The International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA), an independent, not-for-profit trade association made up of companies that work with all surfacing materials, launched its Safe Solid Surface campaign. The idea behind the educational initiative is to help make architects, designers, healthcare facility planners, consumers and all other surfacing specifiers aware of … Read more
Hardwoods Distribution Inc. (HDI) has introduced its new specification division, DesignOneSource. The new division is organized to provide architects and designers seamless specification support for decorative surface materials across North America by aligning leading global suppliers and front-of-trend interior decor products that adhere to the highest environmental standards. Supported by … Read more
Cambria, an American-made, family-owned producer of natural quartz surfaces, along with integrated architecture, design, planning and consulting firm Gensler launched The Coordinates Collection by Cambria this summer. The collection consists of 14 high-performing quartz designs suitable for both commercial and residential applications. The new colors were designed to coordinate effortlessly … Read more
Now, more than ever before, spaces need to be a sanctuary for peace, calm and serenity. That is the bold promise of Wilsonart’s 2020 Quartz Collection. The Wilsonart® Quartz Collection celebrates nature-inspired colors and contours. From the shape of clouds to the urban feel of concrete to vistas and natural … Read more
In their book Designing Your Work Life, Bill Burnett, Executive Director of the Design Program at Stanford, and Dave Evans, Lecturer, Product Design Program at Stanford, Management Consultant and co-founder of Electronic Arts, discuss how design thinking can help transform our present job and our experience of work by utilizing … Read more
ChromaLok Adhesives has recently added seasoned industry veteran Ray Aleksic to its team. Aleksic has been a part of the solid surfacing industry since 1985. Aleksic has worked in every part of the surfacing industry, including sheet-manufacturing, fabrication, distribution, and particularly relevant to his new position, adhesives. In his new … Read more
CaraGreen, a distributor eco-friendly products as healthier alternatives to conventional building materials, has added to its offering of Durat solid surface products. As part of their continued commitment to sustainability, Durat has joined forces with the John Nurminen Foundation for the clean Baltic Sea. During 2020-2021, 10 percent of the sales of … Read more