RECYCLING + DESIGN COMBINED

Durat is a colourful solid surface material made with recycled post-industrial plastics that can be used to create seamless surfaces in interior applications.

One of the oldest solid surface manufacturers in Europe, Durat was established in Finland in 1990 to create a sustainable material that combined recycling and design. A polyester based solid surface material, Durat uses post-industrial plastic waste collected from manufacturing and waste management companies in Sweden and Finland. The recycled plastic is then granulated into small chips and cast into a resin base to create durable, silky sheets of solid surface in Durat's 100% renewable energy manufacturing facility.

Because it's a solid surface material, Durat can be refinished making it perfect for high use areas in places like restaurants, cafes, retail shops, hospitals, classrooms, public spaces, labs, boats and residential developments.

SILKY COLOUR

Durat has a luxurious look and feel and can be fabricated to a matte or polished finish. Available in almost 300 vibrant colour bases, including all of the RAL Classic Chart colours, Durat's three-dimensional surface can also be custom tinted. With nine standard patterns that can be applied across any coloured resin base, Durat can have transparent, white, black or multicolour speckles.

The recycled flecks give the material its distinctive terrazzo appearance and allow Durat to reclaim all of its waste from production so it can be reused in other sheets. Although the material is durable enough to stand the test of time, at the end of its useful life the material can be refinished and repurposed in a new application, or returned to Durat who can recycle the material and turn it into new sheets of solid surface.

THE PALACE COLLECTION

A line of recycled solid surface formed in collaboration with Dutch-based design agency MOST Collective, Durat Palace uses earthy tones with shimmering flecks of natural mineral pigments from a 17th Century Dutch paint mill in the surface. The Palace Collection has a greater depth, sparser and larger speckle pattern and comes in 16 striking colour combinations.

Durat Palace is a reflection of the duo's shared belief in innovation that respects nature - to reuse that which is polluting, limit the use of raw earth materials and give life to timeless materials that last well into the future. With The Palace Collection, Durat have created the world's first solid surface material made with both recycled content and raw earth minerals. New for 2021 Avant Terra colourways, designed by Moonra Agency adds four additional Durat Palace Colours to the collection, inspired by terracotta.

USING DURAT

Hardwearing, food safe and easy to maintain, Durat doesn't emit harmful chemical emissions and suits a range of residential and commercial interiors like kitchen worktops and doors, reception desks, restaurant tables, commercial tea points, bathroom vanities, shower trays and surrounds, furniture, wall panels, signage and design features.

The through-colour material is usually used in 2900 x 800 x 12mm sheets that can be seamlessly joined, have routed grooves and edge designs, inlays or lightly curved. The material can also be made in 9mm or 18mm thick sheets as well as a range of cast sinks and basins.

Surface Matter partner with Durat to supply the UK, with stock in our warehouse in Rye. You can find Durat in our materials studio in London Fields or get in touch to discuss your project, find out more or request samples.