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Commercial Texture Options for Formica® Brand Laminate

2019

Formica® Brand offers a variety of product textures for our laminate. Utilize these textures to create the perfect look for any project.

The texture options offered by Formica® Brand Laminate can enhance products in many ways. Some finishes cross over into multiple categories, while others were created specific to the product itself. Each texture brings life to every design through its unique properties.

 

Textures for Solid Colour Laminates

 

A variety of textures is available for the entire line of solid colour laminates by Formica Corporation. Using depth and light, these textures transform the solid colours. These include a sophisticated matte texture, a versatile textile feel, intricate dot pattern and more.

Monolith (-ML)

Price level: Select - Monolith is only available on certain solid colours. See the National Product Guide for more detail.
Application: Horizontal & vertical
Description: A large-scale flowing pattern that offers an authentic stone feel combined with a matte visual 

Matte (-58)

Price Level: Standard
Application: Horizontal & vertical
Description: Imparts a warm, pleasing effect that enhances the beauty of colour and produces great clarity and depth.
 

Gloss (-90)

Price Level: Select
Application: Horizontal & vertical
Description: Ideal for applications that require maximum smoothness and reflectance.

Microdot™ (-MC)

Price Level: Select
Application: Vertical & horizontal
Description: A low-sheen texture with subtle, concave circles arranged in tight grid formation. 

Sculpted™ (-SP)

Price Level: Select
Application: Vertical & light duty horizontal
Description: Horizontal lines meander across the laminate sheet in a slightly undulating fashion. 

Plex (-PX)

Price Level: Premium
Application: Horizontal & vertical
Description: The small-scale, versatile surface texture has a textile feel, crisp touch and low-gloss sheen. 

Pure Grain (-PG)

Price Level:  Premium
Application:  Horizontal & vertical
Description:  Highly usable woodgrain texture that adds dimension and depth to solid colours

Natural Grain (-NG)

Price Level: Premium 
Application: Horizontal & vertical
Description: An even-textured woodgrain structure featuring a low-luster, medium-pore design.

Woodbrush™ (-WR)

Price Level: Premium
Application: Vertical & horizontal
Description: Linear or rift cut grain with subtle ticking is a perfect complement to solid colours.

 Textures for Patterned Laminates

While the patterned laminates can speak for themselves, these simple textures can transform the surface. Playing with the trendy gloss or chic plex will compliment any design. While the simplistic textures do not compete with the pattern, they are durable and easy to clean.

Matte (-58)

Price Level: Standard
Application: Horizontal & vertical 
Description: Imparts a warm, pleasing effect that enhances the beauty of colour and produces a great clarity and depth.

Gloss (-90)

Price Level: Select 
Application: Horizontal & vertical 
Description: Ideal for applications that require maximum smoothness and reflectance.
 

Plex (-PX)

Price Level: Premium 
Application: Horizontal & vertical 
Description: The small-scale, versatile surface texture has a textile feel, crisp touch and low-gloss sheen.

 

Textures for Woodgrain Patterns

Woodgrain patterns are realistically enhanced by the textures below. The blend of the textures and pattern create a natural complement to warm up any space.

 

Artisan™ (-43)

Price Level: Standard
Application: Horizontal & vertical
Description: Reminiscent of the hand-rubbed, oiled texture used by craftsmen to produce fine wood surfaces.

Oiled Wood (-26)

Price Level: Premium 
Application: Vertical & Horizontal 
Description: A modernized, low-luster natural texture with delicate open-pore ticking in a casual, nonlinear layout.

Natural Grain (-NG)

Price Level: Premium 
Application: Horizontal & vertical
Description: An even-textured woodgrain structure featuring a low-luster, medium-pore design.

Woodbrush™ (-WR)

Price Level: Premium
Application: Vertical & horizontal
Description: Linear or rift cut grain with subtle ticking is a perfect complement to modern straight-grain woods.

Pure Grain (-PG)

Price Level:  Premium
Application:  Horizontal & vertical
Description:  Highly usable woodgrain texture that adds dimension and depth to wood patterns

 

Textures for Stone Patterns

 

The variety provided through these textures is similar to many looks that can be achieved with real granite and stone. Pair these textures with IdealEdge® by Formica Corporation for unmatched realism.

Monolith (-ML)

Price level: Select - Monolith is only available on certain solid colours. See the National Product Guide for more detail.
Application: Horizontal & vertical
Description: A large-scale flowing pattern that offers an authentic stone feel combined with a matte visual. 

Scovato™ (-34)

Price Level: Premium
Application: Horizontal & vertical 
Description: A light texture that is smooth to the touch with a low-gloss visual.

Etchings™ (-46)

Price Level: Premium 
Application: Horizontal & vertical 
Description: A softly polished and etched surface dappled with highlights from tiny fractures and fissures reminiscent to those found in natural granite and stone.

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