In the 1980s, he was hired by Formica, the company that makes the plastic laminate used for kitchen countertops.
上世纪80年代,他受雇于福米卡家具公司,这家公司生产用于厨房台面的塑料层压材料。
设计背后的故事
About taking plastic laminates and putting it on cheap composition wood, and naming it after luxury hotels… it's all part of this faux-chic thing that they were interested in.
Lamination is the technique of manufacturing a material in multiple layers, so that the composite material achieves improved strength, stability, sound insulation, appearance or other properties from the use of differing materials. A laminate is a permanently assembled object by heat, pressure, welding, or adhesives.