Concetto by CaesarStone Launches New Furniture Pieces With Architect Daniel Germani

Concetto by CaesarStone is pleased to announce a new limited edition line of custom furniture with architect Daniel Germani. CaesarStone's inspirational new masterpiece collection, the unique Concetto anthology, is an unmatchable compilation of extraordinary surfaces handmade from individually cut and set semi-precious stones. A harmonious blend of art and technology, Concetto fuses nature's hues and designs with individually cut semi-precious stones to form the ultimate luxury stone surface -- a dream for designers and architects alike. Concetto Sirena is the chosen surface for Daniel Germani's exquisite line of credenzas and tables.

"Each and every one of CaesarStone's Concetto surfaces is unique and tells a story -- a story thousands of years in the making. It's always a great experience to incorporate this incredible and versatile gift from nature in my furniture." Daniel Germani

A dedicated CaesarStone team constantly scours the globe in search of the highest quality semi-precious stones. This ensures a unique visual effect in every piece produced in the Concetto Collection. Each piece carries with it a history and meaning. Sirena is comprised of the semi-precious stone Tiger Eye whose meaning is especially powerful. The stone is said to bring calm and serenity. When used in your home this surface attracts good luck and protects you from the evil eye. It is also known to bring clarity of thought and to stimulate wealth and abundance.

"I was in awe when I first laid eyes upon Concetto. Nature provided CaesarStone with an infinite array of semi-precious stone and with Concetto they captured its essence, showcasing the unique beauty of each stone and its splendor. Sirena is the perfect fit for the elegance and sophistication of my pieces." Daniel Germani continues...

Daniel Germani grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During his formative years as an Architect, his aesthetic was shaped by the Bauhaus, Oscar Neimeyer, Le Corbusier, Mies and Frank Lloyd Wright. He left Argentina after completing his MA in 1988 to work in Rome and Madrid and travel through Europe for several years. He has resided in Phoenix, Arizona since 1998. In 2006 he co-founded DB Woodworks with the simple commitment to create furniture with timeless and uncompromising design. These norms are the foundation from which he explores and creates studio furniture, as well as custom cabinetry and interiors.

"Concetto is pleased to be working with Daniel Germani. The pairing of his gorgeous pieces with the mystical semi-precious stones creates masterpieces we hope you will all enjoy!" Maggie Amir, Concetto Brand Manager

For more information about Daniel Germani or to purchase his custom furniture with Concetto, please visit: http://www.caesarstoneus.com/catalog/Media_Designers_DG.html.

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Decorative Textured Surfaces by CaesarStone - Motivo Lace and Motivo Crocodile

If experimenting with color isn’t your thing, splash up your home with some sleek texture! These contemporary decorative textured surfaces by CaesarStone transform boring walls and countertops into trendy visual and touchable features.

The Motivo Lace surface is a delicate design inspired by classical floral lace. In its matte-white finish, the look is elegant and refined, ideal for the bedroom, bathroom, living room or front foyer. At the other end of the style spectrum you’ll find Motivo Crocodile, a dramatic surface with its exotic croc-skin look and luxurious feel.

Finished in glossy black, Motivo Crocodile adds drama to the kitchen, dining room, den, home theater or powder room. To learn more about these modern, decorative textured surfaces, visit CaesarStone.

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What Are CaesarStone Quartz Worktops?

If you are in the process of replacing your kitchen worktops, chances are you’ve come across CaesarStone worktops (sometimes incorrectly written as Caesar Stone) during your online research. If you have wondered what exactly these worktops are made from, and what benefits they offer in terms of both performance and visual appeal, this is the perfect post for you. In this article we will discuss what CaesarStone kitchen worktops are, and why you might want to consider having one installed in your home.

CaesarStone countertops are one of a number of different quartz worktops available on the market today. A quartz worktop is a manufactured surface combining quartz with resins and pigments. 93% of a CaesarStone worktop is crushed quartz. Quartz is one of the hardest naturally forming raw materials.

CaesarStone has been producing quartz kitchen worktops since 1987. In fact the company actually conceived of, and pioneered, the technology that allowed for quartz to be combined with resin to form a quartz surface. CaesarStone worktops have an excellent reputation and offer a high level of customer care.

CaesarStone quartz worktops look fantastic. The surfaces are manufactured in a precise manner, resulting in a uniform counter both in terms of colour and thickness. The work surfaces are available in a range of different hues and the slabs are highly polished. Although initially launched for the residential market, CaesarStone worktops are now being fitted in industrial and business kitchens and settings. In the home, these worktops will work equally well in both traditional and contemporary kitchens.

As well as looking great, quartz worktops made by CaesarStone are exceptionally hardwearing and functional. The crushed quartz gives the surface and natural toughness and durability, and the other constituents provide a level of protection that you simply don’t get with natural stone worktops. CaesarStone surfaces are resistant to scratches, mold, stains, cracks and heat. They require very little maintenance and they come with a lifetime warranty.

As you can see from the above information, CaesarStone worktops provide many advantages to the homeowner, and although they are expensive and will not provide the natural feel of granite or wood, they are definitely worth looking at in detail when you are deciding which kitchen worktop to have installed in your home.

Quartz Worktops

Quartz worktops (sometimes referred to as quartz stone worktops) are those surfaces which are made from a mixture of natural quartz and polymer resins. The constituents are bonded together and vacuum processed, creating a high-performance kitchen surface.

Several different manufacturers produce quartz worktops. The worktop materials produced by these companies possess slightly different qualities – Silestone worktops, for example, contain an antibacterial agent – but they share many similar properties which benefit the purchaser.

Let’s look at some of these in more detail. All quartz kitchen worktops contain at least 93% natural quartz. As a result, quartz surfaces are really hard with a high density. Quartz surfaces are highly resistant to scratching and they are very durable.

The durability is mostly a result of the polymer resins. Quartz worktops are non-porous and will not become stained by spilt liquid and cooking splashes. Unlike granite worktops, quartz kitchen surfaces will not become stained by lemon juice and red wine.

Most manufacturers supply a quartz worktop with a ten year guarantee, and this is testament to quartz’s high-performance and durability. However, in addition to being exceptionally functional, quartz kitchen work surfaces also have a lot of visual appeal.

Because they are not made of 100% naturally occurring raw materials, quartz worktops can be manufactured in a consistent and uniform manner. Most manufacturers produce their quartz kitchen worktops in a range of different and eye-catching colours and designs. Although quartz worktops are often found in modern and contemporary kitchens, they can also be combined with natural materials in more traditional rooms.

As mentioned above, quartz stone worktops are produced by several different companies. The most respected and popular quartz surfaces are: Arenastone worktops, Ceaserstone worktops, Quartz Compac worktops, Silestone worktops, Zodiaq worktops and Quarella quartz worktops. If you are seriously considering purchasing a quartz worktop, you would be well-advised to check out all of these manufacturers and carefully compare and contrast the different features and properties.

Quartz worktops have a lot to offer the potential purchaser. They tick an awful lot of boxes from both a performance and aesthetic standpoint. If you were to focus on any weaknesses or negative points it would have to be the price (some types quartz worktops are exceedingly costly) and the fact that they do not provide the natural feel and uniqueness that you get with a granite worktop or a wood worktop. However, these factors do not come close to overshadowing the positives. If you have the budget, you should certainly give a quartz worktop some serious thought.

In 2009, Hotel Indigo welcomed its first guests to stay the night. Located in bustling downtown Athens, the boutique hotel is perfect for visitors coming to watch a University of Georgia football game or for a getaway to see the sites of the eclectic city. This hotel is as beautiful as it is earth-friendly. Hotel Indigo achieved LEED Gold certification and recently won the 2010 Development of Excellence in Sustainability Award from the Urban Land Institute.

While many components were used to attain these green certifications, one factor was countertops. Atlanta Kitchen, the Southeast’s premium provider of specialty countertops, completed the installation of the eco-friendly surfaces. Hotel Indigo selected Caesarstone Nougat and Quartz Reflections quartz surface to showcase in guest rooms and common areas. Caesarstone is both a LEED and GREENGUARD Environmental Institute certified product.

Caesarstone is comprised of 93 percent natural quartz, one of nature’s strongest minerals, and offers the ultimate combination of form and function, allowing for a more diverse, durable, and practical surfacing material than either granite or marble. With its environmental protection standards and its stain, crack, scratch, chemical, and heat-resistant properties, CaesarStone is the ideal choice for the four-story, 130-room Hotel Indigo.

Atlanta Kitchen, under the wider umbrella of Construction Resources, offers several environmentally-friendly countertops that are manufactured with green practices and have low VOCs. Contact Atlanta Kitchen today to see how your countertops can be beautiful and green.

Caesarstone Bench Tops: The Durable Alternative

Everyone knows about marble and granite benchtops but have you considered their more affordable, more durable rival Caesarstone? A beautiful kitchen is paramount to any homeowner, 'the heart of the home'. It is naturally where meals are made, quick on the go breakfasts and tasty dinner creations to lure the home's occupants with tempting aromas. Whether you are having your whole kitchen renovated or just want to give your benchtops a bit of a lift, Caesarstone has a lot to offer. Not only is Caesarstone extremely durable, it looks good, is functional and will more than likely be within your budget compared to marble and granite benchtops.

Durable and good looking - what more could you want?

Ceasarstone is a polished and processed man-made stone made out of 93% natural quartz aggregate and 7% pigments and polymer resins, which makes it glossy, shiny and many times harder than natural stone. In the past marble and granite have been the most popular choices for kitchens however Caesarstone is more consistent than either of these natural stones and is safe and more durable as well as opposed to granite, Caesarstone is approximately 17 times less porous allowing it to be virtually stain resistant and is easier to clean using any cleaning product suitable for kitchen bench tops. Ceasarstone is also resistant to scratches, heat, mildew and mold common to Kitchen sinks, which makes this stone an ideal splashback solution.

Getting Caesarstone into your kitchen -

Ceasarstone comes in a variety of colors and designs with a flexibility that allows easy use in the kitchen for any preferred outcome, may it be modern or traditional. In order to have your own Caesarstone benchtop in your kitchen, the very first thing you have to do is to talk to professional consultants about your needs and choose from the available colors and designs. Following this, a qualified designer who is adept at listening to what you wish to achieve, will work together with you to create a look that is ideal for you by bringing together practicality, functionality and your vision.

When you are thinking next of using a professional kitchen design team to give your bench tops and splashbacks the lift they need, talk to them about a tough, durable and clean bench top and splashback solutions.

CaesarStone Announces New Starry Night Color Option

VAN NUYS, CA -- Announcing the newest addition to CaesarStone's Environment First collection: Starry Night. This new color consists of finely crushed remnants of Blizzard, CaesarStone's best selling color. Starry Night rounds out an impressive roster of eight sustainable colors which were just approved by SCS, Scientific Certification System. A global leader in independent certification and verification of environmental and sustainable stewardship, SCS has developed internationally recognized standards and programs in its pursuit of the highest level of environmental performance and social accountability. CaesarStone is proud of SCS's confirmation that our sustainability stewardship accords with the highest environmental standards.

An industry pioneer and global leader, CaesarStone was the world's first company to establish a new product genre in the industry. CaesarStone did so by harnessing the extraordinary physical properties of Quartz, one of nature's strongest minerals, to create a unique and glamorous product -- the Original Quartz Surface.

Since 1987 CaesarStone has been skillfully manufacturing high-quality Quartz surfaces with unparalleled customer service, ground breaking textures and colors.

For more information about CaesarStone and its products, please visit the company's website at www.CaesarStoneUS.com, or call toll-free 877-9QUARTZ (877-978-2789).

About the Quartz Worktop

What we in the trade call “quartz” is actually a man-made blend of natural rock like granite and also a synthetic resin to bind it. This combination of the natural and synthetic gives quartz some very special properties indeed – making it arguably the best material for your kitchen.

Now, Granite is hard to beat, that is for sure. It has a deep glowing shine to it, and the bits of mica and feldspar that fleck it, the organic unrepeating pattern that flows over your worktop. Well we do granite too, but I just thought I’d extoll the virtue of a Quartz worktop as 10x as many people do online searches for granite worktops as opposed to quartz … so let’s look at the underdog!

Firstly, price. Of course there are huge differences in prices of material for your kitchen based on its origin and quality, but roughly speaking quartz the same price as granite. So, does Quartz have any advantages over it’s more snobby cousin, granite? Sure it does! plenty of them too, so let’s go through some of the reasons that may make you really think of considering Quartz for your kitchen.

Quartz is every bit as strong as granite, and because of the addition of the resin it has slightly more elasticity – making it much less liable to crack or splinter under heavy impacts.

Quartz is available in hundreds of colours too, because as it is manufactured inks and pigment is applied to the resin. Want toffee-apple red? Quartz is the choice for you! Not only does this give you more choice, it means that a sheet of quartz has greater colour fidelity from batch to batch … so if you need a section replacing or want an extension, a much better colour match can be made for you.

Quartz is more hygienic, and is effectively non-porous, so will not absorb any water where bacteria can live. Add that to the inclusion of anti-bacterial chemicals in the material itself (as used by Silestone using microban technology).

Quartz is intrinsically stain resistant, unlike granite which needs a coating that you have to reapply every few years. This is because, as mentioned above, the material is non-porous so will not soak up stains.

This is not to say that granite is an inferior material, just that quartz has some unique properties that I am sure you’ll agree are hard to ignore. Durable, hygienic, modern and attractive, it’s time to take a fresh look at quartz!

Why I prefer quartz surface for kitchen countertops

1. Antibacterial
the quartz surface is makes surfaces inhospitable to bacteria and mould or even destroys the most common bacteria and moulds found in everyday and domestic surroundings.

2. Coloring and texture
With quartz surface we have no limits to our decoration and design. 

3. Resistance to heat
Granite is more resistant to direct heat, I’ve seen superficial damages on quartz due to direct heat from pots and pans … on many granites this is not a problem.

4. Water absorption
Quartzsurface is near zero water absorption.

5. Resistance to chemicals
the quartz surface has a high resistance to corrosive substances which are commonly used in everyday and domestic surroundings, classifying this product as “resistant to acid attacks”.

6. Scratch
As I said before, quartz has a hardness superior to granite.

7. Breakage
In theory quartz is 4 times less breakable than granite. 

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Quartz surface

Quartz is one of the hardest components of natural granite. Quartz rates seven out of 10 on Mohs Scale of Hardness. The only materials harder are diamonds, sapphires and topaz. The quartz crystals are used to create a beautiful and strong surface that is highly scratch and impact resistant.

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