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.