On the ground floor of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the re-imagined Currelly Hall washrooms bring new life and innovative design to a highly pragmatic program. Renovated in time for the ROM’s centennial, the washrooms — one of the most prominent and heavily used facilities in the museum — are designed to be both visually [...]

DuPont™ Corian® was the base material used by Ice Design® for Habitat 2015. Technical Emotions™ presents its first prototype “Architect”: internal wall cladding collection made with Corian®. The modularity of the system allows infinite number of possibilities. Photos: Ice Design® all rights reserved. Pantone by Ice Design®, Corian® Glacier White & Deep Nocturne; design, Juan Campuzano. Juan [...]

October 2013 – A series of products and solutions in DuPont™ Corian® have been presented recently at various locations – including the two Italian venues Cersaie and MADE Expo dedicated to bathroom, wellness and furnishings.  The eclectic, innovative and suggestive solutions have been proposed by leading Italian companies and design brands. Once again, the superior [...]

photo by shamnath j patil all images courtesy of NU.DE architecture Designed by mumbai-based architecture practice NU.DE, ‘emporio’ is a luxury sanitary and bath-ware showroom in kannur, india. the building engages the public realm through a tessellated form which wraps the front and side elevations, creating a visual spectacle for visitors and passers-by. this dynamic geometry [...]

The graying of America has hit home — in its kitchen cabinets, bathroom counters and bedroom walls. The white-on-white look has had a lock on home interiors in recent years but is becoming passe, tastemakers have decreed. Jhanae Mills helps her grandmother pick out a paint color at a Home Depot store in Gardena. (Christina [...]

Wuxi Grand Theatre, completed in 2012, is a landmark building in Wuxi city designed by Suzhou Gold Mentis Jiang Yazhou Design Firm using DuPont™ Corian®.  The building made extensive use of the flexibility and durability of Corian® solid surface to create a contemporary atmosphere.  Corian® solid surface is used in commercial spaces such as dome, [...]

In terms of space, the design of a master bathroom can be challenging. But for this project, the challenge was not in having too little space, but rather a surplus that presented lots of options. Architect John Idstrom of Partners 4 was commissioned to design a new bathroom for the owners, who say the former [...]

The Home Vision was to transform a twenty years old bathroom to a modern day space, use the existing footprint and incorporate some luxury amenities to create a well functioning but ambient  bathroom. The key was to enlarge the sense of space, give it a clean tactile quality, while keeping visual clutter to a minimum. That’s [...]

August 2013 – Casablanca, the heart of the Moroccan economy, today has a new star among the modern architectures that illuminate the city, a luxury hotel that combines French elegance with all the comforts useful for those traveling for business. The 24-floor hotel Sofitel Casablanca Tour Blanche overlooks the city.  Opposite the Hassan II mosque [...]

    A few years ago, I was lucky enough to work on this amazing project in Brooklyn, designed by BW Architects. I was thrown the job of acting as a part project manager trying to get the remainder of the work wrapped up. The head contractor needed a little kick in the butt from [...]