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The Z Island is the first project to use a new interactive technology developed for DuPont Corian that allows interactive touch sensitive areas and information display on the surface of the Corian material. It features a touch pad and a large display area from where many functions of the kitchen can be controlled via menus.

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In Milan, between April 17 and 23, 2007, Jean Nouvel – one of the most creative and challenging architects in the world – has presented “Corian® Nouvel Lumières”, a fashinating multi-sensorial interior environment that, through six “domestic themes” (kitchen, dining room, library, living room, bathroom and bedroom) creatively and elegantly explores the interactions of Corian® with light.

“Corian® Nouvel Lumières” is a project organized and sponsored by DuPont™ Corian®. Main partners of DuPont™ Corian® for this exhibition are Targetti (lighting solutions), Legrand and Bticino (domotic systems), Ernestomeda (kitchen), Margaritelli/Listone Giordano® Contract (wall pannelling and flooring systems), Scholtès-Indesit Company (built-in appliances), Hasenkopf (fabrication of Corian®) and Marotte (special decorative panels).

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Tobias Wallisser, Chris Bosse and Alexander Rieck founded LAVA – Laboratory for Visionary Architecture, a worldwide operating network, just more than one year ago. The partners were responsible as associate architects for world-recognised structures such as the Water cube in Beijing and the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Germany. A couple of weeks ago, they unveiled the design for the Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower in Abu Dhabi.

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