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finishes. Stone or wood reproductions look even better
than the original.”
For his colleague Knut Wissing, a further decisive
advantage is the colour match range of duropal and
wodego which is available direct from stock: “it is
essential that we are able to offer our customers identical
décors in melamine faced chipboard and highpressure
laminates. it is naturally extremely important
to us that the required material mix can then be delivered
promptly. Even if it is an individual piece, nobody
wants to wait months for it.”
When it comes to the right size, diener and Wissing
prefer 4.10 x 1.30 metres. “this is the best and most
efficient for us, since this results in the fewest off-cuts”,
explains Knut Wissing. duropal has put plenty of thought
into this, and the customers appreciate it.
DIENER & WISSING ON HPL SOLIDCOLOR
the fact that the product HPL SolidColor gained the
highest distinction at the innovation competition ‘XXL’
is for diener and Wissing nothing more than a confirmation
of their own opinion: “an excellent result for
our trade”, says Holger diener, while Knut Wissing
adds: “the very first time we worked with SolidColor,
we were immediately delighted. and we still are.
Finally we can create shapes with seamless transitions
in the area of edges, making the piece look as if it has
come out of a single mould.”
their customers too were quick to jump at the new
material. “We have already had many successes with
it. Whoever sees how hi-fi furniture for example, or
cabinet walls, look without unsightly, dark joints,
is immediately delighted”, comments Wissing. the
decision of duropal to offer the new product first in
the lightest white décor ‘icy White’ had been the right
one: “Firstly, white is the most popular colour anyway
for cubist shapes. and secondly, dark joints stand out
like a sore thumb with this colour.”
With the extension of the design range to the current
nine colours, the two cabinet-makers will now be able
to realise many more of their ideas for sophisticated
interior design. “in combination with high-gloss
surfaces in particular, this creates fascinating design
possibilities for living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms and
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interior furnishing in general. More colours naturally
mean more possibilities for combinations with glass,
stainless steel or aluminium”, confirms Wissing, who
particularly appreciates the relatively low effort required
for working with SolidColor: “of course, you have to
know how to handle the material, and what steps
have to be observed at all times. But this is still much
easier, and can be done more quickly, than the terribly
laborious production of a pure painted surface.
apart from that, SolidColor is much more robust and
resistant.”
the pair are happy to go on in their new creative
playground. their latest coup: the insetting of lettering
or brand logos by laser. the first display object was a
small SolidColor cube into which the duropal logo has
been inscribed by laser. and the great interest of some
very well-known customers shows that SolidColor is one
of the up-and-coming trends in interior design.
Right_ Creative: lasered
logo on HPL SolidColor
Left_ Seamless: for edges
as if from a single mould