“What is accomplished by fire alchemy & whether in the furnace or in the kitchen stove,” wrote the medieval physician and astrologer Paracelsus. Your “fire” can come from a killer Minotti range, but the inspiration you will need to utilize it imaginatively will flow more easily when it is set into equally gorgeous kitchen. Here we look at four companies …
World of Concrete 2007 Breaks Records
Cheng Concrete Exchange Raises Bar and Awareness of Concrete Countertops January 2007 — At the record-breaking World of Concrete 2007 (WOC) where 90,000 people gathered in Las Vegas, NV, Cheng Concrete Exchange’s booth exhibit of sculptural concrete countertops was again a show favorite, drawing a non-stop stream of an estimated 7,500 visitors to the booth throughout the four-day event. In …
Casting a New Generation of Concrete Countertop Products
Designer and Bestselling Author Fu-Tung Cheng Launches Complete Line of Concrete Countertop Products BERKELEY, CA – Fu-Tung Cheng, award-winning residential designer and bestselling author of Concrete Countertops: Design, Forms, and Finishes for the New Kitchen and Bath has just announced his newest build-your-own concrete countertop product line: CHENG Concrete Countertop Products. Cheng’s company, Cheng Concrete Exchange (a division of Cheng …
The Value of Concrete Countertops
Customization Increases Aesthetic Appeal and Real Estate Investment for Homeowners STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO—From top-dollar homes in the San Francisco Bay Area to sprawling mountain homes in the Colorado Rockies, discriminating homeowners are demanding custom designs and finishes in their kitchens. In particular, they are looking to express their individuality and distinct design preferences in their kitchens with the fast-growing design …
The Personalized Countertop
Inspired by Precast Concrete, Designers Cast Personal Effects Into Permanent Kitchen Fixtures Precast Solutions By Carol Brzozowski Bits of CDs are embedded in a countertop at MTV’s headquarters in New York City. In a residential bathroom in Indianapolis, a countertop inlaid with plastic brushes and combs is part of a stunning finish. Bathroom visitors at a Silicon Valley home wash …
Rebirth and Renovation
Cheng Brings New Life to a Northern California Home LOS GATOS, CA, July 2006 — Home renovations allow you to improve upon elements of a house that don’t reflect your personal style; it’s an opportunity for rebirth of the home. When Jackie Seymour and John Gaffney, owners of a Spanish mission-style, stucco-clad house in Northern California needed to address a …
Concrete is Winning Plaudits For It’s Function and Form
The Press-Enterprise by Mark Schwartz When Upland resident Phil Hurley remodeled his home in 2005 he decided his standard, tile kitchen countertop had to go. Hurley recalled being impressed by the sleek, contemporary look of concrete countertops on display more than a year earlier at an expo. He wound up at the doorstep of Derek Ellison, owner of Western Floor …
Fu-Tung Cheng Inducted Into NKBA Hall of Fame
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) Reveals its Hall of Fame Inductees April 12, 2006 – The National Kitchen & Bath Association has announced its inductees to one of the industry’s most prestigious award programs: the Kitchen and Bath Industry Hall of Fame. The program recognizes kitchen and bath industry professionals for their outstanding service and long-term dedication to …
K+BB Honors Best in Business
Cheng Noted for Solid Contributions in Kitchen/Bath Industry BERKELEY, CA, March 7, 2006 — In tribute to the industry leaders and legends over the past 50 years, Kitchen and Bath Business (K+BB) honored Fu-Tung Cheng — alongside such industry notables as Philippe Stark, HGTV, Home Depot, Architectural Digest, and Martha Stewart — as one of the top 50 influences in …
Fu-Tung Cheng Partners with Interstar
Concrete Countertop Products to Reach Wider Market BERKELEY, CA, February 7, 2006 — Cheng Design Products announced the formation of a manufacturing and distribution partnership with Interstar Corporation. Interstar, a manufacturer of pigments, admixtures, fibers and other products for the concrete market, will manufacture and distribute Fu-Tung Cheng’s proprietary line of concrete countertop mix products. Currently, these products are exclusively …