Laminates Interior Design applications .

Laminates

1. TYPES
THEMOSTCOMMONLY USEDFINISHINGLAYERFORMDF,PLYWOOD,PARTICLEBOARD,
WOODEN FURNITURE,WALLPANELSANDFLOORINGARELAMINATES.ESSENTIALLY,A
COMPOSITE ARTIFICIALMATERIAL,THEYAREMADEBYPRESSINGTOGETHER THIN
LAYERSOFFLATPAPERANDPLASTICRESINS.THEUPPERLAYERISPRINTEDWITHA
DECORATIVEPATTERNORCOLOR.
1)DECORATIVELAMINATES–THESEHAVEGREATERAESTHETICAPPEALINTERMSOF
FINISHESANDPATTERNS.DECORATIVE LAMINATES CANBEUSEDFORDOING
ORNAMENTAL OVERLAYSONFURNITURE.ANDTHEREARESOMANYTOCHOOSEFROM
ASWELL!TAKEALOOKATSOMEOFTHEPOPULARDECORATIVELAMINATES.
2)INDUSTRIALLAMINATES –THESEHAVEHIGHERSTRENGTH ANDAREMORE
RESISTANTTOWEARANDTEAR.THEYINCLUDEHIGH-PERFORMANCE LAMINATESWHICH
AREFIRERETARDANT,ANTIBACTERIALANDCHEMICALRESISTANTFORAPPLICATIONIN
HOSPITALSANDOTHERINDUSTRIES.
3)COMPACTLAMINATES–THESEFAIRLYTHICKONESARESELF-SUPPORTING ANDDO
NOTNEEDTOBEGLUEDTOANYOTHERMATERIAL.
4)POSTFORMED LAMINATES –THESEFLEXIBLEVERSIONSARETHINNERTHAN
REGULARLAMINATES.THEYAREUSEDTOWRAPAROUNDTABLES,COLUMNSETC.
5)HIGH-PRESSURE ANDLOW-PRESSURE LAMINATES –DIFFERINGONLYINTHE
PRESSUREWITHWHICHTHELAMINATEISAPPLIEDONASUBSTRATE,HPLISUSUALLY
USEDWITHPLYWOODWHILELPLFINDSITSUSEWITHMDF.
COLORS AND PATTERNSLAMINATES
FINISHES
THEMOSTCOMMON ARESMOOTH,MEDIUMTOHIGHGLOSS,ANDMATTEFINISHES.
FURNITUREANDWALLFINISHESOFTENUSETEXTUREDLAMINATES,WHICHREPLICATE
THETACTILEFEELOFNATURAL MATERIALS.POPULARLY USEDTEXTURES
INCLUDEHANDSCRAPED, RUSTICWOOD,METALLICANDLEATHERFINISHES.
SIZES
LAMINATESARECOMMERCIALLY AVAILABLEINSHEETS,PANELSANDBOARDS
DEPENDINGONTHETYPEOFAPPLICATION.THEAPPROXIMATE SIZEOFSHEETS
AVAILABLEISAROUND8FEETBY4FEET.WALLPANELSANDBOARDSARE
AVAILABLEASSQUARESORRECTANGLES INDIFFERENTSIZES.
DURABILITY
LAMINATESAREFAIRLYDURABLEANDSCRATCHRESISTANT.THEYAREMORE
RESISTANTTOWEARANDTEAR,MOISTURE,ANDHEATWHENCOMPARED TO
VENEERANDSOLIDWOODPRODUCTS.HOWEVER,LAMINATEDSURFACESTENDTO
WARPWHENEXPOSEDTOEXCESSWATER.SINCETHEYAREBRITTLEMATERIALS,
THESEAREALSOPRONETOCHIPPING.

2. MAINTAINENCE
LAMINATEDPRODUCTSAREEASIERTOMAINTAINANDCANLASTWITHJUSTAFEW
MEASURES.DUSTYOURLAMINATEDSURFACES REGULARLY.CLEANWITHA
MILDLYWETCLOTHANDWIPEDRYWITHGENTLESTROKES.AVOIDUSING
ABRASIVECLEANERS ORSTEELWOOLSCRUBBERS.PROTECTTHESURFACE
FROMEXPOSURETOEXCESSWATERANDSUNLIGHT.
IMPREGNATING THE PAPER : THE PROCESS BEGINS BY SOAKING OF STRIPS OF PAPER IN
RESIN. DECORATIVE PLASTIC LAMINATE CAN BE MADE IN DIFFERENT GRADES OR
THICKNESSES DEPENDING ON ITS INTENDED USE. THERE MAY BE FROM 7 -18 LAYER OF
PAPERS COMBINED INTO THE FINAL SHEET. BOTTOM LAYER IS OF KRAFT PAPER, TOP
LAYER OF SHEET IS TRANSLUCENT ,MIDDLE LAYER IS DECORATIVE LAYER.
• DRYING-RESINIS IMPREGNATED SHEETS ARE THEN PUT INTO DRYING CHAMBER AND
NEXT THEY ARE CUT INTO STACKED LAYERS. THE CLEAR LAYER AND THE DECORATIVE
LAYER ARE ON THE TOP OF THE KRAFT PAPER.
• FINISHING-DRY SHEET IS CUT INTO DESIRED SIZE.
MANUFACTURE PROCESS
Types of Laminate Preferred areas
Matt Finish Laminate
Corporate and Business offices, Living Room ,
Bedroom etc. for subtle and stylish look
Glossy Finish Laminate
Clubs, event Industry, Showrooms, Kitchen etc.
It gives glossy effect to furniture and it’s also
very easy to clean.
Metallic Finish Laminate Commercials and showrooms
Textured Finish Laminate
Living Room , Decorative Units, Corporate ,
Business offices etc. for subtle and classy look
Solid Color Laminate
Kitchen Counter taps, Bathroom Areas,
Bedroom etc.
Unicore Laminate
Kitchen , Bedroom, Commercials and water
prone areas etc. as it has a single core they are
good water restive.
COST & SIZE
• IT IS AVAILABLE IN ONLY ONE SIZE OF 4`X8`.
• THICKNESS IS 1 MM.
• MOST COSTLY -5000RS TO 6000RS.
• LEAST COSTLY –750RS.
• IT HAS LOW COST MAINTENANCE

3. D.CLASSIFICATIONBASEDONADVANCEDPROPERTIES
1.FIRERETARDANT LAMINATES
THESEAREFIRERESISTIVELAMINATE.ITUSEDINFIREPRONEAREASLIKEKITCHEN,
INDUSTRIESETC.
2.ANTI-BACTERIALLAMINATES
THESELAMINATESAREMAINLYUSEDINHOSPITALSASFIRSTPRIORITYISFORHYGIENE.
THESELAMINATESAREBACTERIALRESISTANT.
3.ELECTROSTATIC DISSIPATIVELAMINATES
THESELAMINATESAREUSEDINELECTRONICASSEMBLYFORMANUFACTURING CIRCUIT
BOARD.
4.MAGNETICLAMINATES
MAGNETICLAMINATE,ANINNOVATIVEHIGHPRESSUREDECORATIVELAMINATEWHICH
HASANUNIQUEPROPERTY OFHOLDINGMAGNET.THESELAMINATESCANUSEIN
OFFICESFORHOLDINGREPORTS,NOTICEBOARDSETC.INHOSPITALITCANUSEDFOR
HOLDINGOPERATIONSCHEDULE,CHARTS,REPORTSETC.ANDINHOUSESITCANUSED
INBEDROOMFORHOLDINGPHOTOGRAPHS, SCHEDULES,PLANNING’SETC.
5.MARKORCHALKBOARDLAMINATES
THESELAMINATESHAVENON-POROUSGLOSSYWHITELAMINATESURFACEWHICH
GIVESEXCELLENT PROPERTIES FORMARKER PENSFORWRITING,WIPINGAND
REWRITING.THESELAMINATESHAVEEXTRATHICKNESSWITHABRASIVERESISTANT
PROPERTY
THEPLASTICLAMINATEMANUFACTURING PROCESS PRODUCES SEVERALBY
PRODUCTS,SOMEOFWHICHARECONSIDERED HAZARDOUS.TOXICEMISSIONS
EMANATEFROMPHENOLICRESINSDURINGTHELAMINATINGPROCESS,AND
ACRYLICRESINSANDHARDENERS USEDINAPPLYINGPLASTICLAMINATESTO
SURFACESAREALSOCONSIDEREDHAZARDOUS.DECORATIVEPLASTICLAMINATE
ITSELFISNOTCONSIDERED A"RECYCLABLE"PLASTIC.HOWEVER,ATLEASTONE
MAJORMANUFACTURER HASTAKENSTEPSTOREDUCEHARMFULWASTEAND
EMISSIONS.
BYSWITCHINGFROMSOLVENTBASEDTOWATER-BASEDPHENOLICRESINS,THE
AMOUNTOFTOXINSRELEASEDDURINGLAMINATIONCANBEREDUCED.RECENT
CHANGESINTHECOMPOSITIONOFMELAMINEHAVEALSOVIRTUALLYELIMINATED
ALCOHOLEMISSIONSFROMTHISTYPEOFRESINASWELL.CONTROLDEVICES
SUCHASSO-CALLEDPACKEDCOLUMNSCRUBBERS ALSOREDUCEPARTICULATE
EMISSIONSINTOTHEAIR.
BY PRODUCTS/WASTE
ADVANTAGES
•EASYTOCLEAN
•MOREECONOMICAL
•AVAILABLEINVARIOUSKINDSOFDESIGN,PATTERNS,TEXTURES&COLOURS.
•HIGHRESISTANCETOSCRATCHANDITISALSOMOISTURERESISTANT.
•ITISWATERPROOF .
DISADVANTAGES
•ITISNOTNATURAL.
•ITISNOTASDURABLE.(SHORTLIFESPAN)
•HARD.
1.LAMINATEFLOORINGISUPTO50PERCENTCHEAPERTHANSOLIDWOOD
FLOORING.
2.2.THEDISADVANTAGE OFLAMINATEFLOORINGOVERSOLIDWOOD
FLOORINGISMOSTLYAESTHETICS.
3.LAMINATEFLOORINGDOESN'THAVETHENATURALBEAUTYOFREAL
WOODFLOORINGANDMAYAPPEARARTIFICIAL.
4.HARDWOOD FLOORINGISMOREEXCLUSIVE,ANDEVENTHOUGHITSHOWS
SCRATCHESANDISLESSDURABLE.
LAMINATE FLOORING FACTS

4. DESIGN PART
PRESENTED BY
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LAMINATES
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5. CASE STUDY –DWP’S DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL
IN DUBAI
THEINTERIORDESIGNOFTHEDOUBLETREE ISAUTHENTICMODERNSTYLESANDSLEEKARABICDESIGN.
THEDESIGNCONCEPTFORTHENEWDOUBLETREE BYHILTONREINTERPRETS THEESSENCEOFEMIRATI
CULTUREINADYNAMICANDEDGYMANNER.
“HOMEAWAYFROMHOME”,FEATURING LIVINGROOM-LIKESPACESCOMPLETE WITHECLECTIC
FURNITUREANDCOLOURPALETTE.
ELEMENTSOFTHEOUD’SDESIGNAREINCORPORATED INTOTHEPROPERTY–ITSWARM,GLOSSYWOOD
FINISHANDROUNDEDFORMAREREINTERPRETED INAREASOFTHEHOTELSUCHASTHERECEPTIONAND
SURROUNDING BREAK-OUTAREASINTHELOBBY.
WALLPATTERNSINTHELOBBYARECREATEDBYVARYINGTHETHICKNESSOFTIMBERSLATS.THE
RECEPTIONANDCONCIERGEDESKSAREINSPIREDBYTHEFINISHANDFORMOFTHEOUD,WHILELARGE-
SCALE,STYLISED,BACKLITMEDALLIONSARESTYLEDAFTERTHEINSTRUMENT’SHOLLOWFRETPANEL.
LAYEREDCARPETSINTHELOBBYEMULATETHOSEFOUNDINDESERTTENTSDURINGFESTIVEGATHERINGS.
THECOLOUROFTHEWOOD,ANDTHECHOICEOFTHEWOODLAMINATES,WEREFURTHERELEMENTS
THATDREWINSPIRATIONFROMTHEOUD,
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS