Design & Decors November 2015

a furniture journal publication | NOVEMBER 2015

your guide to the latest designs in furniture foils, laminates and decorative boards

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a furniture journal publication | NOVEMBER 2015

a furniture journal publication | NOVEMBER 2015

your guide to the latest designs in furniture foils, laminates and decorative boards

Cover A selection of the new uni-colours and textured woodgrains from Decorative Panels.

Read more on page 6.

01484 324621 • www.decorativepanels.co.uk

contents 2 Interprint 4 David Clouting 6 Decorative Panels 8 Döllken

editor: Melvyn Earle Melvyn@FurnitureJournal.co.uk circulation: Circ@FurnitureJournal.co.uk Tel: 01502 517115 Fax: 01502 517117 www.FurnitureJournal.co.uk Please note: points of view expressed in articles by contributing writers and in advertisements included in Furniture Journal do not necessarily represent those of the publishers. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information contained in Furniture Journal, no legal responsibility will be accepted by the publishers for incidents arising from use of information published. All rights, including moral and intellectual property rights, reserved.

10 Egger 12 Plasfilms 14 Senoplast 16 Hornschuch

COPYRIGHT: No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the publishers. Copyright CPC Ltd, 2015.

ISSN 13653-8969 Readers should note that a charge may have been made by the publishers to cover the cost of reproducing some colour photographs in this publication. origination: CPC Ltd printing: Barnwell Print Ltd, Dunkirk, Aylsham, NR11 6SU published by: Craftsman Publishing Co Ltd, Napier House, 11 Surrey Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1LJ, United Kingdom

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The new “Six Pack” Interprint is presenting six current décor favourites.

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any décors, reflection and opinions of experts. Renowned representatives of the furniture and derived timber products sectors meet with the Interprint team every year during the “Interprint Furniture Days” workshop at the Design Centre in Arnsberg to intensively discuss which décors have the greatest market potential. The latest trend forecast by the Interprint Design Team was confirmed. They are striking, strong-character décors that are very prominent. That this trend forecast works is shown by the “Iconic” beech décor, a highlight of the “Six Pack 2014” collection. It has established itself with great sovereignty in the current furniture collections of the manufacturers.

Lexington – home-oriented.

Local and regional is a long-standing cult, home-country feeling is modern again. Oak is a part of that. The special feature here: numerous different types of oak are combined in this décor – for numerous possibilities of designing your own four walls.

The new “success-promising six” are called Lexington, Ambassador, Calobra, Clark, Cadiz and Vinterbergh. They fulfil the wish for “room atmosphere” – from home-oriented to elegant and lively. Interprint proudly presents “The Six Pack 2015”.

“The Six Pack 2015”. The six favourite wood décors are the result of passion, strong visual ideas, craftsmanship and a feel for natural wood and trends.

More atmosphere here: www.sixpack2015.interprint.de

Calobra – lively.

Simply close your eyes and think about a first warm beach day. Open your eyes again and the good feeling remains. Alder is a wood with the colour of sand. It makes you think about walking barefooted on planks.

Nice mind cinema.

Vinterbergh – analogue digital.

A pine of course but one that got its final touch on the computer monitor. First craft and then software. The décor is difficult to beat because it is unique. Young and fresh, new lifestyle, so much is certain.

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Ambassador – elegant.

As a child, we have sat in amazement and still in many walnut-veneered dining rooms.

This wonderful wood is still impressive today. It is fine but can also be an understatement. Super Retro Style.

Clark – independent.

Categorisation is not possible.

The décor is different, wild and independent. Obviously maple but different to that what one has often seen. To where does this look belong?

Preferably to the design of the sixties.

Cadiz – unmistakable.

Immediately recognisable as teak.

Completely rough and nothing halfway. Without doubt a definite style. The unmistakable wood confidently shows its signs. A décor with which one has already lived well and gladly.

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Background: The new B9 in Graphite Grey

Thirty years old and with a rapidly growing portfolio, David Clouting Ltd has developed an enviable reputation both for the supply of edging materials and decorative surfaces, including interior and exterior decorative films for furniture and commercial interiors.

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rom its two warehouses in Braintree and Dewsbury, the company promises rapid delivery from its substantial stock holding.

The company’s association with LG Hausys spans 18 years and today, David Clouting is the largest independent distributor of Decofoil for LG Hausys. This long-standing relationship has provided access for many customers to LG’s world class technology and R&D. This innovative vinyl foil brand includes new Hard Coat lacquered PET technology for flat lamination in both gloss and super matt finishes at price points that suit large-scale production - and naturally, David Clouting supplies matching edgebanding.

For pressed panels, the recently introduced B9 painted wood effect, which encompasses both print and a superb texture, is hard to beat. B9 is stocked in seven of the latest colours: Porcelain White, Ivory, Mussel, Stone Grey, Cashmere, Light Grey and Graphite Grey. The B9 range is perfect if you want to free up capacity on your paint line, or avoid painting altogether - and it’s highly durable.

Small quantities of bespoke products are also available if you don’t find what you’re looking for in the stock colour range.

Chiavenna Walnut almost a veneer

AT3885 and AT3867 Twin Edge

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Dunkin Donuts Interior

Gloss Decofoil continues to lead the way in sales for high gloss doors and David Clouting has recently introduced Graphite Gloss to supplement the 2014 introductions of Cashmere, Light Grey, Dakar and Stone Grey.

Comprehensive solid colour, wood, art and metallic gloss ranges are also in stock and David Clouting’s collections include gloss, gloss with a hard coat finish, smooth matt, matt with texture, matt with wood textures (F3 and now B9), super matt with Innoface and super matt with hard coat finishes.

There’s even a new satin finish that’s half way between gloss and matt that gives the look of a lacquered panel and, like other finishes, it’s available in both eco friendly PETG and the traditional PVC vinyls.

David Clouting Ltd is rightly proud of its close partnership with leading décor specialists. The company’s association with Schattdecor and Pfleiderer has recently seen the introduction of two new Chiavenna Walnut décors. In conjunction with a matching texture, Chiavenna Walnut is almost indistinguishable from wood veneer.

Décors galore on the LG Interzum stand

For more information on David Clouting’s extensive range of décors and edgings call 01376 518037 or visit www.davidclouting.co.uk NOVEMBER 2015 | design & décors

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The Decorative Panels dp-specialist and dp-decor ranges have grown again with the latest addition of four Senoplast acrylic Matt designs and seven new décors.

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ew additions to dp-specialist include four on trend contemporary Senoplast Matt designs; Frost White, Cream, Cashmere and Dark Grey, all of which will be available ex stock from December.

These new Matt colours can be used in any contemporary environment either individually or in conjunction with our Senoplast Gloss designs as complementary product.

One of the great advantages of these designs, over other Matt product on the market, is just how scratch and fingerprint resistant they are.

Of course they also have tried and tested UV protection offering exceptional colour stability.

Recently introduced into the dp-décor Reality Collection are Bob’s Pine, Redgate, and Ivory 3D. The Reality Collection continues to grow with more and more additions to what are the most realistic woodgrains available in the market. Three new designs have been added to the dp-décor Core Collection all of which bring fresh colour and grain tones to this extensive collection – they are Ville Oak, Machiavelli Oak, and Rumford Walnut. Finally, a very popular on trend unicolour, Putty, has been added to the dp-décor Colours Collection.

For further information and to receive samples of any of the above designs please contact the Decorative Panels Group on 01484 658341

The Decorative Panels Group Marketing Suite

Bob’s Pine

Ville Oak

Rumford Walnut

Redgate

or email info@decorativepanels.co.uk

Frost White

Cream

Putty

Cashmere

Dark Grey

Machiavelli Oak

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Ivory 3D

Plenty of design inspiration within the Group Marketing Suite

Foil lamination line

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Döllken is well known as a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic edgebands worldwide with more than 60 years of experience in the extrusion of customised edging and service solutions. Döllken continually sets new standards globally for surface printing and design, trendsetting jointing technologies and exciting surfaces.

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ith Döllken’s Fusion-Edge, hot melt adhesive is no longer necessary.

Greater reliability in production and increased productivity become possible with the new bonding technologies (Laser, Plasma, NIR and Hot Air) and a completely new innovative edgeband generation has been developed by Döllken’s technicians to provide a seamless join between the edgeband and board without additional hotmelt adhesive.

All stock items in the edgebanding stock programme (KSP) are now available with a minimum order of just one roll - whatever the colour, thicknesses or width - within 1 week.

That even applies to 1,000m production runs of custom colours - all in Fusion-Edge Premium quality made in Germany.

Döllken offers a world of edgebands with a range of more than 32,000 different colours and décors. The range grows by around 1,500 new designs every year - including direct colour and finishing matches to Surteco surface finishes.

The range is available in four different raw materials, more than 25 different embossings and in customised dimensions.

The Instant Edgeband Programme today includes more than 1,300 colours and surface prints, available in a diversity of widths, thicknesses and embossed surfaces - a total of more than 4,000 stock articles. Not only do Döllken edgebands match leading board collections, they can be ordered at short notice in many widths and thicknesses - and lengths of one meter and up.

Döllken also offers accessories: matching EVA adhesives in various colours are available ex-stock, as is the Aqua-Stop-Pen for protecting the board from water, dirt and water vapour. The most popular colours are available ex-stock as granulates or cartridges.

In addition to excellent gluing characteristics, the transparent hot-melt adhesives also guarantee almost invisible joints.

For more information call +44 (0)1282 686861 email info@uk.surteco.com or visit www.doellken.co.uk Döllken offers a wide range of embossings for different designs

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Pure brilliance – with Döllken’s 3D-3in1 edgebands. The 3D-3in1 edgebands create a perfect picture in any situation.

The glass-in version is suited for both horizontal and vertical application.

With Döllken’s Fusion-Edge, hot melt adhesive is no longer necessary.

The 3D-Space-edgeband unlocks new options for furniture design. The asymmetric structure of the lamella combines transparency and novel depth effects

Döllken sets the standards for surface printing and design, trendsetting jointing technologies and surface finishing with special effect surfaces, supermatt surfaces and 3D depth effects

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Coordinating texture, colour and materials makes for an ideal match.

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ecent product innovations from wood panel and laminates manufacturer Egger have seen the quest for ultra-realism reach new heights with the introduction of textures and décors indistinguishable from the real thing.

And with the blurring of divisions between cooking, dining and living spaces in the home, coordination is key – with manufacturers and retailers alike looking for matching products where worktops, doors, end-panels, shelving, plinths and edging are available from a single source.

Two other new products give furniture makers the opportunity to reflect the continuing popularity of high gloss, and the emerging trend of velvet matt surfaces, seen in premium kitchens – but at a realistic price.

Thanks to a revolutionary UV coating process, its new PerfectSense Gloss and PerfectSense Matt boards provide a particularly hardwearing surface with an up-market look and feel. Recently launched, they are produced on a brand new line in Germany and have a core of super-smooth MDF. The gloss boards offer a combination of a real mirror finish with a tough, smooth and flawless surface that is strong in the fabrication process and suitable for heavieruse applications – being particularly scratchresistant and robust.

H3452 ST36 Graphite Fleetwood in combination with H3450 ST36 White Fleetwood and F312 ST87 Ceramic Chalk

U999 PG Black

Egger’s new coating process gives its second new product – PerfectSense Matt – unique properties of its own, making it highly resistant to fingerprints. The warm, soft look also gives it an up-market feel that is gaining in popularity.

But it is the October launch of a completely revamped worktop range that best shows Egger’s appreciation of what the market is looking for. This promises to have a huge impact thanks to a new on-trend 3mm postformed range in 26 standard décors as well as a premium collection with 12 exciting woodgrain, stone, granite and ceramic décors in a 25mm and 38mm square edge design.

The changes reflect an increasing demand for open plan spaces that are coordinated to create the right ambience for multifunctional

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H1180 ST37 Natural Halifax Oak with end grain edging

H3309 ST28 Sand Gladstone Oak in combination with F311 ST87 Ceramic Anthracite and U702 PG Cashmere

living. Creating that coordinated look requires materials that either match or complement the worktop.

H3325 ST28 Tobacco Gladstone Oak; H3309

And because Egger supplies the materials that are made into doors, carcasses, edging, shelving, end panels and plinths, the company enables manufacturers to bring the coordinated look together quickly and easily.

The new addition is a dark, elegant

Following the successful launch of three synchronised pore décors in 2014, the Egger Zoom range has been updated with three new Feelwood décors – including one brand new texture, that uses advanced surface technology to align the décor, print and texture to create a registered surface finish.

range are available as laminate, melamine-

The new texture added to the Feelwood range is ST37 Halifax Oak, available in two colourways, H1180 ST37 Natural Halifax Oak and H1181 ST37 Tobacco Halifax Oak. The finish features deep cracks and knots to meet the increasing demand for more rustic materials.

Another new décor is H3342 ST28 Sepia Gladstone Oak to complement the existing ST28 series which comprises three décors:

ST28 Sand Gladstone Oak and H3326 ST28 Grey Beige Gladstone Oak. woodgrain that features the same knots and planking that characterizes the other popular Gladstone décors.

All of the new introductions to the Feelwood faced panels and edging.

Egger is producing a new range of videos with the aim of helping furniture manufacturers and retailers keep up with changing design trends across Europe – but without the legwork.

Available now at www.egger.com/homedecor-trendcast, and on Youtube, the videos will showcase new products and offer advice on how to use colour and texture combinations that reflect current thinking in a highly competitive marketplace.

Egger – which has its melamine-faced chipboard and laminate décors used in

believes the speed of change in the sector requires a new approach.

“It’s not that long ago that we could just produce our annual Insight publication highlighting some trends we had seen and showcasing our new ranges,” said head of decor development Elliott Fairlie.

“But now trends are moving so fast we all have to react more quickly to the changing requirements of savvy kitchen, bedroom and bathroom buyers who scour the internet to see what’s new, save their chosen home decor look to the likes of Pinterest and then go out expecting to find it on the High Street.

“My colleagues and I now spend a lot of our time attending shows in the UK and Europe, making sure Egger décors are on-trend as well as looking for new applications and permutations that will appeal to the domestic market.”

For more information call 01434 602191 or visit www.egger.com

about half of the kitchens made in the UK –

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Bonlex is a name you know not only for high quality gloss films but now for satins and mirror finished décors.

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wned by CI Kasei under the umbrella of the giant Itochu trading company, Bonlex products are sold widely through Plasfilms, who are also part of the Itochu group. Foils in a variety of thicknesses and finishes in both PVC and PET are stocked in the UK for immediate despatch to the market.

“The main selling point for Bonlex is the quality,” says Chris Green, who heads up the Plasfilms operation in Ashby de la Zouch.

“Bonlex is highly regarded for its extremely high gloss levels. Typically, a gloss film is manufactured as a matt product with a gloss layer over it. Bonlex high gloss is a high gloss product before the top finishing coat is added.

The top coat gives it much more depth as well as providing scratch and chemical resistancy to very high levels. Because of the unique extrusion technology used at Bonlex there are very few defects in the foil - probably the lowest in the market,” says Chris. “Scratch and chemical resistance, like colour consistency, are second to none.”

Bonlex recently launched four new high gloss neutrals, Cashmere, Mussel, Dakar and Congo - just part of a much more expansive range that now includes no fewer than seven Greys, some of which incorporate subtle hints of blue. These are supplemented by two coordinating Larch print designs.

“As well as high gloss, we also have a range of satin finishes which we stock in the same colours as the gloss,” says Chris. “Unlike competitor foils, these satin finishes achieve the same chemical and scratch resistance as the gloss foils and show no surface marking.

“We also have soft touch finishes which are genuinely non-marking, and a mirror finish as well as an ultra-high scratch resistance acrylic coated gloss product.”

The softly-embossed range of satin unicolours includes White, Cream, Light Grey, Cashmere, Mussel and a sophisticated Black Satin. All six décors are now available through Plasfilms from stock.

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How has Bonlex gone down with customers?

“We’re switching over to Bonlex as fast as we can,” commented the enthusiastic MD of Crystal Doors, Richard Hagan. “We knew Bonlex foils were good 20 years ago but we couldn’t get hold of them. Now we are buying them from Plasfilms. Plasfilms carries a very good stock and they make sure they don’t run out.”

There is one more ace from Bonlex: “The price is good,” says Richard, “And that always gets sales. It’s comparable with others but the service we get from Plasfilms is better than we’ve had, we get better performance from the product and our rejects have gone down.”

For more information call 01530 560560 or email chris.green@plasfilms co.uk

Left: Six super satins are now in stock Main image: Bonlex recently launched four new high gloss neutrals, Cashmere, Mussel, Dakar and Congo - just part of a much more expansive range that now includes no fewer than seven Greys

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2015 has been another busy year for the Senoplast/Senosan team.

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igh gloss material sales are continuing to increase and as a result of our group’s continual investment policy we have successfully installed and commissioned a second cleanroom extrusion line during this year.

This considerable investment has allowed us to introduce two new product ranges to complement the existing range of established products. Both new products have the lacquered coating TopX. Senosan AM1800Topmatt and Senosan TopX Acryl Glass were launched at the ZOW and Interzum furniture fairs earlier this year and will give our customers and their end users a wider choice of surface finish and surface properties.

Gloss level, depth of gloss, scratch resistance, chemical resistance and fingerprint resistance (to mention a few) are becoming issues in the industry and Senosan products have addressed these with the lacquered TopX coating.

So what for next year?

Another busy year of continual product development/improvement and yes, more investment. A third cleanroom extrusion line is planned to be commissioned during 2016.

Kitchen manufactured from Senosan TopX Acryl Glass

For more information ring Senoplast UK Ltd 01952 243999 or visit our website www.senoplast.com

Senosan TopX Acryl Glass. This 2.0mm material combines the aesthetic advantages of glass with the light weight properties and processing advantages of Senosan films.

Now available in 5 stock colours

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Senosan AM1800Topmatt.

This silky smooth, tactile finish is now available in seven stock colours

Kitchen doors made from Senosan AM1700XU and Senosan AM1800TopX. Now available in 19 stock colours

Scratch testing of two different material types in our laboratory

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More Surface Fascination

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he KREUZSCHLIFF imprint has a multifaceted effect among plain textiles.

Precise laser engraving allows the razor-sharp presentation of a contoured cut appearance. The surface shimmers in metallic colours. The trend among the woods is different. skai® Riviera Oak presents this wood in a new light as very natural and subtly rustic. The décor combines typical details such as elegantly distinct mirrors and rays. skai® Riviera Oak feels particularly homely with the RUSTICO imprint – amplified by earth tones. Equally strong: skai® Iconic Beech. The décor image, with its exciting mix of pores and rustic elements, is very detailed.

The fine PICTO imprint underlines the character. skai® Ida Elm shows Scandinavian clarity. The MATEX imprint gives the brushed look. With the LEGNO imprint, a plain textile appears to be a solid oak that has been lacquered several times.

skai® furniture films are available exclusively in the UK and Ireland from Marlborough Furniture Surfaces, telephone: 01327 877646 email: mark@m-f-s.co.uk or visit www.skai.com

skai® Riviera Oak mountain

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Colore Magic Structure KREUZSCHLIFF black

skai® Iconic nature

Colore Magic Structure LEGNO graphite

OAK IN A NEW LIGHT Genuineness meets harmony. The new skai® Riviera Oak exudes pure elegance: Distinct rays are its special characteristics. Stripes and cathedrals alternate harmoniously and form a subdued plank pattern. The attractive design with the very natural looking RUSTICO embossing is extremely effective in classic and modern oak colors.

skai® Riviera – and oak appears in a new light.

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