A decorative laminate panel comprises compressible objects embedded inside, wherein
the compressible objects would be flattened in unnatural shapes under conventional
processes. For example, an exemplary decorative laminate product comprises thatch
reed, willow reed, bamboo, weeds, grasses, twigs and branches of a tree or bush,
beans, and so forth. In at least one exemplary implementation of the present invention,
an extruded sheet, such as PETG or polycarbonate, is softened and melted around
the compressible materials such that the compressible materials do not deform.
Imperfections in the decorative laminate panel can be easily removed, thereby allowing
for producing a high quality decorative laminate panel with high efficiency and
relatively low cost compared with conventional methods and materials.