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Franke Stone by Lapitec®: the sintered full-body stone
Antibacterial material

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Four finishes and ten colors for an exclusive beauty

An important collaboration is born between two marks of relief in the world of the international kitchen. Franke, in fact, since January it has proposed a new finish realized in collaboration with Lapitec®, leader company in manufacturing of plates in sintered stone great “ full-body“  format. The name of the novelty is Franke Stone by Lapitec® and it brings in the catalog of the Swiss company all the technical and aesthetic qualities of the sintered stone to all mass. The sintered full-body stone is natural to 100% and  it is a material without resins and petroleum products. Franke Stone by Lapitec® is available in four finishes and ten colors. The four finishes offer different tactile experiences maintaining to high levels the function of use of the kitchen. Dune remembers the desert sand and the charm of the broken stone typical of the slate; Vesuvio is a surface more structured, with a sand-blasted and brushed effect; Satin expresses a refined elegance and a perception very similar to the silk; Lux exalts and amplifies in natural and delicate way the brightness of the environments. The ten available colors cover all the chromatic palette and they allow to harmonize the kitchen counter with all the domestic spaces and with every aesthetical style: Arctic, White Polar, Tobacco, Mocha, Ebony, Grey Cement, Grey Lead, Black Anthracite, Pattern Perla and  Pattern Coral.
The process of production of the Franke Stone by Lapitec® is patented and it assures a great mechanical resistance of the material allowing to have plates of great dimensions (1500x3365 mm) available in three calibrated thicknesses of 12, 20 and 30 mm. These characteristics allow to minimize the joints and to realize elegant and refined kitchen counters.
Franke Stone by Lapitec® is besides an antibacterial, stain-resistant material easy to clean and it assures a great mechanical resistance: qualities that make it ideal for the applications in the kitchen.

Franke Stone by Lapitec®: the sintered full-body stone
Franke Stone by Lapitec®: the sintered full-body stone
Franke Stone by Lapitec®: the sintered full-body stone
AIPEF: Aziende Italiane Poliuretani Espansi Flessibili.

AIPEF: Aziende Italiane Poliuretani Espansi Flessibili.

National association of manufacturers of flexible polyurethane foam, raw materials and additives. Gruppo Federazione Gomma Plastica.
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