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Innovative, durable, irresistible WEATHER NO LONGER HAS AN IMPACT Shape DOES MATTER Flexibility is The weatherproof qualities of Corian the leitmotiv of Corian®, and as such ® means that it can be used as cladding solution for a building’s exterior as well into DuPont™ Corian® also applies when the material is used to develop outside cladding solutions, such as in this creation “The Flower Tower” by the Lorenz & Kaz design studio. Z. Island by DuPontTM Corian® - With its TRANSLUCENT AND MALLEABLE properties, Corian® can be easily moulded to create the desired effect for any kind of environment or atmosphere. A wall becomes the perfect canvas for creating a 3D expression of the clear blue sky? Why not? It is putty in the designer’s hands. The possibility to EMBED GRAPHIC DESIGNS Walls get a new meaning Pure white cladding contrasting with as for its interior. Flower power for a tower imaginations can run wild. “We were impressed by this noble and rich material from DuPont, which enabled us to depart from traditional façade cladding systems,” SAYS JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MASNADA THE KING KONG ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE. light, shape and texture. Design by Zaha Hadid. A Corian® skin Seeko’o Hotel in Bordeaux conjures up images of an ice