New Products – January 2011

QUARTZITES
Marmi Bruno Zanet, Volargne de Dolce, Italy, introduces Nougat, a quartzite with brown pigmentation and grey/okra veins that recall the appearance of its namesake confection of honey, hazelnuts and pistachios. The company also introduces Abstract Brown, a quartzite with a brown background intersected by sand-colored veins and hues which embrace a variety of colours, from red to dark brown.
Contact: Marmi Bruno Zanet, +39-45-6861706

TEXTURED QUARTZ
Cosentino North America, Stafford, Texas, introduces the Volcano Texture for a select line of its Silestone® quartz surfaces. The finish offers a contemporary matte look and feel, with a light indentation pattern of the surface. The finish is available at launch in five colors: Nuit Bleu, a new cool smoky charcoal color, along with current Silestone selections of Haiku, White Zeus, Kensho and Gray Expo.
Contact: Cosentino North America, 800-291-1311

EXOTIC STONE
Antolini Luigi & C., Sega di Cavaion, Italy, introduces three offerings in its Precioustone Collection of hand-assembled exotics. Preciousgold includes golden components, while Preciousilver offers silver nuances. Preciousglitter displays a rainbow of nuances, from red to blue to green to cobalt.
Contact: Antolini Luigi & C., +39-045-6836611

NEW QUARTZ COLLECTIONS
Cambria, Eden Prairie, Minn., introduces 21 new colors of quartz surfaces, including three new collections. The five-color Jewel collection incorporates blues, golds and silvers in iridescent and monochromatic looks; Marble, in four colors, offers movement in browns and blues; and the 10-color Cambrian collection is reminiscent of classic stone patterns. The company also offers three new colors in its Desert collection.
Contact: Cambria, 866-226-2742

SLATE ACCENTS
Stone & Pewter Accents, Torrance, Calif., introduces the Lineal Slate tile collections in eight colors, all with honed surfaces and mesh backing for easy installations. The subway-style, brick-pattern mosaics offer options for designs in both interior and exterior environments.
Contact: Stone & Pewter Accents, 310-257-1300

QUARTZ SURFACE
Santa Margherita S.p.a., Volargne, Italy, introduces the Reef® line of quartz surfaces with a textured surface reminiscent of flamed finishes. Available colors are beige, black, brown, grey and white; the surface is offered in 305cm X 140cm.
Contact: Santa Margherita S.p.a., +39 45-6835888

STONE MOSAIC TILES
Stonexpress, Kennesaw, Ga., introduces STONESKIN™, a 4mm ultrathin stone-mosaic tile series in standard mesh mounting and self-adhering peel-and-stick backing. The tiles are available in 23 different patterns and colors, all in sheets or 6” X 6” and 12” X 12” sections. The series includes 12 natural-stone rails for liners, plus six listellos for accents.
Contact: Stonexpress, 407-973-8763

EQUIPMENT

PORTABLE WORKSTATION
Ghines srl, Rimini, Italy, introduces the DAIMON, a portable manual production center for creating sink cutouts, polishing and profiling. The unit includes a 1.6 kW spindle operating at 2,200-9,000 rpm, and moves on its own rail system fastened to a surface by two pairs of special clamps. Its special spindle connection allows the use of profiling tools and cutting blades designed for Ghines portable or CNC machines for drilling, shaping, vertical and inclined cuts, recessing drainers and even cutting back the edges of a hole for specific kinds of sinks requiring surface mount. The unit is available through Alpha Professional Tools®.
Contact: Alpha Professional Tools, 800-648-7229

SPLASH VACUUM HOLDER
Blick Industries, Laguna Beach, Calif., introduces the Vertical Splash Suction Cup for cutting splash on a bridge saw. The 5.91” X 19.69” vacuum holddown can be used, in multiple units, to split splash from 3cm to 2cm.
Contact: Blick Industries, 949-499-5026