The Art of Design Issue 37 2019 | Page 32

32 LATHAM BOLSTERS SOLID SURFACE OFFERING James Latham has expanded its solid surface The STUDIO Collection® is a translucent, James Latham will be offering Avonite® offering to include both the Avonite® and customisable ‘patented composite blend’, sheets in 3, 6, and 12mm thicknesses as well STUDIO Collection® brands. with 29 attractive designs in nine decorative as in customised sizes with widths up to colour groups: Venato, Recycled, Movement, 1524mm and lengths up to 5182mm allowing Designed and developed in the US by Crystelles, Sea Glass, Element, Glass, Metallics for more efficient production. Aristech Surfaces LLC, these latest additions and Petals. Most of these groups can be compliment perfectly Latham’s existing backlit with dramatic effect and are therefore The STUDIO Collection® is available in the added-value product portfolio which has perfectly suited for prestigious and high- following dimensions, 12mm thickness x been developed with the specification market impact applications for example reception 914mm length x 3048mm width. in mind. desks and sales counters within retail or With 65 striking colours in the range, Avonite® hospitality environments. is the only product in the solid surface Rob Goodman, Solid Surface and market made with a double-belt technology Specification Manager, James Latham said, and a thermal cure, ensuring a series of “Available in a wide range of striking designs benefits including: versatile product width, and colours, both of these collections are impeccable colour consistency and a better highly customisable and can be tailored to manufacturing precision with narrower almost any shape and any environment and thickness tolerance and eco-friendly they have really bolstered our solid surface manufacturing. offering. “One of the things which makes It is used in architectural and design applications across numerous sectors including hospitality, retail, education, government, transportation, public and living spaces, healthcare and commercial workspace. these products especially appealing to the specification market is Aristech’s flexibility for supplying non-standard sheets for minimum order quantities in a variety of dimensions and thicknesses and I believe this will enable designers and specifiers to consider its use for more and more diverse applications.” For more details and samples, contact your local James Latham depot or showroom:- www.lathamtimber.co.uk