Architect and Builder January/February 2016 | Page 61

NEWSWORTHY
ENDLESS LIGHTING
POSSIBILITIES WITH
WILLOWLAMP
South African lighting company
willowlamp are known for their
exotic designs inspired by nature
and geometric patterns. Choose
from an array of striking, unique
designs or choose their own sizes,
colours or finishes. At last year’s
100% Design in Johannesburg,
Designer Adam Hoets showcased
his designs in a variety of custombuilt sizes and finishes, from a
Fuchsia Chandelier in an ombré of
copper and smoke to an oversized

KBAC FLOORING LAUNCHES OWN LVT BRAND
The soaring demand for luxury vinyl tile (LVT) in the South African flooring market has
prompted leading flooring supplier and installer, KBAC Flooring, to launch its own LVT brand.
KBAC’s Vanguard Collection, catering for both residential and commercial markets, has
several innovative top-of-the-range features such as hand scraped embossing and planks
of up to 1,5 metres in length. Sales Director, Brandon Park said, ”We have done extensive
research of the local market’s requirements and believe that we have come up with the
ultimate LVT product for the South African market and conditions,” he adds.
The Vanguard Collection features three ranges:
• Nature’s Look - a heavy-duty residential LVT;
• Plantation - a heavy-duty commercial LVT; and
• Woodlands - upmarket heavy-duty LVTs, earmarked as KBAC’s ‘flagship’ range.
The new range is made from virgin vinyl which eliminates the potential health hazards
of recycled PVC. “There are dangers in the recycling of PVC because the plastic contains
a large amount of chlorine. When recycled or remanufactured, it can lead to the release of
highly dangerous toxins, so we have opted for the safer, virgin option, said Park.”
The Nature’s Look residential range is 2mm thick and will feature eight colours, all with a
natural wooden look. This range features durable, robust wear layers of 0.3mm - the thickest
yet available for this application from KBAC. The planks, with a width of 230mm and length
of 1.2m, are also substantially bigger than previously available from KBAC.
The heavy-duty commercial range, Plantation, is available in eight colours and the planks
are about 1.2 metres long and 189mm wide. All colours will feature registered embossing another ‘first’ for KBAC in the heavy-duty commercial LVTs it offers. In registered embossing
the LVT wear layers follow the pattern of a wooden surface, to visually create a realistic,
wood-grained effect on the entire floor. Plantation has a 0.55mm thick wear layer.
Finally, the top of the range offering is Woodlands, which has planks 230mm wide and
1.5m long. This undoubtedly gives KBAC a major competitive advantage in this upmarket
commercial category as stocked LVTs of this length are rare. Another major advantage of
Woodlands is that the planks are available in 10 wood colours: four with standard, nonregistered embossing; four with registered embossing; and two with sought-after hand
scraped embossing. www.kbac.co.za

Interior Watch

Protea Chandelier in a gradient of
brass, copper and smoke. Whether
it’s a vibrant Moonflower in red
that you’re after, a patchwork
Protea or a sultry pendant in
a

smoke

finish,

willowlamp’s

original designs cater to desire
and imagination. Size can range
between 80mm in diameter, which
is currently their smallest design,
to a design as big as their latest
project commissioned by an hotel
in Australia, which will stretch 6m
in length when complete.
Lighting designs are available to
order from willowlamp with a 6 to
12 week lead-time, depending on
the size of order and complexity
of design, and are available in
Smoke, Silver, Copper, Brass or
Rust, as well as colours red, black
and white. www.willowlamp

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