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Specifying sculptural pieces for hotels, restaurants and interiors
Architects and interior designers can specify Blacksand pieces at a trade rate per kilogram, with specification sheets, sample packs and project support. Pieces are made to order in black quartz sand, from one piece to a series, for indoor use in dry places. Lighting is CE marked, tall pieces fix to the wall, and most pieces are ready in 4-6 weeks.
A hotel lobby, a restaurant, a residential project: sculptural pieces in black quartz sand give a space one material across lighting, furniture, wall pieces and objects. This guide covers what a specifier needs to know before putting them in a project.
Trade terms in short
- Trade rate: architects, interior designers, studios and retailers buying for a project get a reduced rate per kilogram. Apply for trade pricing.
- Prices: trade prices exclude VAT. Business clients in another EU country are invoiced without Spanish VAT when the rules allow it.
- Payment: business clients pay a 50% deposit when they accept the quote and the balance before dispatch.
- Support: specification sheets and project support for every quote.
Samples first
A photo can't show how the sand feels. A sample pack holds small printed specimens in black quartz sand, a finish card and a spec sheet, so you can check grain, weight and tone with your client before you specify.
One material, a whole room
Lighting, seating, tables, wall pieces and objects are printed in the same sand and finish, so a space reads as one. Pieces can share a print, so a full interior, or the same room many times over, runs as one project. Sizes go up to 1800 × 1000 × 700 mm in one print, and there is no minimum order: one statement piece or a series of forty.
Need something that isn't in the Sand Store? A designer from the collective can develop it with you. See How to commission a bespoke piece.
Technical points to check
| Use | Indoors, in dry places, unless the product page says otherwise. Away from heat sources and strong direct sun |
|---|---|
| Lighting | CE marked, for 220-240 V mains, IP20 unless the lamp says otherwise. Not for wet areas |
| Fixing | Tall or narrow pieces such as consoles are fixed to the wall. Wall pieces can have fixing points printed into the sand |
| Weight | Every weight is on the product page. For pieces over 150 kg, a qualified professional checks the floor before delivery |
| Surface | Matt and mineral. Raw sand takes water in; pieces that will meet water are sealed |
| Food and drink | Not for food or drink. Bowls and trays are decorative |
| Acoustics | Dense and mineral: a panel shaped into wells breaks up echo |
Restaurants and bars
Sand pieces work as lighting, wall pieces, consoles and sculptural objects. Keep them away from food service: bowls, trays and vessels are decorative and not food safe. Use mats and coasters on tables, since hot dishes and drinks can mark the surface.
Lead times and delivery
Most pieces are ready in 4-6 weeks. Larger projects get dates in the proposal. Every piece is cradled in a support printed to its shape, crated, and shipped tracked and insured, worldwide.
Questions
Do you offer trade pricing?
Yes. Architects, interior designers, studios and retailers get a reduced rate per kilogram, plus spec sheets and project support.
Can I order a series of the same piece?
Yes. There is no minimum, and pieces can share prints, so a series runs as one project.
Are the lamps certified?
Our lamps carry the CE marking and are made for 220-240 V mains, for indoor use in dry places.
Can pieces be used outdoors or in bathrooms?
Pieces are for indoor use in dry places unless the product page says otherwise. In bathrooms, lamps go only outside the zones where wiring rules require a higher protection rating.
How are payments handled for business clients?
A 50% deposit when you accept the quote and the balance before dispatch.
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