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Mykonos is rightly known as the Queen of the Aegean Sea, for it is difficult, if not impossible, to visit it without falling in love with it – not only for its glamorous, cosmopolitan side that has made it world-famous, but also for its Cycladic beauty, breathtaking landscapes and magical colours: the absolute white of the whitewashed houses, the blue of the sea and the golden of the Greek sun. In the legendary island of the winds, aesthetic standards are exceptionally high and even commercial shops faithfully follow the rules of the traditional architecture characterized by austere, clean lines and surfaces reflecting sunlight. Cava Precious is a typical example of such a shop that reminds of a classical Mykonian house. This type of construction requires materials that combine aesthetic excellence and great durability. PROLAT had the perfect solution for the exterior space around the shop: Quartz Mosaic. It is a particularly practical, top quality material used for floor coating mainly in outdoor areas; for instance, it is suitable for hotels, pedestrian precincts, balconies, terraces and car parks. Quartz Mosaic is very easy to use, as it can be applied to smooth concrete, common cement mortar or old tiles. PROLAT guarantees that it exhibits outstanding mechanical strength, is anti-slip and can be easily cleaned, as it needs no joints. Another significant advantage of Quartz Mosaic is that, thanks to the natural quartz stone contained, it does not fade if exposed to sunlight or any adverse weather conditions and requires no maintenance. Moreover, it is thanks to the different colourations of its quartz stone that it is available in such a wide variety of colours. In this case, PROLAT aptly chose a discreet and relaxing shade of grey that highlights the dazzling white of the entire building and its traditional island architecture, proving once again that simple solutions often are the best.

When choosing construction materials, especially for entertainment venues where image plays a decisive role, such as Huracan restaurant in Glyfada, Athens, we are often faced with a dilemma: should we give priority to the aesthetic or to the practical aspects of a material? Luckily, with PROLAT Quartz Mosaic there are no such dilemmas as, apart from the lovely colors of natural quartz stone that it offers, it also exhibits outstanding mechanical strength and anti-slip properties, does not stain and requires no maintenance. PROLAT guarantees that Quartz Mosaic does not fade if exposed to sunlight and remains unaltered in any weather conditions. But, because no matter how good you are, there is always room for improvement, PROLAT constantly upgrades its products, so Quartz Mosaic is now available in a new variety of colours, such as the one that contains copper filings! The specific material offers an additional advantage: one day after application it may be sealed with the new LavaDrops Gel for extra protection, as all kinds of stains remain only on the surface, which can be easily wiped clean. Moreover, it is a floor that needs no joints, which makes cleaning even easier. For all the above reasons, PROLAT proudly recommends Quartz Mosaic as an ideal, safe and reliable solution both for private and for public outdoor and indoor areas.

Summer is here once again, hot and unstoppable, and is making us dream of escapes from everyday life. The luckiest of us have already booked flights to our next destinations. The trip, however, does not begin when the plane takes off but as soon as you set foot in the airport… because the atmosphere around you suddenly changes; you get into holiday mood and everything seems to be preparing you for the invariably exciting experience of air travel: the colorful crowds, the enthusiasm and impatience in passengers’ eyes, the bright shops. One of them is Everest, at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, a snack and coffee shop that welcomes visitors in a friendly, modern and attractive space designed to please the eye and help them relax. PROLAT contributed to this with one of its classical, high quality products, LavaMosaic, which is used for interior floor coating. LavaMosaic is a practical and beautiful anti-slip floor material that exhibits outstanding mechanical strength and therefore is ideal for all sorts of small and big public or private areas. PROLAT recommends it unconditionally not only for shop, eating establishment and hotel floors but for private residence floors as well. Thanks to its natural beauty, LavaMosaic, which is available in various colors, offers a fine aesthetic result and excellent functionality and, since no joints are needed in its application, PROLAT guarantees that it is particularly easy to clean with ordinary cleaning agents, as long as it has been covered with the special varnish that prevents staining by pollutants, oils, etc. Everest, in Athens International Airport, is a warm little welcome and farewell corner and PROLAT is proud of its contribution to its hospitable and tasteful environment. So, have a great summer and wonderful, magical trips!

The demands of modern life set the bar really high for the construction materials used today, which have to be not only practical, safe and hard-wearing but also aesthetically attractive. The products of PROLAT meet all these requirements. One of them, Quartz Mosaic, was used on the exterior areas and stairs of the house shown in the photo, a cottage in Tolo, a famous resort spread amphitheatrically on one of the most beautiful beaches of the Argolic Gulf. PROLAT recommends Quartz Mosaic for floor coating mainly in outdoor areas, as it is an anti-slip material exhibiting outstanding mechanical strength, which can be applied to smooth concrete, common cement mortar or even old tiles. The natural quartz stone contained does not fade if exposed to sunlight, that’s why PROLAT guarantees that the material remains unaltered even under adverse weather conditions and requires no maintenance. Quartz Mosaic ranks high from aesthetic aspect too, as clearly shown by the picture. That’s why it is an ideal choice for all sorts of constructions, including commercial and public spaces, as well as private residences. (Applied Colour codes: QM6, QM16)

After a difficult winter and many months of restrictions, the Greek summer is shyly smiling to us and tourism is taking off again. We start dreaming of travelling once again and airports are already bustling with life. The joy of travelling starts at the airport – especially if it is an impressive one, like the recently upgraded Thessaloniki International Airport ‘Macedonia’, which is now double in size, with a modern design and plenty of new shops and eating establishments. One of its most popular restaurants is La Pasteria, which bears the signature of Chadios Architects and promises to make the waiting time of passengers and visitors a pleasant and relaxing experience. Of course, in a restaurant, dishes are what matters most, but the ambience also plays a significant role. And this is where PROLAT came in, applying to the floors of La Pasteria one of its top quality products, LavaMosaic. LavaMosaic is ideal for interior floor coating and PROLAT unreservedly recommends it not only for private residences but also for all kinds of shops, hotels and eating establishments where floors are subject to heavy use, as it is a particularly hard-wearing and anti-slip material, which, thanks to a special varnish, does not stain and is remarkably easy to clean. PROLAT guarantees that, apart from being perfectly functional, LavaMosaic also offers an impeccable aesthetic result, which can ideally set off the decoration, atmosphere and personality of a place. In addition, it is available in a wide variety of colours that can satisfy all demands and preferences. Enjoy, then… and have nice and safe trips!

The main difference between a tourist and a traveller is that the former sees comfort and entertainment an end in itself, wherever he is, while the latter yearns to truly get to know any place he visits, discovering its history, secrets and people. However, this is often difficult, if not impossible, in an impersonal hotel, no matter how luxurious it may be. For those who seek something different, the answer is a holiday residence such as Maria’s Stonehouse in the verdant island of Samos, the birthplace of Pythagoras, which offers the magic of tradition, but not at the expense of a restful and pleasant stay.  This is why the traditional materials required by its architecture and character, namely wood and stone, had to be harmoniously combined with equivalent modern high-quality materials like LavaPlaster, LavaPaint and Coloured Stone Mortar – all well-known products of PROLAT. For the bathrooms, PROLAT recommended LavaPlaster, a hard-wearing and durable material that guarantees absolutely waterproof surfaces in a rich variety of colours, smooth, jointless and, thanks to a special varnish, totally protected against stains and dirt. For the walls, PROLAT chose its popular finishing render LavaPaint, a coloured material applied with a spatula, suitable both for facades and for interior walls. What differentiates LavaPaint from ordinary paints is its discreetly coarse texture that creates a striking sense of naturalness. Finally, mortar is particularly important in such stone built structures. PROLAT had the ideal material: Coloured Stone Mortar, a bioclimatic product with natural ingredients that offers excellent bonding, allows the building to “breathe” and sets it off thanks to its colour, which it owes to the ceramic tile powder it contains. PROLAT offers solutions for all kinds of construction demands, knowledgeably, responsibly and with dedication to quality.

Your home mirrors your personality and decisively influences your mood. This is why home environment should be not only functional and ergonomic, for obvious reasons, but also pleasant and restful. In city apartments, where creativity is often impeded by limited space and lack of natural light, the choice of clever and practical quality materials can counterbalance these disadvantages. For the apartment shown in the photos, which is located in Kolonaki, a legendary area of the capital, PROLAT had the most ideal solution: LavaPlaster. Thanks to the absence of joints and its natural beauty, LavaPlaster guarantees a tasteful smooth and uninterrupted surface, which makes a room look larger and lighter. PROLAT unconditionally recommends this hard-wearing and perfectly waterproof material, available in more than 150 lovely shades, not only for floors but also for staircases, countertops, built beds, bathrooms and various other surfaces. It is also worth noting that covering LavaPlaster with a special varnish ensures full protection against staining by pollutants, oils, etc. PROLAT had, however, another highly advantageous proposal for the specific apartment: with the use of Betoform style and concrete boards on the walls, it achieved an original and exceptionally attractive aesthetic result that immediately catches and pleases the eye. This proves yet again that with suitable quality materials, imagination and passion any everyday life space can be literally transformed into a personal oasis of peace and tranquillity.

Beside the sea and just a short hop from the busy centre of the Greek capital, an impressive 70,000-square metre park, masterfully designed by Doxiadis+ architecture office, has opened its gates to the public. Experience Park, which is part of the Ellinikon Metropolitan Park, offers a rich variety of activities and experiences for all ages and preferences in a spectacular environment including an amazing fountain with hundreds of water jets, light installations, squares, gardens, an outdoor training space and a forest playground with safe wooden constructions and play equipment. PROLAT played a major role in the creation of this new green oasis meant to serve as a model of sustainable living and recreation, contributing its Stabilized Ceramic Floor, an excellent material suitable for all sorts of outdoor areas that has a great advantage: it is water permeable and can thus absorb rain water, so the subsoil does not dry up. The final ceramic-earthen surface of the Stabilized Ceramic Floor, which consists of ground tiles, pebbles and pozzolan-Theran earth, is “compact” and particularly comfortable for walking or jogging; that’s why PROLAT chose this product for an urban park where visitors wish to have the chance to relax and get away from everyday routine by walking, exercising and playing. Stabilized Ceramic Floor is an ideal alternative to concrete as it is an absolutely eco-friendly, cold and bioclimatic floor characterized by remarkable natural beauty. In all great projects, such as floor and pathway covering in Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, the renovation of Olof Palme Park in Thessaloniki, the restoration of the traditional bridge of Plaka and many more, PROLAT is always there, participating in the works with its innovative ideas and its high-quality and exceptionally hard-wearing products, which consistently prove that amid the grey monotony of big cities beauty is not an unnecessary luxury but a necessity and a source of rejuvenation for the people of today.

The exterior spaces of a residence are not less important than its interior as they are the first thing a visitor sees and therefore play a decisive role in positive first impressions. That’s why the choice of the right materials matters so much. PROLAT had the most ideal solution for the garden of this small detached house in Kavouri, Athens: Quartz Mosaic, which is suitable for floor coating mainly in outdoor areas, such as gardens, yards, terraces, balconies, and staircases, as well as shop floors, pedestrian precincts and other areas subject to heavy use. Quartz Mosaic, one of the most widely known products of PROLAT, is an anti-slip material that exhibits outstanding mechanical strength. Thanks to the polyurethane resin it contains, it possesses absolute elasticity and is particularly easy to clean, as no joints are needed. PROLAT unconditionally recommends Quartz Mosaic for exterior areas like the garden of this house not only because of its aesthetic advantages and the wonderful colours that it owes to the different colourations of natural quartz stone (the photos speak for themselves), but also because it does not fade or change if exposed to sunlight, humidity and adverse weather conditions in general and requires no maintenance. It is practical, beautiful and hard-wearing; what else could one ask for from a material?

Any professional place destined either for work or for public reception, besides being primarily safe, of course, should ideally be spacious, and have good lighting (preferably natural), an ergonomic layout and a tasteful appearance. PROLAT can significantly contribute to at least two of the above four features with one of its most popular products, LavaPlaster. These offices in Flisvos Marina, designed by the architects Constantina Dela and Lena Chalkiopoulou and constructed by Monogram, are an excellent example that clearly shows some of the advantages of this particularly practical and clever material. PROLAT applied LavaPlaster to all floors, creating monolithic, smooth and completely jointless surfaces only 4mm thick that make the space look noticeably larger and lighter. It is a reinforced and perfectly waterproof material suitable also for staircases, countertops, bathrooms, etc. It is available in more than 150 colours that cover all demands and preferences. Finally, it is worth noting that the use of a special varnish ensures full protection of the surface against all kinds of staining. LavaPlaster is, therefore, a versatile quality product absolutely worthy of its reputation that bears the signature of PROLAT.