38   Sign Update    ISSUE 190 MARCH 2020

Large format digital media helps to create interior sanctuary

Antalis Interior Design Award entry Sanctuary   House is an example of how Coala large format digital media is helping printers and signmakers venture into new markets.  An exclusive, contemporary, new-build house project entered into the Awards for 2019 beautifully showcases the versatility of the media for interior designs. A keen amateur photographer and art collector, the owner of Sanctuary House approached Rob Otton, managing director at Ashley House Printing Company, to create three important elements of the home’s interior decoration that would reflect these passions. Using scans of original artwork, Ashley House Printing’s design team carefully adapted the images to create large wall graphics which were applied to Linvisible doors and surrounding wall areas to create contemporary art features. For the majority, Rob selected Coala 2D Gloss laminate, printed four colours. For a

For the main entrance and stairwell of the house, inspiration came from the owner’s nature reserve photographs, with elements from different photos used to create a large frieze that adds texture to the bright and open space

feature door Coala 2D Gloss White vinyl was printed in four colours; all doors were laminated with Coala 2D matt. For the main entrance and stairwell of the house, inspiration came from the owner’s nature reserve photographs, with elements from different photos used to create a large frieze that adds texture to the bright and open space. The unusual effect was achieved by digitally cutting Coala Silky Wallcover Textile to create a relief image. “This was a very special project in an astonishing property,” says Rob. “It really gave us the chance to show what we are capable of and try some techniques with substrates that we hadn’t used before. Coala   tends to be our go-to range for large format   digital and it certainly helped us to produce some outstanding work for the client. “This was our first private interior design project and something we would certainly be   keen to do again. The building’s architect was also ‘blown away’ by the designs and

“This was a very special project in an astonishing property; it really gave us the chance to show what we are capable of and try some techniques with substrates that we hadn’t used before”

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looking to work with us to create similar graphic installations for future projects.” Katie Farr, strategic marketing manager at Antalis, comments: “Sanctuary House is a wonderful example of how substrate development in the Coala range is working hand in hand with developments in technology to open up some exciting new business prospects for our customers as well as some wonderful creative installations for their clients.”