Category: Product Review

September 2011

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MATERIALS

200_champlainGRAY GRANITE

Champlain Stone Ltd., Warrensburg, N.Y., adds Wood Creek Granite® to its line of company-quarried natural stone. The gray-blue to dark-gray granite offer patterns of white swirls and striations with occasional quartz and mica inclusions, and is quarried in Clemmons, N.Y., which (for LEED® purposes) is within 500 miles of major U.S. cities such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Wood Creek is available in rubble or sawn forms; its properties allows for fabrication into architectural components such as paving, sills and tiles.

Contact: Champlain Stone Ltd., 518-623-2902.

August 2011

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MATERIALS

200_Zodiaq_newQUARTZ COLLECTION
DuPont Building Innovations, Wilmington, Del., offers five new colors in its Zodiaq® line for 2011: Coarse Pepper, with white veining through grays and reflective black flecks; Caraway, an almond with waves of cinnamon and ginger-root flecks; Poppy Seed, a deep gray with peppery charred flecks; Chicory, with grays and taupes dotted with sea-salt-like flecks; and Sage, a browned rosemary with anise/vanilla-bean flecks.
The company also makes three popular colors – Antique Pearl, Vela Brown and Abyss Black – available in Zodiaq’s lowest-price category.
Contact: DuPont, 877-229-3935.

July 2011

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT …

200_Woods_PT10-2VACUUM LIFTER
Wood’s Powr-Grip®, Laurel, Mont., offers the  PT10HV11 vacuum lifter, capable of lifting loads up to 1,500 lbs (680 kg) with power tilting of loads 90° between flat and upright positions. The Powered Tilter 1500 spreads the weight of the slab across the pad frame, reducing risk of breaking or dropping stone; while the unique pad frame is sized for large stone slabs, optional shutoffs for individual vacuum pads permit use with a wide variety of load sizes or shapes.  The PT10HV11 is specifically designed with ten 10″ (25 cm) lipped vacuum cups with foam pad rings, enabling a seal with honed, saw-cut and flamed surfaces, as well as polished stone. 
Recently developed Pad Frame Extensions provide an option to augment the versatility of the PT10HV11 vacuum lifter, allowing operators to reconfigure the pad frame layout to accommodate different sized or irregularly shaped loads. 
Contact: Wood’s Powr-Grip, 800-548-7341.

May 2011

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MATERIALS

200_Andean Rust gold-1SOUTH AMERICAN STONE
Andean Stone Co., Miami, offers travertine/marble and onyx quarried in Peru. A wide range of colors are available in both cross- and vein-cut for tiles, slabs, shower panels, mosaics, molding, sinks, fireplaces and architectural pieces. Among its newest colors are Misti Sandstone, Marron Limestone and Jurassic Black Marble.
Contact: Andean Stone Co., 305-460-3320

March 2011

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MATERIALS

200_Slimrock Sebastian Tumbled 8x16BUILDING STONE
Slimrock™, Cecil, Ark., offers Arkansas River Valley stone quarried near Ozark, Ark., for use in a wide variety of applications. The company features thin veneer in a range of colors and sizes, including its Essentials line, with faces from 4”-12” in height, and the Magnum line, with faces up to 22”. Slimrock also offers building stone in a 4” thickness in both split and tumbled faces, flagstones, pavers ranging from 2”-2.5” in thickness, and 1” thick sawn tiles for flooring.
Contact: Slimrock, 479-667-2121.

February 2011

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MATERIALS

COMMERCIAL QUARTZ
ToffeeCosentino North America, Stafford, Texas, introduces the Commercial Series of its Silestone® quartz surfaces, with colors that naturally adapt to high-traffic areas. The new selections are Blanco City (light cream), Niebla (soft gray), Crema Urban (cream), Van Night (black with clear, white and cream tones), Marengo (gray) and Toffee (brown). The surfaces can be specified for countertops, shower walls, tub surrounds, vanities, and flooring; the company offers a 10-year commercial warranty.
Contact: Cosentino North America, 866-801-2425.

January 2011

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MATERIALS

QUARTZITES
TARTARUGA DETALHEMarmi Bruno Zanet, Volargne de Dolce, Italy, introduces Tortoise, a quartzite that’s ideal for large flooring with a luminous black background with green/silver traces. The company also introduces Wasabi, a quartzite with orange/golden tones on a grey/green background for a look of elegan chromium plating.
Contact: Marmi Bruno Zanet, +39-45-6861706

December 2010

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MATERIALS

ABSTRACT BROWN DETALHE-1QUARTZITES
Marmi Bruno Zanet, Volargne de Dolce, Italy, introduces Nougat, a quartzite with brown pigmentation and grey/okra veins that recall the appearance of its namesake confection of honey, hazelnuts and pistachios. The company also introduces Abstract Brown, a quartzite with a brown background intersected by sand-colored veins and hues which embrace a variety of colors, from red to dark brown.
Contact: Marmi Bruno Zanet, +39-45-6861706

Kensho -1TEXTURED QUARTZ
Cosentino North America, Stafford, Texas, introduces the Volcano Texture for a select line of its Silestone® quartz surfaces. The finish offers a contemporary matte look and feel, with a light indentation pattern of the surface. The finish is available at launch in five colors: Nuit Bleu, a new cool smoky charcoal color, along with current Silestone selections of Haiku, White Zeus, Kensho and Gray Expo.
Contact: Cosentino North America, 800-291-1311

November 2010

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MATERIALS

GRANITE
200__STONEWOODMarmi Bruno Zanet, Volargne de Dolce, Italy, introduces Stonewood-Palomino, a superexotic with brown/gold/sand chromatic lines with a dominant cream or smoky cream dilution. The company also introduces Mother Pearl, a refined quartzite with a clear luminous-like base and ochre stripes.
Contact: Marmi Bruno Zanet, +39-45-6861706

QUARTZ SURFACE
200__daltile one alpine shadowDaltile, Dallas, relaunches its ONE™ Quartz line of slabs and tiles with 24 new colors and two new collections: Micro Flecks with fine-grain detail, and Geo Flecks reflecting granite and limestone graining. All of the line’s 30 colors are available in 120” X 55” slabs with a polished finish; Collected Shells, Harvest Grains, Charcoal Sketch, Woven Wool, Star Gazer and Cancun Beach are in stock in 12” X 12” polished tiles, with all colors available on custom order in various tile sizes up to 24” X 24” and finishes of semi-polished, honed, leather and sandblasted.
Contact: Daltile, 800-933-8453

October 2010

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MATERIALS

152_LG Hausys Viatera_renamed_4116NEW QUARTZ COLORS
LG Hausys America Inc.
, Atlanta, introduces 15 new colors to its Viatera® quartz-surface line, including high-tech metallic finishes now popular in the contract-design sector. The materials, utilzing 93-percent quartz, are non-porous, with hygenic and stain-resistant qualities. The additions now bring the Viatera palette to 45 different offerings.
Contact: LG Hausys, 866-544-4622