Natural Stoneware Panels
We really like Lavastone and Natural Stoneware Panels. We also really like the company that produces them. Not only is is a natural material but it is also made by craftsmen. This stuff doesn’t just roll off a machine – each one is made by hand and there is genuine care behind its construction.
We have used Natural Stoneware very successfully in some very challenging locations including Oban in the West Coast of Scotland. The Stoneware Natural Interpretation panels come from France and are carefully handcrafted so each project is bespoke. Natural raw materials: lava stone used by Empreinte comes directly from quarries located in Volvic, on the slopes of former volcanoes in the Massif Central region of France. No pre-use transformation or preparatory chemical process is required.
Signage and Interpretation Guidance
Signage can be prepared for a number of different locations with different outputs necessary for each location. Some of the issues to consider are vandalism, salt and sea damage, high light (West Coast of Scotland), cattle damage (cattle licking salt of signs), development change, water and damp (marsh, river and coastal locations), sensitive historic locations, urban settings.
Each location should be matched with the most appropriate signage so it is important not be sold “off the shelf” solutions. We have provided some options below – but of course there are other solutions including bespoke solutions that can be added.
Big Tiles for Oban
The Oban Bay project has been on the go for around 3 years but finally funding was put in place last year and the whole job is now complete. The project involved putting together 7 panels and we chose Enamelled Stoneware for its hardwearing and quite simply gorgeous look. These panels will be going on the railings right on the sea front – so the hazards are sea, salt, wind, high intensity light, herring gull poo and frost.
What is Interpretation?
We have just created a little video – little as it is short and very modest. It is kind of a summary of our What is Interpretation guide available as a pdf. This video shows some of the different types of interpretation panels and interpretation projects we have been involved in over the last few years.
Here is the video – you can play in Youtube here. Or just play direct from this website. The subjects include:
- Oban Interpretation Project – panels created in Natural Stoneware
- Luing Interpretation Project – GRP and slate and stone plinths
- Caledonia Way – gates and stone structures
- Bishop Auckland Town Trail Interpretation
- Lemington – Newburn Interpretation
