Piquadro,leading company in the production of professional and travel leather wear, opens its first boutique in Paris. The French flagship store has been designed as a large mono-material sculpture (DuPont™ Corian® techno-surface) by architect Karim Azzabi, who also created the futuristic Piquadro headquarters near Bologna (Italy).
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Rexa Design bathroom solutions with DuPont™ Corian® featured at the Milan Design Week
At the Milan week of design, Rexa Design is presenting its new catalogue and the updates to the Fonte, Ergo-nomic, and Warp collections made possible by the versatility and sheer beauty of the DuPont™ Corian® techno-surfaces. The projects are showing at the showroom of DuPont™ Corian® in Milan (“Corian® Design Studio Milano”).
Warp, design by Carlo Dal Bianco
HI-MACS® clads terminal 2F of the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris
Every day, the Charles de Gaulle international airport in Paris welcomes thousands of passengers, who are often in a hurry, and the facility needs to cope with chaotic conditions at times. Terminal 2F recently unveiled a brand new entrance hall, consisting of three pillars, all entirely made of HI-MACS®. Marc Fidelle, and Andrei David, architects from the Paris Airport Engineering and Architectural Management were looking for a hard-wearing material, which could satisfy the needs relating to public premises.
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Spanish company from Macael, Grabados en Mármol, opens a commercial office in Dubai
The commercial office is located in the Emirates Towers complex, the largest business center in the country. The company has been working almost seven years in the UAE. With this project, Grabados en Mármol S.L wants to offer a service to their customers nearest.
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Silestone® Authentic Life 2013: The new campaign of worktops company with relevant people in their “authentic life”
Silestone® launches its new “Silestone® Authentic Life” advertising campaign for 2103. This is a creative concept based on the true and authentic life lived by each person, and goes beyond the traditional campaign. Participating in this campaign: Macarena Gea, fashion and architecture blogger; Alain Guiard, chef; Íñigo Castro and Eli Pérez (Estudio Normal), designers and interior designers; Xavier Mañosa (Apparatu), potter; and Josechu (Taranná), cook and adventurer.
Josechu (Taranná)
Cevisama closes with optimism due to the remarkable influx of foreign visitors
The quality and internationality of the buyer and turnover have marked the latest edition of Cevisama. For four days the show has shown the latest trends in the ceramic sector and related industries, natural stone and bathroom, and has become an international meeting point for all professionals involved in these sectors.
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Architecture firm Office 53427 wraps with HI-MACS® the Pan-gyo Residence (Korea)
With the construction of the Pan-gyo Residence by the Korean architecture firm, Office 53427, a HI-MACS® façade was used for the first time in Korea. The properties of the material masterfully underline the objectives of the firm, which has set itself the goal of using new materials and technologies to counteract the homogeneous Korean architectural landscape and its monolithic design.
“Silestone® Slab Vases”, designed by Form Us With Love, wins “Best Trend” Accolade at Wallpaper Design Awards 2013
Cosentino®, the world leader in the production and distribution of quartz, natural stone and recycled surfaces is delighted to announce that Silestone Slab Vases by Form Us With Love has scooped the prestigious Accolade of the Wallpaper Design Awards 2013, for the new category “Best Trend”.
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Statthocker: Disused street lanterns turned into new furniture with HI-MACS® seat
Classic 1960s street lanterns, shaped like mushrooms, are now being put to a new use: They have been turned into stools known as “Statthocker”. When the hard plastic lantern shades were removed to make way for energy saving diode lamps, the Bielefeld product and interior designers Oliver Bahr and Bastian Demmer came up with the idea of repurposing them into stackable stools, because of their perfect seat height.
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