As statistics show, the hostess spends about 100 hours a year washing dishes on average! And if you add up the weight of dishes that need to be washed after a standard meal, it will amount to more than six tons per year. This figure accommodates four passenger cars. Impressive numbers, aren’t they? Such information can give the hostess only one thought: “The sink in my kitchen should be both beautiful and functional. I don’t want another one!”.
Florentina Crete 630
It is quite difficult to make a final choice among such a variety of offers. In 80 % of cases, the choice in favor of a particular model is imposed by the seller, whether it is a seller of a small retail outlet on the market or a designer of an interior bureau. In any case, each of them has their own idea of the product, sometimes not quite right. Especially when it comes to the material of the sink, its features and characteristics.
So what are they – “beautiful and functional” kitchen sinks? A striking example of this description is kitchen sinks made of quartz composite. This material came to the Russian market much later than stainless steel, but, definitely, it managed to win universal interest both among designers and among ordinary buyers.
Florentina Lipsy 650
In the people, these sinks are often mistakenly called granite or simply stone. However, there is nothing in common with the truth in these names. Carving even one sink from a single piece of granite is a time-consuming and costly task. Although there is a market for natural stone products and the cost of the final product is quite high. As for composite products, they really resemble stone in texture and structure. And the main purpose of their creation was the most approximate modeling of natural stone. The first such sinks were manufactured and patented in Germany.
Quartz composite Florensil
The history of the emergence of artificial composite materials goes back to the origins of civilization, when man began to consciously design the latest materials. The first mention of adobe bricks can be found in the Bible.
Adobe bricks
Ground mineral — quartz sand is used as fillers for the manufacture of Florentina kitchen sinks. This mineral has a high hardness (7 on the Mohs scale), which provides good wear resistance of the surface of the sinks. Special acrylic polyester resins are used as a polymer matrix. When these two components are properly combined, a “correct” composite is obtained, which gives the final material properties higher than those of its individual components and their direct addition.
Colored quartz sand
As a result, the material of Florentina sinks is homogeneous throughout the entire thickness and has a high density, which ensures easy maintenance and trouble-free operation. In addition, it is the multi-colored quartz sand that gives a wide variety of color solutions. There are ten color shades in the Florentina palette. You can combine a kitchen sink with a countertop, a kitchen apron or even with household appliances. Flight of fancy is welcome!
The mass of quartz sand and resin is poured into special fiberglass molds of different configurations and sizes. The advantage of this technology is the ability to create non-standard complex forms of sinks. To date, the Florentina design bureau offers more than 60 models of kitchen sinks: from classic to designer products.
More than 60 models of kitchen sinks
It is safe to say that the kitchen sink is an essential detail in the kitchen set. The right choice of model will transform the simplest kitchen furniture, and an erroneous one can easily spoil even the most refined interior. Approach your purchase wisely and use our recommendations.
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