ero

A NORTH Vancouver fa-
ther and son team is doing
something with metal that
not many other people have
managed to do.

By Surj Rattan

News Reporter

While jumk sards sefi metal for
scrap, Bernhard and Mare Rohne
seil the material as art.

From the Bero Designs studio
ou Mountain Highway in) North
Vancouver, the Rohnes sake
everything from furniture to art
pieces that are shown in exhibits
in such places as Germany. And
the key to their success iy the art
of oxidation.

“We work mainly with metals.
The surface of the metal has been
oxidized or etched,” says 48-
year-old Bernhard Rohne.

He uses a variety of techniques
to create the design and product
he wants. Roline says acids are
used to etch the metals.

“Briefly, we first apply the
design by hand or serigraph to the
metai sheet using an acid-resis(ant
material,*” says Rohne. ‘This
metal sheet is then subjected to
the etching process by treating is
with acid. During the etching pro-
cess, the surface of the areas left
unprotected will be “lightly caten
away, leaving ihe design raised
slightly from its background. "*

The metal is then treated with
chemicals to impart the unique
oxidation or colorized patterns of
the background.

Rohne says that while cach
piece undergoes this treatment, the
results are never identical, The
piece is then carefully hand-
finished and lacquered to protect
the surface.

“We're mainly exporting our
product in the commercial fields
for tables and doors, but you do

NOTIC

BERNHARD ROHWNE air brushes a city scape at his North Vancouver studio.

need an art background to be able
to do this,’ says Rohne. ‘‘We
deal with furnitare companies,
sign companies and art exhibits.
We have an agent in Germany
who takes our work to exhibits.”
Rohne, who has been working
out of the same North Vancouver
location for the past 20 years, says
he and his son were pioneers in
working with metal and using the

oxidation process.

“We're unique in’ North
America. My son enjoys it. {Cs
almost like color photography,
because you have to develop it
yourself,"" says Rokne.

Rohne was born in West Ger-
many; itis 28-year-old son, Mare,
was born in Victoria and atiended
school in North Vancouver.

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SEATO-SKY HIGHWAY 99

The Ministry of Transportation and Highways advises that there will be 20
minute delays on the Sea-io-Sky Highway at Porteau Bluffs, 25 km north of
Horseshoe Bay, from Monday May 25 - Friday May 29, 1992. The delays are
needed for rock scaling, trimming and bolting work and are scheduled as

follows:

Monday to Thursday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Friday
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Note: Two and one-half hour closures will be in effect Monday to Thursday
from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM and from 1:30 - 4:00 PM, June 1-4 and June 8-11

and on June 24 and e

There will be no scheduled delays on Friday afternoons or on weekends.

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Highways 24-Hour Roac Report at 525-4997 (Greater Vancouver}; 938-4997
(Whistler); 855-4997 (Abnotsford); 371-4997 (Kamloops); &60-4997 (Kelowna);
380-4997 (Greater Victoria); #4997 (BC Cellular/Cantel). In all other areas,
please call 1-806-663-4997.

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