I thought it was pretty cool. The image is kind of small here but it appears to be a wall made from stone slabs. I said something like "I cannot imagine how much something like that weighs." He laughed and said, "Try about 50 pounds."
That display is made from a stone laminate invented by Interlam.
Actual slabs of slate are rough cut into layers 1/16th of an inch thick and then they're bonded to a thin sheet of fiberglass. The result is a lightweight, rigid stone slab about an eighth of an inch thick. It can be used indoors or out and looks for all the world like a slab of slate.
Remarkable! Check out Interlam's website.
Really interesting and a great resource for all those 70"s fireplaces.
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It is interesting and it doesn't look the least bit cheesey. I can't wait to use it for something.
ReplyDeleteI saw the same product at the International Design Show in January. I contacted the guy about doing an interview about the product, but he never got back to me. And now you've scooped me!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe veneer really does look like the real thing. Very cool :-)
Kelly
Scoop schmoop, go get 'em!
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the link Paul. -Brenda-
It's pretty cool stuff, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteOh that stuff is just awesome. Thanks for sharing it. Hope to see more of it. Back splash paired with a slate floor? Outdoor kitchens? Really inspires the imagination!
ReplyDeleteIt's really an engineering marvel. You cannot tell it's not a slab of stone, you cannot.
ReplyDeleteI love interlam. I am using it in a job now for panels on a ref and back side of island...but have not seen this! Cool stuff but not cheap!
ReplyDeleteCall your rep Cheryl, I have a full sample kit of the stuff and it's amazing.
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