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Lunar Board Panel
A surface of shallow craters, laid in offset rows like a field of dimples. It is the one pattern in the range that is not geological and not architectural — it is closer to a thumb print.
Technical data sheet, MBLUN (PDF, 1.0 MB)·Colour card, 106 surfaces in four series (PDF, 10.4 MB)
Each crater is roughly 25 mm across, roughly 4 mm deep, and slightly elongated, and they are set in rows that stagger by half. The rims are raised a little and softened, so the light rolls off them rather than catching a sharp edge.
Eight millimetres and 9 kg, in 600, 1150 and 1160 widths. The deep rim is why it is thick: on a 4 mm sheet the craters would read as print, and the whole point is that you want to put a hand on it. It is also the most forgiving pattern for a wall that is not quite flat, because there is no straight line anywhere to compare it to. It is bought as a textured wall panel for hotel lobbies and restaurants, where the craters do the work a flat finish cannot.
Soft rims
The difference between this and a golf ball is the rim. Every crater in the texture shot has a rim that is rounded rather than cut, so the shadow under it is a gradient and not an edge. That is what makes the surface feel warm; a hard rim reads as industrial.
Bedroom, then dining
The bedroom is the 1150 sheet behind a headboard, in cream, with the lights washing down it. The restaurant is the same sheet in a warm grey on a banquette wall, where the craters take the knocks that a flat wall would show.
Installed, lunar board
Good for
- Bedroom feature walls
- Restaurant and bar walls that take wear
- Reception desks and joinery faces
- Walls that are not perfectly flat, because there is no straight line to compare against
Not for
- Exterior use
- Anywhere a precise, architectural finish is the brief
- Walls that need to be wiped down daily, because the craters hold dust
Around a column
The bend shot is the 8 mm sheet at a 400 mm radius, and the craters compress on the inside of the curve without closing up. That is the advantage of a pattern with no lines: a curve does not disturb it.
Bent by hand, no heat
Cream, grey, clay
Three. The cream in the shot is the one that sells for bedrooms; the warm grey for restaurants and bars; the clay for anything with a terracotta floor. At this relief the colour reads one shade darker than the sample, so go a tone lighter than you think.
Specification
Everything below applies to the Lunar Board as supplied. The PDF above is the same sheet we send out with a quote; ask for a printed copy and it travels with the sample.
| Sheet size | 1200 × 600, 1150 × 2800 and 1160 × 3000 mm |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 8 mm ± 1 mm |
| Weight | 9 kg/m² ± 0.5 |
| Item code | MBLUN |
| Substrate | Mineral powder, sand and fibreglass, pressed in a steel mould |
| Fire | EN 13501-1 A2-s1,d0, on a non-combustible substrate |
| Fixing | Polymer adhesive, or mechanical fixings on a ventilated frame |
| MOQ | Stocked colours ship from stock, no minimum |
| Lead time | 3–5 days for stock, 20–25 days for production |
Fitting it
Four steps, and the third one is the one that goes wrong.
Questions we get asked
Is the pattern random or regular?
Regular rows, irregular craters. The rows stagger by half a crater, and within that each crater is a slightly different size and depth.
How does it clean?
A soft brush on a vacuum for dust, a damp cloth for marks. Do not scrub, because the rim is the part that catches the light.
Can it be used behind a bed?
Yes, and it is the most common use. The 1150 width covers a king headboard in one sheet.
Does it look like bubble wrap?
No, because the craters are closed and rimmed rather than open and hemispherical, and the rows are offset rather than square.
Sample of Lunar Board
A4 offcut, posted from Ningbo, free. Ask for the colour card too — it covers all thirty-seven surfaces in the series.
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