-Caldera-

The quartz range to which Caldera belongs is produced in the Far East by three manufacturers known for their experience and for pioneering colours that imitate natural stone, on their own lines, independent of Breton technology. As its name suggests – a caldera is the large hollow left when a volcano collapses – the design has an almost volcanic intensity: dense, wavy flows run over a deep black background with brownish undertones, rising diagonally from lower left to upper right. The flows combine bright flashes of cream and light gold, strokes of steel blue-grey and darker lines, like flowing layers of rock, and cover the entire slab; the look recalls exotic dark stones of the Titanium type. Because each slab is made individually by hand, the flow differs from piece to piece and selecting the slabs in person is recommended. Despite its exotic appearance, it is looked after like any quartz surface: quartz and resin give a surface without pores that needs no sealing; the table includes typical values, as no official technical data are given. The surface is polished; sizes and thicknesses are given on request. It is ideal for islands, kitchen and bar countertops, wall cladding and bathroom vanity tops; daily care takes only a damp cloth and a neutral cleaner, while hot cookware always goes on a trivet and the slab is kept out of the sun.