Trends New Zealand Volume 35 No 1 | Page 38

The new face of luxury Once in a while there is a game-changer in designer surfaces – Florim Stone is the smart, versatile new kid in town Above: The refined look of marble but without the wine stains or the astronomical price tag – Florim Stone is offered in a variety of finishes and textures, including four types of marble. Florim Stone offers a sea change in expressive kitchen and bathroom design and is available from Archant online or from the company’s contemporary showroom, located in Parnell, Auckland. search | save | share at It’s not always the latest thing that makes for the best possible design outcome – but it can be. Florim Stone, offered in New Zealand by kitchen solution experts Archant, is not only fresh to the market, it also offers many advantages that other surfaces can’t compete with. Florim Stone is a new large-format porcelain sheet ideal for decorative surfaces. Lightweight, highly versatile and with stand-out aesthetic presence, the new material opens up uncharted possibilities in kitchen and bathroom design, letting designers create high-end settings they could not achieve before. Manufactured from a natural blend of clays and minerals, Florim Stone is impervious to stains and resistant to extreme high temperatures and UV rays. Plus, the advanced material is scratch-resistant, fade-proof, waterproof, completely hygienic and easy to clean. Archant senior manager Jason Ranston says Florim’s versatility, broad range of finishes and sheer wow factor make it a real game changer. “First off, it’s a beautiful, highly functional product. Porcelain stoneware is subjected to a firing process at over 1200°C, making it resistant to wear, mechanical stress and thermal stress –