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NEW INTRODUCTIONS 2019: START SPREADING THE NEOLITH® NEWS Neolith, a market-leading brand of Sintered Stone, announces four new colours for its 2019 catalogue: New York - New York, Mar Del Plata, Mont Blanc and Sofia Cuprum. These new introductions were chosen following rigorous market research.
Throughout September, the company registered feedback at a series of special Neolith events, held in tandem with some of Europe’s most prestigious design trade shows. Visitors were invited to choose their favourites from eight prototype designs, with the top four choices
subsequently selected for next year’s collection. These slabs have been created using a revolutionary new production process that will deliver the same high-quality colours Neolith is known by, in a more ecologically friendly way. HYDRO Neolith Digital
Design 2.0 (HYDRONDD 2.0) uses the latest pigments existing in the industry. The new colours are complemented by an expanded range of Neolith products, including four new additions to both the 3mm and 20mm ranges.
NEW YORK - NEW YORK: START SPREADIN’ THE NEWS The Big Apple. They say that if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere, which is certainly the case with Neolith’s New York - New York. This visually appealing surface is influenced by the city’s infectious energy, its iconic avenues and majestic skyscrapers, responding to a revival of interest in using concrete for interior applications, particularly worktops. With distinctive grey tones it offers an ontrend, urban style suitable for all surfacing applications. Incorporating a full-body edge, it’s highly realistic; a special surface that blends matt and shine particles to create a pleasing visual effect.
MONT BLANC: SCALING NEW HEIGHTS
MAR DEL PLATA: EXQUISITELY EXOTIC, PERFECTLY PEARLESCENT Inspired by the exotic Dark Pearl granite, a Brazilian stone from TheSize’s Granith® collection, this stylish, rippled slab incorporates wavy white quartz stripes on a grey backdrop. With a slated stone relief, the surface offers a mesmerisingly aqueous fluidity akin to flowing water, evoking the movement of a mighty South American river. The whiter and lighter grey
striations are produced with a special technique that gives texture to the veining. Flecks of shine particle throughout the stone also create a beautiful nacre effect, which mirrors the quartz veins found in the original granite.
SOFIA CUPRUM: RUST NEVER SLEEPS Sofia Cuprum, a mesmerisingly dark and sober surface, represents the evolution of Neolith’s Steel Collection. The metal on which this surface is based was first realised in the early 2000s when renowned French architect Jean Nouvel was designing a new building, commissioned for the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid. His concept used a wide variety of colours, patterns and textures, particularly metallic slabs treated to create surface effects, including different hues, mottling and varied degrees of patination. From these audacious and visionary experiments, Sofia Cuprum was born. The semi-polished finish on these stones creates an irregular, burnished effect that gives the surface a more worn-in touch and feel.
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The pristine slopes of the French-Swiss Alps and the alpine glamour of one of the world’s most prestigious ski resorts, Chamonix, are the inspiration behind the rarefied Mont Blanc. A homage to white quartzite, one of the most popular stone patterns currently on the market, its enrapturing neutral tone combines a creamy white background with subtle veining in deep black and ochre hues. Using a special technique, Neolith was able to create an inward relief exactly where the veins are, delivering an original texture that is pleasing to the touch and evokes the soaring beauty of the alpine landscape. www.neolith.co.za
