CORIAN® CABANA CLUB, Exploring the World of Maximalism
Founded in 2014, interiors magazine Cabana has become an international success by featuring homes full of character and color. Led by founder and editor-in-chief Martina Mondadori Sartogo, the publication was the perfect partner to highlight the decorative potential of Corian® Solid Surface.
With Milan Design Week 2017 as a backdrop, Corian®Design and Cabana magazine organized a much-talked about exhibition that presented seven interior scenes in maximalist patterns and colors to demonstrate the expressive qualities of a series of fascinating aesthetics of Corian® Solid Surface. Mondadori Sartogo, together with Christoph Radl, creative director of Cabana, curated the show in collaboration with Martino Berghinz Studio. The interiors were presented in seven cabana-style structures, each inspired by a different culture and each designed by talented personalities drawn from the fields of interior design, decoration and fashion.
The concept was to create a multicultural village that projected a modern day Shangri-La rich in color and contrasts where several new aesthetics of Corian® Solid Surface served as the centerpiece of the show.
THIS PAGE (Clockwise from topleft): Russian-inspired living room by
Nathalie Farman-Farma; Moroccanstyle kitchen scene by Stephan Janson;
Tyrolean stube cabana by Susanne Thun; detail of Farman-Farma’s cabana
with coffee table in Corian® Cosmos Prima color.
THIS PAGE (Clockwise from top left): Armchair in Englishman’s study created by Ashley Hicks in Corian® Windswept Prima color; fountain by Martino Berghinz using Corian® Smoke Drift Prima and Corian® Weathered Concrete colors; entrance gate to exhibit designed by Christoph Radl in Corian®(colors: Mint Ice, Deep Mink, Raffia, Platinum, Lime Ice, Blooming Green, Grape Green).
Detail of cabana by fashion designer Antonio Marras that was styled to evoke the ambience of a fantastical Mexican boudoir. Photo Filippo Pincolini for Corian® Design, all rights reserved.
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Come experience our Corian® Smart Kitchen, Wireless Charging Technology, Interactive Learning Center, M.R. Walls, Corian® furniture and see all of the new Corian® and Zodiaq® Aesthetics for 2017.
At imm Cologne, Corian® presents its new colour collections for interior design
During the 2018 edition of the imm international interiors show in Cologne (15-21 January 2018), Corian® will present an inspiring selection of ideas for living and working with such a multi-talented material. At stand K-021, Hall 2.2, a series of displays and settings – residential kitchens, spa style bathrooms, hotel receptions, retail environments, restaurants – will showcase all the elegance, variety and versatility of the latest colours and shapes on offer from Corian® design surface.
Embracing its heritage while moving confidently into the future, Corian® has created three fresh aesthetics – Concrete, Onyx and Prima – each offering distinctive character and personality to create a memorable mood. Achieved with the use of exclusive technologies, the new aesthetics offer outstanding potential for decoration and design, embodying a robust visual texture and creating a dynamic modernity while also evoking warmth, opulence, strength and emotion.
The Concrete aesthetic for Corian® is visually subtle yet makes a strong statement, offering a firm chromatic foundation on which to build a design project through working with a durable and classic material. Inspired by urban landscapes, four neutral colours offer abundant application possibilities. A chameleon quality allows these background hues to enhance interior and exterior spaces, whether traditional or modern.
Discover the new Concrete aesthetic of Corian® at imm Cologne, Hall 2.2, Stand K-021.Left: Spa-style bathroom featuring bath, wall cladding and chaise lounge in Corian® Ash Concrete. Right: Hotel reception with desk in Corian® Weathered Concrete, wall cladding in Corian® Neutral Concrete. Photos Corian® Design, all rights reserved.
With bold style and visual depth, the Onyx aesthetic of Corian®, offers the added beauty of translucence. Inherent properties allow for the transfer of light through the surface to create an ethereal effect. Incorporating semi-transparent veining, the two new colours are striking when lit from above and even more spectacular when seemingly illuminated from within. An intriguing drama emerges from the play of light and shadow, taking these new choices beyond the ordinary.
Discover Onyx, the new aesthetic of Corian® offering a fascinating interplay with the light, At imm Cologne, Hall 2.2, Stand K-021. Left: Corian® White Onyx.
Prima offers a further new dimension, enabling directional designs and optimising the valuable properties of Corian® that allow new colour technologies to emerge. Embedded hues create a remarkable patterning and sweeping movement. Natural in inspiration, confident in design, eight new shades embody varying moods and sensations, offering unique, dynamic aesthetics.
A selection of these new colours can be seen at stand K-021, Hall 2.2 at imm Cologne show in applications ranging from kitchen worksurfaces to hospitality counters and from to partition walls to creating a cocoon for the most calming of bathrooms.
Discover the new Prima aesthetic of Corian® at imm Cologne, Hall 2.2, Stand K-021. Left: Wall cladding & shower tray in Corian® Cosmos Prima. Right: Table tops in Corian® Limestone Prima. Photos Corian® Design, all rights reserved.
The New Corian® Joint Adhesive
The Corian® Design business is pleased to announce the introduction of a new, higher performing seam adhesive. This product is named Corian® Joint Adhesive, and will be available in Europe, Middle East and Africa in January 2018.
Below you will find high level information related to this new product.
General Information
Even though the name is Corian® Joint Adhesive, it is recommended for all applications for which DuPont™ Joint Adhesive has been recommended.
All current colors and cartridge sizes (50ml, 470ml) will be available in the new formulation :
availability will vary by color/size as introduction will occur as we exhaust inventory of the current DuPont™ Joint Adhesive - most of this transition will occur in early 2018
Once the inventory of the DuPont™ Joint Adhesive is exhausted, the formulation will no longer be available.
2018 pricing for this new adhesive will not change from the 2017 list price for the DuPont™ Joint Adhesive.
Dispensing guns and mixer tips are not changing from the current.
Shelf life remains unchanged at 24 months.
Enhanced performance
Viscosity changes – almost 4x thicker than DuPont™ Joint Adhesive
Corian® Joint Adhesive requires much less force to dispense with manual or pneumatic dispensers
Non-drip/non-slump, thixotropic formulation
Less run on vertical applications
Faster cure time and sand-able after 30 minutes
About 1.5x’s bond strength than our current DuPont™ Joint Adhesive
Seam reinforcement is not required when using Corian® Joint Adhesive for horizontal applications in general dry residential and commercial applications. Specialty applications may have different guidelines.
For further technical or commercial information, please refer to your usual Corian®Design business contact or to our Customer Service.
Corian® greets visitors at Expo Real
Expo Real is the largest Real Estate and investment trade fair in Europe. Every year, professionals from all over the world gather in Munich in early October and get updated on what is happening in all the important sectors – from conception and design through to investment and financing, and from realisation and marketing to operation and use. Visitors meet at the exclusive Meet & Retreat Lounge where they are greeted at a backlit counter made of Corian® in Glacier White and Deep Black Quartz colours, designed by hms architekten of Ludwigsburg. Another hot spot during the fair is The Lounge – an area hosted by trade magazine Hospitality Inside. Here, one of the centre pieces is a countertop made of Corian® in Caviar colour. At both venues, guests can recharge their mobile devices on Corian® Charging Surface: cubes made with Corian® equipped with wireless recharging technology.
Iconic Awards: innovative trophy crafted in Corian®
The eagerly awaited awards ceremony of this years‘ Iconic Awards will be held on 4 October 2016 in Munich. Winners of the annual award, which is issued by the German Design Council, will receive a beautifully crafted tower trophy made of Corian in Glacier White and Sorrel colours. The Awards are fabricated by Corian® Quality Network member Reis of Möglingen. Sorrel belongs to the ‘Earth Heritage’ Corian® colour collection, and is manufactured using a new Fusion™ Technology. This enables the production of Corian® surfaces featuring innovative combinations of random veinings and particles into a solid tone matrix. The Iconic Awards acknowledge visionary architecture, innovative products and sustainable communication from all fields of architecture, the construction and property sectors, and the manufacturing industry, with awards in five main categories.
Corian® showcases Museu do Amanhã permanent collection in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Corian® advanced surface has been used to create the dramatic backdrop and furniture for the permanent collection of the newly opened Museu do Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro. The museum is part of the revitalisation of the city’s docklands, a city hall initiative. Unique design and cutting-edge technology have transformed Corian® into a collection of highly innovative creations. The pieces are designed with tomorrow in mind and represent man’s role as an agent for changing the future.
Cosmos
Cosmos – a black ‘egg’ measuring 20m long, 14m wide and 11m high – is made in Corian® in the Nocturne colour. It is a large elliptical-shaped structure in which each piece has been formed, including the entry and exit tunnels. The piece features huge monolithic areas inside which provide visitors with their first immersive experience on entering the museum. With space for 200 people, ‘Cosmos’ enables visitors to experience a sensory journey through the universe, based on a virtual tour in a 360-degree dome. They can travel through galaxies, dive into the subatomic world of elementary particles, enter the Sun's heart, and observe how the Earth was formed and life began.
Cosmos and the Interactive Tables
One of the highlights of this first immersive experience is 'Cosmic Horizons', a series of six interactive tables in a cup shape measuring 130cm in diameter and 80cm tall. Again fabricated in Corian® in the Nocturne tone, the tables include built-in monitors allowing visitors to interact more deeply with aspects of the universe. The pieces are molded using a vacuum technique and have tops with precise oval cuts. One of the key features of the design is the beveled finishing which allows for the installation of monitors and reading slots.
Tomorrow's Tables
The Tomorrow Tables, made with Corian® in Nocturne colour; photo Andres Otero, all rights reserved.
'Tomorrow's Tables'have been fabricated in a similar way. The three geometrically-shape tables each have different dimensions (400 x 200cm, 300 x 220cm and 330 x 200cm, all 95 cm high). They are the focus of the ‘tomorrow’ theme which unfolds in an 'origami' shaped area of the Museum. Fabricated completely in Corian®, the 'Tomorrow's Tables' have a metal frame designed to support each element of Corian® and the multiple monitors. These monitors alternate between showing a series of trends and scenarios, and interactive activities that place the visitor as an agent for constructing the future of our world. Achieving this fully customised design was possible thanks to the high tech abilities of Corian®, which offers imperceptible seams, appearing to be a single and continuous piece. With Corian®, it is possible to create designs with real personality: the product is easily adaptable to virtually any format or location, providing complete creative freedom.
Churinga Base
The Churinga base, Made with Corian® in Rice paper colour; photo Andres Otero, all rights reserved.
Located in the 'We' space in the Museum, ‘Churinga’ invites visitors to reflect on what we will leave for future generations. An Australian aborigine's artifact, the piece is more than an object: it is an endless ‘tool’ that links the past to the future by tying previous generations' knowledge and legacy to future generations. The Churinga base has a flattened circular design with different radii and angles, and measures 240cm in diameter and 55cm high. It was fabricated in Corian® (Rice Paper colour, available in Brasil) and then treated by artist Mana Bernardes with raw clay painting and handwriting to create a more rustic effect. In addition, floodlights have been embedded which illuminate the ‘Oca’, with the lighting equipment concealed within the design.
Logo and Service Counters
The service counters, which feature geometric shapes are also made in Corian® (Glacier White colour): they take charge of the Museum’s visual communications. More than 400 letters and identification icons have been produced in Corian®. One of the highlights is the main logo, inspired by a ‘sticks’ game, which is composed of more than 300 pieces of Corian® in Glacier White tone, decorated with eleven different colours of automotive paint.
The Churinga base, Made with Corian® in Rice paper colour; photo Andres Otero, all rights reserved.
Corian® adds to the warm welcome around the London Design Festival, giving re-usable shape to various public installations
Corian® has featured prominently at the London Design Festival for many years, especially when a dynamic design also involves direct public interaction, thus demanding both robust performance and striking beauty.
This combination of elegance and durability also means that certain installations offer the sustainable bonus of a long and reusable life, reprising their role either at the London Design Festival or as permanent features in other locations. This year sees both brand new projects in Corian® by emerging talent and the return of key pieces designed to make the Victoria and Albert Museum hub welcoming and informative for the vast number of Festival visitors.
Shapescape by Kangan Arora at the London Design Fair
Kangan Arora has created the 25 metre facade and show signage for the London Design Fair (Tent, Superbrands and International pavilions at the Truman Brewery) as a ‘shapescape’ comprising various materials and surfaces, including multiple elements in Corian® to greet the 25,000 design aficionados who visit the show over four days. Kangan chose Corian® in Everest, Warm Grey, White Cap, Strawberry Ice, Grand Brown and Deep Nocturne colours and fully exploited the material’s formability to create a range of intriguing shapes and patterns. Several of the pieces used were off-cuts of Corian® from the fabrication process of commercial projects.
100% Design Modular Bar by Studio Glowacka, Olympia
100% Design Modular Bar by Studio Glowacka. 5 separate modules based around an aluminum frame with a birch ply skirt, concealed fixings and countertop elements made from Corian® in Juniper.
Studio Glowacka have come up with a clever concept for the main bar at 100% Design, in the form of a modular system that can be re-used by show organisers Media 10 for this and other events. Maximising the natural advantages of the hexagon, both aesthetic and practical, they have created 5 separate modules based around an aluminum frame with a birch ply skirt, concealed fixings and countertop elements made from Corian® in Juniper (one of the new Earth Heritage colours).
Pop-up Shop by Loris&Livia at the V&A
ISLE by LORIS&LIVIA. A pop-up shop for the London Design Festival in the V&A made from Corian® in Mint Ice.
Corian® forms the LDF temporary design store. Created in partnership with the V&A, the stand-alone display is located within the museum’s permanent shop and sells a specially created collection of souvenirs celebrating the capital. These include a clock made from Corian® by Pentagram with London postcodes instead of numbers.
‘Isle’ is designed by Loris&Livia, the London-based, Swiss-born design duo, who have maximised the material to bring a distinctive form to the display. An intriguingly shaped, multi-level unit with integrated lighting, the display system is seamlessly wrapped in Corian® in the Mint Ice colour.
Louvre LDF Information Desk by Giles Miller Studio at the V&A
The Louvres Desk design by Giles Miller Studio. The desk is made in Corian® Deep Nocturne colour manufactured with innovative DeepColour™ Technology. Photo Jamie Smith for DuPont, all rights reserved.
The eye-catching curved LDF information desk is made from sections of ultra-versatile Corian®, which has been machined into a specially designed finish created by Giles Miller Studio, renowned for a fascination with the manipulation of light and reflection in surfaces.
Taking classic louvre slats as inspiration, Giles Miller Studio generated panels with various levels of directional reflection inlaid into the surface. The panels interplay with the light depending on their orientation and the effect is beautifully fulfilled in this dazzling display of geometric reflection. The depth of texture in the design is enhanced by the choice of Deep Nocturne – created with DeepColour™ Technology by DuPont which enables deeper, more intense and more durable hues, with easier fabrication and improved resistance to wear.
