Corian®, an acryllic-based solid surface used in kitchen counter tops, has acoustic properties that make it ideal for an incredibly loud and ultra-responsive snare drum.

With their “Damascene Dream,” Danish designers Sebastian Holmbäck and Ulrik Nordentoft have taken the Middle Eastern energy of Damascus, Syria, and patterns from Islamic art to form a “green” water fountain made entirely of DuPont™ Corian® solid surface.

DuPont™ Corian® solid surface provides a glamorous design for the Manolo Blahnik Moscow store. When London-based Data Nature Associates turned their creative vision to designing a new emporium for the internationally-known Manolo Blahnik footwear brand, they sought to re-imagine traditional Russian motifs within a glamorous contemporary scheme. The concept was to introduce a contrast, displaying the footwear collections in all their beauty while capturing the romantic yet rustic charm of the classic Dacha cottage. This architectural homage was realized through a combination of ebonized wood cladding complemented by the delicate beauty of white Russian lace as recreated in wall panels made from DuPont™ Corian® solid surface.

Moscow, 8 February 2011 – DuPont, in cooperation with Union of Russian Architects, Royal Institute of British Architects, YEM Building Information Center, Architizer.com and Karo Film, announces the sixth edition of an open ideas international competition:“Changing the Face” – Pushkinsky cinema,PALACE OF MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

Artist Pascale Girardin’s flower-shaped hanging lamps for Toronto Interior Design Show 2011 are made out of countertop material! Through collaborating with DuPont certified fabricators, Girardin thermoformed stripes of Corian®, and brought the material to a point of malleability by placing it in a press for 3 minutes and then cool for 30 minutes, a process [...]

December 2010,the techno-surface DuPont™ Corian® changes home in Milan. The showroom – now called “DuPont™ Corian® Design Studio Milano”- has moved to via Melzo 7, Milan, Italy, website www.corian-design.it. The showroom will will focus on the needs of creative professionals seeking further information on the technical and aesthetic quality, versatility, features and performance that make DuPont™ Corian® a 360 degree talent. The showroom will involve design professionals, interior designers and architects in initiatives such as exhibitions, events and seminars.

January 2011 – Creativity and innovation meet design, Disney meets DuPont™ Corian® at the 2011 Milan week of design (11-18 April 2011), the most important venue for interior design professionals around the world. DuPont and Disney will showcase “TRON designs Corian®”, an exhibition inspired by the film “TRON: Legacy” from Walt Disney Studios, which has been released in Hong Kong as of December 23, 2010.

Odaiba (台場) crowded with a lot of people all the year represents Tokyo waterfront. “Symbol promenade park” is one of the huge park in that area. In the redevelopment started from 2009, the bench made of CORIAN® was set up in the park. The designer, Tomoki Kinokuni from Mori Landscape Architects Inc., said “Symbol Promenade [...]

Continuing its efforts to go beyond counter top to applications that meet customer needs and solve their problems, Surfaces business, India will execute the prestigious work at Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL). The business set out its path of market driven innovation in the last couple of years with a parallel strategy to explore unlimited [...]

“Gfwlist” by Xu Wenkai (a.k.a. Aaajiao) is a multi-media installation work. It prints out real time information from the Internet through the thermal printer. The shape of the wall is originated from Kubrick’s movie “A Journey to Space 2001″, which is the symbol of the commencement of civilization. It uses black color Corian(R) to create [...]