Surfaces Applications Featured in the DuPont Corian Design Studio

Here are just two of the astonishing Corian® applications currently featured in Philadelphia's Corian® Design Studio.

Corian® Conference Table:  Seamless and Pliable

Taking advantage of Corian's extreme organic forming capabilities, the design team crafted a remarkable one of a kind meeting table for representatives and clients. One piece that acts as two distinct functional areas highlights the great impact Corian can have in a space using only form.

Interior Wall Surfacing:  No Texture is Impossible

"We had seen so many patterns cut, embossed, etched, lasered, pressed, and CNC'd into Corian that we wanted to take a stab at it. We stuck to a 45 degree angled pattern [for] continuity, but from there we just experimented and played. The more we worked with the material, the more things we wanted to try. We hope this sampling will inspire others to try their hand at new patterns and textures." - Harry Allen, Designer


Basket Weave Pattern
This pattern was created by heating the Corian® sheet and pressing it against a mold under many tons of pressure. Once cooled, the panel was trimmed and the surface lightly sanded.

Pewter Corian® Integrated
Linear "furrows" are CNC machined into this panel, inlaid with adhesive and a second Corian® color (Pewter), and sanded flat.

Broken Panels
This panel is made by scoring a sheet of Corian® at room temperature, heating it and tearing the score lines when the material is hot. This creates the "broken edge" effect. Once the pieces are cooled they are cut to the needed dimensions and then adhered together, edge to edge, to create the textured surface of the panel.

Sloped Sections
A flat panel is heated and then placed on a mould in a vacuum table to form the shape of the final panel. The shape is actually determined by the tensile strength of the heated Corian®.  Shaping Corian® in this manner shows the physical properties of the material and can produce very "natural" looking pieces.

Lattice Pressed Two
This pattern is made by CNC machining the Corian® sheet. The lines from the machining process are intentionally kept in the panel as part of the overall design and as a reminder of the fabrication process.

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