Durat is a Finnish manufacturer of sustainable solid surface materials crafted from recycled plastics. Its flagship product, Durat, is a polyester-based composite containing approximately 30 per cent recycled post-industrial plastic and is fully recyclable. The material is known for its distinctive, speckled terrazzo-like appearance, achieved by incorporating granulated recycled plastic into the surface, resulting in a tactile, silky texture.
Durat offers a wide range of applications, including kitchen countertops, bathroom sinks, vanity units, and custom furniture. The material is durable, non-porous, and easy to maintain, making it suitable for both residential and commercial settings such as restaurants, hotels, schools, and healthcare facilities.
In addition to the standard Durat line, the company has developed Durat Plus, the world’s first commercially available solid surface material combining recycled PET resin and recycled solid surface, containing around 55% recycled material.
Durat is committed to circular economy principles, offering a take-back program for used products and offcuts, which are refurbished and resold as part of their Durat Circular service. The company also provides an extensive colour palette with over 300 options, including custom colours, to suit various design needs.
For more information, visit their official website at durat.fi.
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The most profound thing Bard Yersin did to this 18th-century Fribourg farmhouse was strip away layers from an earlier renovation. La Crêta is an adaptive reuse project that proves sustainable design’s most powerful tool is restraint.
At a former medieval mill in Ennenda, Switzerland, Atelier Lando Rossmaier begins with careful deconstruction, peeling back layers to reveal and renew the building’s original structure. The adaptive reuse project rebuilds the house using materials sourced within roughly ten miles, including local timber, lime and hemp-lime walls that help regulate moisture in the ageing masonry. Through this restrained approach, the once-abandoned mill is revived as a home and goldsmith’s workshop while preserving the character of its historic fabric.
Traceability is at the heart of the circular design. You can’t keep materials in play if you don’t know exactly what they are, where they came from, or how they behave over time.
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