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DuPont Surfaces Announces Largest Color
Launch in Company History;
Features Aesthetic that Stirs the Imagination,
Accentuates Style
DuPont™ Corian® and
DuPont™ Zodiaq® Introductions Foster Innovative, Expressive Design
NEW YORK, May 19-22, 2007 – As part of the largest multi-surface
color launch in company history, DuPont Surfaces is showcasing 13 spectacular
introductions of DuPont™ Corian® and a DuPont™ Zodiaq® collection that includes
nine brilliantly marbled quartz colors.
“We want to empower architects and designers to create environments that
people will obsess over, dream about and even escape to,” said Alexa Dembek,
DuPont Surfaces North American marketing manager.
DuPont™
Corian®
To mark the 40th
anniversary of Corian®, its new aesthetic conveys the heritage and elegance of
American luxury and is grounded in the textures that make up classic American
life. A sense of movement is created
through tonal veins and particles that reflect organic imagery of seashells,
sand dunes and farmer’s markets. The colors represent a range of sun-kissed yellows, silky
blues rustic stones and shoreline grays.
“The overall effect is surfacing that will help architects and designers
create balance in their environments, as well as enable them to craft, shape
and create anything imaginable – from decorative objets d’art to
high-performing, multi-sensory commercial spaces,” said Ginguei Ebnesajjad, DuPont
Surfaces director of product styling and development.
2007 Colors of DuPont™ Corian®
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COLOR
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DESCRIPTION
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Aloe Vera
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A neutral glass tone,
with ultra fine darker and lighter particles.
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Aztec Gold
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A rich golden yellow
base, with ochre veins and a mingling of a wide size range of tone-on-tone
and translucent particles that create a natural effect.
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Burled Beach
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A light neutral golden
base, with veining of varying shades of antique brass and a mingling of a
wide size range of tone-on-tone and translucent particles that create a
natural earthy and rustic effect.
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Cinnabar
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A natural brick color base, with deep umber veining and a
mingling of dark to light and translucent particles that range in size from
small to large for a complex, earthy, rustic effect.
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Clam Shell
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A bisque base, with soft nickel and antique brass veins and
traces of “barely there” mix of translucent particles that create a soft and
entirely natural effect.
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Egyptian Copper
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A rich color of a new coin, with aged copper veins and a mingling
of medium translucent and small dark particles create a natural effect.
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Gobi
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A medium sandy tan, with ultra fine darker and lighter
particles.
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Lava Rock
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A deep warm gray base, with umber and golden veining with a
mingling of dark to light, medium to small particles for a complex, earthy,
rustic effect.
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Medea
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A dark, warm gray, with ultra fine darker warm and lighter
particles.
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Rain Cloud
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A neutral off-white base, with tender gray veining and traces of
“barely there” large translucent and ultra fine dark particles that create a
soft and entirely natural effect.
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Raw Silk
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A cool golden yellow tone, with ultra fine darker and lighter
particles.
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Sonora
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A coffee latte color base, with espresso bean veins and a
mingling of dark to light, medium to small particles for a complex, earthy,
rustic effect.
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Stone Harbor
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A dark blue gray, with black veins and a mingling of dark and
light particles for a calm effect.
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DuPont™
Zodiaq®
The DuPont™ Zodiaq®-OKITE® collection is a considerable departure from
the look and feel for which Zodiaq® is currently known. The nine intricately marbled quartz
colors range from rich terra cotta to deep lapis lazuli, blending the latest in
Italian design with the elegance of stone. A pure white and black-gold fusion are also being added to
the palette.
“We search the globe to find materials on the cutting edge of what
architects and designers are seeking right now,” said Dembek. “These colors bring an exoticism
designed to turn buildings into conversation pieces.”
DuPont™ Zodiaq®-OKITE® Collection
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COLOR
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DESCRIPTION
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Marrone Emperador
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A deep warm chestnut brown, with darker tonal veining
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Giallo Michelangelo
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A light yellow-base neutral, with brown tonal veining
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Rosso Verona
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A rich terra cotta, with deep brick veining.
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Bianco Carrara
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A white stone, with gray veining.
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Crema Marfil
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A light warm crème tone, with deeper tonal veining.
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Ocean Blue
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A deep lapis lazuli blue, with darker tonal veining.
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Crema Botticino
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A neutral ivory tone, with subtle tonal veining
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Marrone Ambrato
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A warm medium tan, with charcoal veining.
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Royal Brown
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A neutral umber brown, with black veining
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Two Additional Colors of DuPont™ Zodiaq®
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COLOR
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DESCRIPTION
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Black
Forest
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A mélange
of black and gold, with bronze undertones.
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Snow
White
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A pure white, with a pleasant level of translucency.
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DuPont Surfaces are non-porous and
do not promote the growth of mold, mildew or bacteria. They can be used to
create unique, beautiful design statements through numerous vertical
applications, such as wall cladding, wainscoting, backsplashes, and elevator
interiors, as well as through horizontal applications, such as workstations and
countertops, retail displays and fixtures, furniture, lighting and
vanities. All Corian® and most
Zodiaq® colors carry NSF/ANSI 51 certification for food contact and Class 1 (A)
fire rating. In addition, Corian®
is renewable and ideal for healthcare facilities, as the recently published
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Guidelines for Design and Construction
of Hospital and Healthcare Facilities recommends solid surfacing for increased
infection control.
DuPont Surfaces and Building
Innovations is a strategic business unit of DuPont that manufactures and
markets Corian® solid surfaces and Zodiaq® quartz surfaces. DuPont™
Corian® is a well-known global brand in the solid surface category. More
information is available at corian.com or
by calling 800-436-6072. DuPont™ Zodiaq® is a premium surfacing material made
almost entirely of pure quartz crystals. More information is available at zodiaq.com or by calling toll-free
877-229-3935.
DuPont is a science-based products
and services company. Founded in
1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential
to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries,
DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets
including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and
transportation.
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The
DuPont Oval, DuPontÔ,
The miracles of scienceÔ,
and Corian®
and Zodiaq® are registered trademarks or
trademarks of DuPont or its affiliates. Only DuPont makes Corian® and
Zodiaq®. OKITE® is a
registered trademark of Seieffe Industries.