
  • menus
  • notebooks/pads
  • packaging - luxury
  • point of purchase/sale
  • posters
  • presentation stationery
  • promotional print
  • show cards
  • tickets
  • wallets and folders

Available In


 
Absynthe
Black
Dark blue
Extra white
Ivory
Lavender
Mocha
Orange
Pink
Red
Stone
Violet
 135 g/m2
700 x 1000		270 g/m2
700 x 1000		380 g/m2
700 x 1000
Absynthe  o  
Black o o o
Dark blue  o o
Extra white o o o
Ivory o o o
Lavender  o  
Mocha  o o
Orange  o  
Pink  o  
Red  o  
Stone o o o
Violet  o o

Sizes shown in mm.

o Ream wrapped.
+ Bulk packed on pallets.
• Ream wrapped or bulk packed on pallets.

Environmental Information

Fibre source
Virgin wood fibre from France
Bleaching
Pulp is bleached using an Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) process
Disposal
This material can be disposed of by recycling

Additional Information

Technical Information

Substance g/m2 (approx)135270380
Caliper µm (approx)130260385
Opacity (ISO) %96
Brightness (ISO) D65110110110
Whiteness CIE D65153153153
Smoothness (Bendtsen) ml/min TS150200250
Smoothness (Bendtsen) ml/min WS200200250
Rigidity (Taber Stiffness Units) 15° MD5.550150
Rigidity (Taber Stiffness Units) 15° CD32770
Surface pH888

Technical Capability

Printing process
Litho and screen
Digital printing
Extra White, Ivory and Stone Colours give acceptable results on the HP Indigo press, although they are not qualified. The coloured papers are not suitable on HP Indigo presses at all. All the colours give acceptable results on machines such as Kodak Nexpress, Xerox iGen 3 and other Xerox Docucolours. In all cases, trials are strongly recommended.
Screen ruling
175,,under colo,ur removal,may be co,nsidered f,or jobs wi,th large d,ark areas,of ink
Printing inks
White, Ivory and Stone work well with semi fresh inks. We only recommend fully oxidising inks for all other colours in this range. For screen printing, UV and vinyl inks in conjunction with drying ovens.
Embossing
Yes, blind embossing. The corners of the die should be rounded off to avoid creases.
Varnishing
Yes, spot UV screen varnishing.
Sealing
Yes, to avoid marking during further processing and handling, although the matt aspect of the sheet may be compromised depending on the choice of sealer and coat weight
Hot foil blocking
Yes, ensure the use of compatible film
Film laminating
Yes, however the visual aspect and feel will be lost
Creasing
Pre-creasing is advisiable by using a creasing rule and matrix
Spraying
At least 15µm spray powder for the 135g/m², and 35µm or above when printing 270g/m² or 350g/m²
Binding & gluing
It is possible to bond the papers to themselves and to other materials. When using spiral and comb type binding, ensure that cutters are kept sharp. Rounded holed perform best. Skin can be saddle stitched, scetion sewn and perfect bound.
Permanence of paper
Extra White, Ivory and Stone meet ISO9706 requirements for Permanence of Paper

Accreditation

  • Produced at a mill that is certified to the ISO14001 environmental management standard
  • FSC 100% product group from well managed forests and other controlled sources

Purchasing Policy

The Robert Horne Group is committed to the responsible purchasing of paper products. This commitment will be realised through a stepwise approach to responsible purchasing that utilises the best available techniques and information. Robert Horne requires its suppliers to abide by all local, state and national laws and international conventions. For further information and full Responsible Paper Purchasing Policy, visit:http://www.roberthorne.co.uk/environment

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