Corian: 40 years x 40 designers

Corian: 40 years x 40 designers

From 17 September to 11 October 2009
 

Oberta Room - La Nau
 

From Monday to Saturday, from 10 to 20.

Sunday, from 10 to 14 h.

Project and production:  Dupont

Organisation: Dupont,  Universitat de València and Associació de Dissenyadors  de Comunitat  Valenciana

www.corian.com       www.dupont.es     www.adcv.com    www.uv.es/cultura 

On the occasion of the 40^th anniversary of Corian, the solid-surface material, the scientific corporation DuPont presents the exhibition Corian: 40 Years - 40 Designers at the University of Valencia. The show includes designer pieces produced with this material by 40 designers from all over the world.

Designers have significantly contributed to the evolution of Corian, experimenting with it and finding new ways of applying its many properties. Corian: 40 Years - 40 Designers acknowledges their past and current work in the interpretation of this material.

Rotating round tray made with 13 mm thick Corian®, different diameters: 60, 50 and 40 cm.

Colourful centrepiece inspired in Don Quixote’s helmet. The technique used is called “trencadis”, developed in Valencia in the Modernist period.

After travelling to Milan, London, Paris, Prague, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Stockholm, Bordeaux, New York, Sydney and Belgrade, the exhibition is now presented at Universitat de València.

The challenge faced by the selected designers was to create trays or other tableware making the most of Corian® special properties. Apparently seamless and highly mouldable, by means of thermoforming or casting techniques, Corian® can be grooved and engraved with CNC machinery, or printed by sublimation technology. Available in 100 colours including pure whites and intense solids, the material has natural translucence in lighter shades when backlit with natural or artificial light.

In the microcosm created by Corian: 40 Years – 40 Designers, the never-ending possibilities of Corian® are demonstrated in both practical and aesthetic terms. The material can be turned into almost anything... It is fun but also serious, calmed, ethereal, sophisticated... at the same time its simplicity and sensuality make it universally attractive. This really multi-cultural material is used in numerous and different ambiences in many countries worldwide, as proved by the internationality of the 40 designers and the diversity of the exhibits. From stackable trays and elegant centrepieces to jigsaw puzzles and other accessories, all objects have a specific purpose.

Based on origami, Nenen is a centrepiece consisting of imaginary folds on a 40x40cm Corian® piece. This object can be used in two ways, as a base for other objects or as a fruit bowl, bread basket or flower vase.

Ever since it was launched in the United States back in 1967, Corian® gradually evolved into a design material with growing and innovative applications both at home and in hotels, restaurants and all types of public areas. Designers have significantly contributed to its evolution by experimenting with it and finding new ways of applying its many features. “40 Years - 40 Designers” acknowledges the artists’ past and current work in their interpretation of this material. 

Invented by the Research and Development laboratories of DuPont, and exclusively produced by the company, Corian® (www.corian.com.es) is used in a wide range of furniture and special commercial and residential applications. The pore-free, stain-proof material is used on solid surfaces. It is easy to clean, renewable, repairable, translucent in some colours, and has a long life. Available in around 100 colours, Corian® can virtually take the shape of any design. Scratches can be easily repaired, its beauty and colour uniformity not being damaged. 

DuPont ( www.dupont.es ) is a scientific corporation.  Set up in 1802, DuPont provide new sustainable and essential solutions through science so that everybody can have a better, safer and healthier life. With operations in more than 70 countries, DuPont offer a wide range of innovative products and services to different industries:  agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, housing and construction, transport, and clothing.

The 40 designers of Corian: 40 Years - 40 Designers are:

Ace Show (UK)

Arkad (Turkey)

CFM Complete Fabrication &Machine (USA)

Clarendon Fabrications (UK)

Crèa Diffusion (France)

Creaciones Parma (Spain)

CTC (Italy)

Cutting Edge (UK)

Edelveis (Russia)

Hasenkopf (Germany)

HAT (Spain)

Interior Surfaces (UK)

Marwood S2 (UK)

Moser (Germany)

Pfeiffer&Söhne (Germany)

Sanyluz (Spain)

Sterling Surfaces (USA)

Tanit (Russia)

TechLab Italia (Italia)

Toptech (Italy)

VandenHoven Kunststoftechniek (Holland)