Category Archives: Solid Surface Showcase

Get the Thickness of Granite and Quartz Vanity Tops with the Warmth and Hygiene of Corian®

Have you ever wished you had a bathroom vanity top that had the thicker and heavier look of stone (granite or quartz) but retained that sought after warm comforting feel and hygienic properties that you get with standard Corian®, and other brands of solid surface material? Your wish has been granted, read on.

Corian® vanity tops can be constructed with an extra layer of 1/2″-thick Corian® material sandwiched between the sink and the top. Because Corian® is seamless when glued together with the matching adhesive, this makes the top appear to be as thick as the front and side edges.

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Furniture Created Out of LG Hausys’ HI-MACS® Adds Streamlined Function & Cutting Edge Design to Beaugrenelle Commercial Center in Paris

Take a minute to imagine the perfect shopping setting…a center that offers hundreds of product options in one place, while also offering high-tech interactive information centers and (to top it off!) unparalleled comfort to make your experience more enjoyable and relaxing.

Answering this need, Brandimage, a global consultancy of brand-equity architects and designers, stepped in to design key pieces of “screen furniture” to make the ‘enjoyable and relaxing’ vision of Beaugrenelle Commercial Center in Paris, France, a reality. Continue reading

Dye Sublimation – Bringing Your Corian® & Solid Surface to Life With Imagery

Want to add more artistry and pizzazz to your business or home office, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, family room or bedroom? Look no further than your Corian® or Solid Surface!

Thanks to an exciting new process called dye sublimation, you can now transfer any design, logo, photograph or image (no matter how simple or complex) onto your solid surface material.

Dye Sublimation in the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s offices at Inverdee House in Aberdeen, Scotland. Reception desk project by Keppie Design Architects; photo Simon Price. Photograph courtesy of DuPont.

Dye Sublimation in the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s offices at Inverdee House in Aberdeen, Scotland. Reception desk project by Keppie Design Architects; photo Simon Price. Photograph courtesy of DuPont.


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Innovative Headwall Design Showcases Versatility of Solid Surface for the Healthcare Industry

A rendering of the UCSD Headwall by Cannon Design.

A rendering of the UCSD Corian Headwall by Cannon Design. Image source PRWeb.com

Seeking new ways to create an optimum healing environment, Modular Services Company and Shield Casework recently teamed up with CannonDesign’s Yazdani Studio to create a cutting edge patient headwall design for the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center that is as visually appealing as it is functional.

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Solid Surface (Corian®) Cabinetry – The New Trend in Cutting Edge Design and Function

Cabinets - Corian Glacier WhiteCabinets - Corian Glacier White

Cabinets made from Corian® Glacier White

Why settle for the ordinary? …When you can have extraordinary. Imagine having cabinets where you can maintain their finish with very little effort, while still possessing a seemingly indestructible quality.

Sound too good to be true? It’s not. We’re talking about cabinets made out of 100 percent solid surface. The possibilities with using Corian® and solid surface have always been endless, yet designers, cabinetmakers and fabricators are taking its use to an unprecedented new level, using the material to create entire cabinet systems.

Here are three reasons that we feel the new trend in using solid surface for all of your cabinetry needs is an excellent idea—both in form and function:

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