Marble & Granite Fitters’ Blog.

While other planet’s like Mercury, Venus, and Mars are covered in Basalt, our planet Earth has been blessed with an abundance of “Mother Natures” gift’s of natural stone!

Granite slab + kitchen bench top = Natural History of our Earth!

Black Jaguar is distinguished and a treasured granite. Its rich black base with silvery flows, and hints of warm tones captures modern glamour. It’s suitable as a kitchen bench top for almost any colour scheme. Commercially and residentially used. Originated from India

ON TREND – Quantum Quartz launch 3 new colours inspired by the taste of Italy…Amaretti, Dolce, Portobello.

These three colours are the latest in the Quantum Quartz ‘Deluxe Range’ and take the Quantum Quartz collection to over 40 inspirational colours.

Quantum Quartz is the ideal low maintenance, hygienic choice for all interior applications and is backed by a 10 Year Limited Warranty

Quality that’s set in Stone!

“WK-Quantum Quartz are very excited to introduce the latest colour in our Natural Quartz Collection – GRIGIO QUARTZ.

Reminiscent of Pietra Grey Limestone, Grigio Quartz is the perfect alternative if you would love to use a warm grey stone for your benchtop…it has the beauty of natural stone with the benefits of engineered stone.

The Natural Quartz Collection now consists of six stunning colours, and also comes with the Quantum Quartz 10 Year Limited Warranty.

Quality that’s set in Stone!

Congratulations Ms M Kottnig & Mr Blythe

You have won a FREE Caesarstone® Classico™ bench top!

Please contact us to redeem your prize.

Homeowners: Share your story for your chance to WIN a FREE Caesarstone® Classico™ bench top!

Whether you’re building or renovating… Submit a photo of your current North Queensland kitchen and explain in detail what you’d like to change about it. Please include the name of the Caesarstone® Classico™ colour you would like to apply, as well as why you chose this colour. Submissions must be received by 30th April 2013. All entries will be reviewed and we’ll choose one lucky North Queensland home owner to receive their dream bench top!

Grand Prize: up to the value of $3,500.00 GST inclusive for the manufacture and installation of Caesarstone® Classico™ bench tops.

Terms and conditions:

All entries must be sent via email to: info@marbleandgranitefitters.com.au or enter online via our “contact us page” www.marbleandgranitefitters.com.au

Grand Prize: up to the value of $3,500.00 GST inclusive for the manufacture and installation of Caesarstone® Classico™ bench tops for a standard size kitchen (approximately 4SQ meters) with a drop-in sink and drop-in cook top cut outs in 20mm stone with either a Arris or pencil round finish.

If your prefer 40mm edge work with an undermount sink the kitchen area would have to be smaller than the standard size kitchen bench top area otherwise it will incur additional costs.

Submissions must be received by 2pm 30th April 2013.

Winner will be notified by: The Marble & Granite Fitters Cairns P/L Director.

Winner will be notified one (1) week after submissions close.

Prize must be redeemable before 1st December 2013.

Entry is open to homeowners who live in the Cairns area – between Palm Cove and Gordonvale.

Prize not transferrable or redeemable for cash.

The Marble and Granite Fitters Cairns reserves the right to amend the competition period at its own discretion.

All decisions are at the discretion of The Marble and Granite Fitters Cairns.

Caesarstone® care & maintenance guide and 10 year limited warranty can be viewed at www.caesarstone.com.au

Extra cost will occur for;
Larger scaled kitchen bench top area
Edge detail other than Arris or pencil round
Removal of existing bench tops
Disconnection and reconnection of appliances and plumbing
Crane if required for a high rise story house, apartment or building
Steep driveway

Caesarstone is excited to announce its collaboration with acclaimed Japanese design studio Nendo, an installation which was unveiled at the Interior Design Show in Toronto, Canada last week.

Caesarstone collaborated with acclaimed Japanese design studio Nendo who created an exclusive installation with the company’s surface materials. IDS 2013’s International Guest of Honour, Oki Sato, founder and chief designer of Nendo, created Stone Garden, an installation of ‘table-like’ surfaces clustered together to form a seemingly floating landscape.

The simplicity of the design reflects the minimalistic beauty that Nendo is known for, while exhibiting the exceptional quality, functionality and creativity of Caesarstone surfaces. The tables, which are carried by a simple metal rod, are secured into place by an overlapping design, thus eliminating the use of fasteners to hold them into place. Like the different shapes, depths and directions of overlaps forming this installation, Caesarstone’s versatile surface designs can compliment any space.

“The installation explores the boundary between ‘furniture’ and ‘non-furniture’. Tables that aren’t quite tables form a cluster, creating a new kind of ground surface like a garden floating in the universe, far beyond the scale of individual tables. The unique variety and quality of natural colours and textures of the Caesarstone surfaces are perfect to be arranged in a composition like the stylized landscape of a Japanese rock garden.”
-Oki Sato, founder and chief designer of Nendo

This latest collaboration reconfirms Caesarstone’s position as a leading platform for cutting-edge design, whilst effortlessly displaying the brand’s beauty and functionality.

About Oki Sato and Nendo
Oki Sato, who heads the firm Nendo, has been named by Fast Company as one of the brightest talents in a new generation of Japanese minimalist designers. Born in Toronto, Oki graduated with a master’s degree in architecture from Waseda University in Tokyo. Nendo was formed in 2002, after an inspiring graduation trip to the Milan Design Furniture Fair, and has since become one of the most prolific design firms in the world.

In Japanese “nendo” means free-form clay, a soft, fluid substance that symbolizes the way the company’s founders wanted to work. The goal of Nendo is to reconstitute the everyday by transforming it into something that is easy to understand. Nendo believes there are many small moments of surprise hidden in everyday life, and they want those who encounter their designs to intuitively feel those moments of surprise.

Nendo has since received numerous awards and recognition; Newsweek named Oki one of the world’s “100 Most Respected Japanese People” in 2006 and honoured the firm in 2008 as one of the “Top 200 Small Japanese Companies.” Most recently, Oki earned the title of “Designer of the Year” by both Wallpaper* and Elle Decor magazines. Nendo has also collaborated with a broad range of other brands, including Established & Sons, PUMA, Starbucks, Cappellini, Moroso, DePadova, Maruni and Foscarini.

About Caesarstone

Established in 1987, Caesarstone pioneered the original quartz surface and continues to be a leading developer and manufacturer of premium surfaces. Caesarstone® surfaces consist of up to 93% quartz and utilize advanced technologies and proprietary know-how. The surfaces are highly functional, design forward and have endless application possibilities including kitchen bench tops, bathroom vanities, wall panelling, furniture and more.

With four diverse collections – Classico™, Supremo®, Motivo® and Concetto® there is no limit to choice. The unique and rich variety of colours, patterns and textures gives each customer the ability to find their ‘ultimate surface’ and create their own unique space. Caesarstone’s extensive designs are constantly evolving and developing to meet the latest world trends and the highest level of international quality standards.