SHELTON, CT – Panolam Industries has contracted with textile designer Noel Ashby to design and develop a new Contract Design Series of laminates, which will debut with five new designs. The Noise Collection will be unveiled at the Hospitality Design Expo in Las Vegas on May 10, and will serve as the first in a series of new designs created by contract designers and artists.

“Most laminate companies attempt to create designs that are all things to all designers. With the design community exercising its creative wings now more than ever, it is time to develop a true design series,” said Todd Graham, director of marketing and specifications for Panolam. “By contracting with renowned designers from outside the laminate industry, new, fresh designs are created.”