Lapitec Launches Innovation Projects
VEDALAGO, Italy – Sintered-slab manufacturer Lapitec Spa recently initiated two products with Italian schools to find new and innovative applications of the material.
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The company worked with the Verona Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Ferrara faculty of architecture in Ferrara in an ideas competition.
Under the guidance of professor Francesco Benedetti, an expert in industrial design, first-year students at the Verona Academy developed a project using Lapitec® in two different application areas: kitchen spaces and urban furniture. The students were asked to thoroughly evaluate the correct use of the material and the possibility of combining it with other accessories.
Meanwhile, second-year students at Ferrara were introduced to the most-important and -representative materials in the sector and the most-appropriate processing techniques and technologies. Once they had completed this preparatory research stage, they were then asked to devise creative uses for one or more materials.
The result at Ferrara was three projects using Lapitec® in three different contexts: kitchen spaces, urban furniture and partition walls.
“The aim of the initiative was to introduce the upcoming generations, meaning the architects of tomorrow, to the potential of this new product,” said Gino Sartor, Lapitec marketing manager. “We’re investing heavily in promoting the qualities of full body sintered stone and the response from professionals, architects and designers has been extremely positive so we are continuing on the path of innovation, developing new ideas and unique solutions in the area of finishes, colors and applications”.
