Commission 15 · Light, water & the decorative
Backlit onyx & agate panels
ألواح أونكس مضيئة
Translucent stone lit from behind is the effect every hotel lobby wants and most get wrong, because they light it with points instead of a plane. Done properly you see the geology. Done badly you see the LEDs.
How it is built
The stone stops being a surface and becomes the light.
- Stone is calibrated down to 8–12 mm and laminated to a glass or acrylic backing. Below that thickness onyx will not survive handling.
- Lit with an edge-lit panel or a dense LED sheet at a set stand-off — never with spots, which print themselves through as hot dots.
- The panel is mocked up and lit in the workshop before it is cut to size. Every block of onyx transmits differently and no sample predicts it.
| Thickness | 8–12 mm calibrated, laminated to glass or acrylic |
|---|---|
| Lighting | Edge-lit panel or LED sheet at set stand-off |
| Mock-up | Lit and approved in the workshop before final cut |
Worth knowing before you order
Heat and colour temperature both change what you see. We set the light with you rather than picking a number off a datasheet.
Stone
What it is cut from.
Egyptian Alabaster is the classic and the warmest. Agate is more dramatic and more expensive, and it comes in smaller pieces so it suits a feature rather than a wall.
Egyptian Alabaster
Translucent banded calcite — the stone of the pharaonic workshops.
Beige Onyx
Warm beige banding, the workhorse of the onyx range.
Green Onyx
Deep green banding with pale translucent veins.
Blue Agate
Concentric blue banding — the most graphic stone we handle.
Red Dragon Onyx
Red and cream, violently figured.
Colorful Onyx
Green, amber and cream in the same slab.
These are stones we hold. See all 94
Also in light, water & the decorative
Other commissions.
Fountains, water walls & basins
Running water on stone, done so it still looks right in year five.
Planters, urns & garden pieces
For a courtyard that has to look the same in ten years.
Lettering, plaques & house numbers
Incised, raised, gilded or inlaid in a contrasting stone.