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Duravit Zencha
The baths from the Zencha bathroom range by
Sebastian Herkner are made from DuroCast Plus.

High-tech material with

outstanding properties

DuroCast by Duravit

uroCast by Duravit, produced have been working hand in hand to
by mineral casting, combines examine how selected raw materials
Doutstanding material properties interact, in a quest to identify the ideal
with superlative design. high-tech materials for the production of
bathroom objects in particular. By virtue
• Mineral material produced from of its special properties, DuroCast can be
select raw materials used to produce precise shapes with fine
• Four variants available: DuroCast contours and radii, textured surfaces,
Plus, UltraResist, Smooth and Nature diverse colours and matt or glossy
• The material’s special properties finishes. The material is also long-lasting,
make it ideal for bathroom objects slip-resistant and extremely robust.
• Durability, high stability and slip Duravit has continually developed
resistance this innovative material, which is now
• Broad variety of finishes, colours and available in four variants: Alongside
textures DuroCast, the mineral-cast range also
includes DuroCast UltraResist with an
Duravit presented the first bathtubs additional lacquer finish, and DuroCast
produced in a mineral material in 2015. Smooth featuring a gelcoat. Rounding Duravit Bento Starck Box
The development of the mineral casting off the range, DuroCast Nature is used Made from DuroCast UltraResist:
process at the complete bathroom in the recyclable Sustano shower tray Bento Starck Box by Philippe Starck.
supplier goes back much further than range. dw
this, however. For 20 years, materials
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Duravit Vitrium
By virtue of its special properties, DuroCast
can be used to produce precise shapes with fine
contours and radii, as illustrated here by the
above-counter basins of the Vitrium range by
Christian Werner.

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