25-07-2017

SapienStone: the first porcelain brand for kitchen countertops

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SapienStone: the experience of IRIS technical ceramics goes into the kitchens of homes, bars and restaurants with an unalterable, scratch-proof, easy to clean countertop. Presented in the “Around the Top” European tour in 2017, SapienStone eliminates problems with hot dishes, chemicals and scratches

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SapienStone is an Iris Ceramica Group brand entirely dedicated to porcelain kitchen countertops, the first brand of technical porcelain designed specifically for the kitchen, for both home and professional use (in restaurants and bars).

A uniform, innovative, universal surface that adapts to both conventional and modern spaces, indoors and outdoors (it can be used, for instance, as a support for barbecues).

The many different possible sizes make it flexible enough to respond to all requirements for furnishings, kitchen countertops, peninsulas or islands, and it is available in a wide variety of colours, in different hues of white, black, beige and grey.

The kitchen countertop is one of the most frequently used surfaces in the home, subject to the most shocks, stains and stress. This is why Iris Ceramica Group decided to draw on its decades of experience to adapt porcelain for making kitchen countertops, creating a highly specific product exclusively Made in Italy.

Composed of "ceramic clays and unalterable mineral colours which do not suffer the effects of heat, light or use of chemical cleaning and disinfection products", SapienStone reveals all the best features of the technical and aesthetic performance of Iris Ceramica Group porcelain materials: unalterability, resistance to chemicals, stains and scratching ("greater than that of any other product, including wood, laminates and quartz surfaces"), as well as easy cleaning.

It is particularly worth noting its complete inabsorbency, a feature typically associated with porcelain, thanks to which it is possible to place and work with foods directly on the kitchen countertop, without using a cutting board or other base under foods and dishes.

In its first year SapienStone went on the Around the Top tour, in which a travelling showroom truck set up with 2 kitchens and an induction cooker system took SapienStone kitchen countertops on tour around Europe.

In this mobile showroom, which started out in Spain and travelled to Austria, Germany and Italy, SapienStone allowed people to “experience for themselves” the outstanding technical and aesthetic qualities of the kitchen countertop.

Another important aspect of the Around the Top tour was dishes prepared by chefs in live demonstrations showing that the countertop becomes hot only in contact with kitchen utensils (an important quality, particularly when there may be children in the kitchen).

By eliminating the obstacles and problems commonly associated with heat and hygiene, SapienStone truly transforms the kitchen into “a social space, a place of conviviality, an alchemy of flavours, free to express the tastes of a nation, a city or an individual”.

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