Patent ID: 8883658

Claim:
An apparatus suitable for interior construction or furniture making, comprising: a plurality of composite layers bonded to each other to thereby form a composite having first and second opposing sides, the composite further having a width, a length, and a thickness that extends between the first and second sides; wherein each of the composite layers comprises a first sub-layer and a second sub-layer; wherein the first sub-layer comprises at least one of a wood material, a wood ply material, a wood composite, a natural stone, and a composite stone, and wherein the second sub-layer comprises a light-transmitting textile embedded in a bonding material; wherein the light transmitting textile comprises a plurality of optical fibers, and wherein a first of the composite layers is coupled to a second of the composite layers such that at least part of the second sub-layer in the first of the composite layers binds to at least part of the first sub-layer of the second composite layer; wherein the length of the composite extends in a direction of a length of at least one of the plurality of composite layers, wherein the width of the composite extends in a direction of a number of the plurality of composite layers; wherein the plurality of optical fibers are disposed in the composite such that the plurality of optical fibers extend across the thickness of the composite from the first side to the second side; and wherein the length and the width are greater than the thickness.