DuPont Corian® is one of the premier building materials in use today. As an interior surfacing product, the design and construction community as well as consumers are aware that Corian® work surfaces provide a unique combination of aesthetic appeal and long-term value. What other surface is seamless, renewable and tough?

So what else is new? Sterling Surfaces and the design flexibility of Corian®! With the value features inherent in Corian® what completes the value picture is a company of master fabricators coupled with designers and architects willing to step out and explore the new design frontiers possible with Corian®. Sterling Surfaces believes that Corian®'s full potential as a surfacing material has yet to be fully explored. This belief has led Sterling to work closely with designers such as Ann Grasso of A.E. Grasso-Spatial Design Consultants and other custom builders and design firms. Working in concert, these firms are yielding applications that truly delight. And, they serve to showcase the design potential, superior hygienic aspects, and low-maintenance advantages of Corian®.

"Nowhere is this more evident than in the bath, in its own right a multifunctional living area. And what's new is how Corian® is utilized. Corian® shower walls are no longer just boxed/ready-to-install kits. With Sterling's advanced fabrication techniques such as thermoforming and Corian®'s partnership with accent materials such as tile borders, artistic glass and stone elements, beautiful rooms are being created," says Grant Garcia, managing director.

The sleek whirlpool deck curves with a full thermoformed apron that drops to meet the coved ledge of the Corian® shower pan. This Barrington RI, residence bath demonstrates the results of Sterling Surfaces/A.E. Grasso-Spatial Design Consultants design/fabrication alliance.

The old standard for shower basins, copper pans and mud/tile jobs is giving way to monolithic heat-formed Corian® shower pans. Clients value the ease of maintenance Corian® showers provide, as well as their aesthetic appeal. Equally at home with any wet wall material including Corian® itself, Corian® shower receptors are made in any number of popular sizes.

Says Sterling Surfaces Project Manager Kenneth Graves: "A.E. Grasso's conceptual sketch became a reality as we conferred on design/fabrication details. This Corian® receptor and entry floor actually sits on the finished floor of the room, nested into the face wall of the whirlpool deck. The removable Corian® grates are practical, yet very unique in shape and form. Below them is the receptor with a thermoformed bottom designed to drain."