May Design Series Review
PIONEERS OF THE STONE INDUSTRY
SANTAMARGHERITA, producer of ThinQ Surface, is a pioneer in the engineered stone industry with more than 50 years of tradition. The company is based on the “road of Marble”, in the heart of the Venetian region, Italy: a never- ending source of inspiration and creativity. Today it is a leading manufacturer of quartz and marble surfacing materials, offering a full range of slabs, tiles, mosaics and cut to size stone, customised with laser engraving and sublimation. The outstanding technical performances of quartz-based agglomerates are now held in a 7mm engineered surface: ThinQ, a superior 100 per cent original Italian surface by SANTAMARGHERITA. Provided in different sizes up to 305×140 cm, ThinQ combines great versatility to an impressive lightness and allows multiple applications for easy to install revolutionary interior design solutions.
www.thinqsurface.net |
www.santamargherita.net
THE MYERS TOUCH
At this year’s May Design Series exhibition, SieMatic showroom The Myers Touch presented an original and elegant display of one of SieMatic’s most prestigious concepts. The Myers Touch featured a unique arrangement using SieMatic’s S2 handle-less cabinets in a trendy Agate Grey finish. The Myers Touch has integrated premium appliances into the display from the Miele Pure Line collection including an oven, microwave oven, combination steam oven, fridge, freezer, induction hob, dishwasher. A Lift downdraft extractor has also been included by BEST. A stylish, functional and individual living environment has been created with the addition of a Blanco Claron 440 IF sink, Quooker fusion square mixer tap and table and seating from Koinor. 01962 600 700
www.themyerstouch.co.uk
MATERIAL WORLD
Materia is a leading global network in the field of innovative materials. With an independent and continuously growing collection of 2,000 exciting materials, Materia connects building and design professionals every day. Materia encourages joint innovation on the road to a more beautiful, sustainable and high quality built environment. The selected materials are then showcased via exhibitions and professional trade shows around the world. Examples of the materials on show at May Design Series 2014 included Newspaperwood, a ‘wood’ that is indeed made of newspapers, a leather made of mushroom spores, thermo-chromic foils, self- healing polymers, anti- bacterial ‘shark’ foils and 2,5 D printed surfaces. The Material Xperience On Tour concept includes a selection of Materia’s commercial partners, including Mano a Mano, Eeuwenhout and Plexwood. These companies showcased their latest products at the show. Materia also introduced its ‘Discover’ concept to the UK public.
www.materia.nl
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