IceStone For Kitchens
by Justin Thomas, Virginia on 09.20.05
IceStone is a material for kitchen countertops that is both beautiful and eco-effective. Using technology developed by the late Tim McCarthy of the Great Harbor Design Center, IceStone is a terrazzo-like countertop material made of 75% recycled glass and 17–18% white portland cement, and small quantities of proprietary ingredients. The resulting material is nearly as strong and heat resistant as granite and less porous than marble. :: IceStone
Yay! Brooklyn! Saw them at environdesign, they had a bunch of new colors.
can't find pricing ANYWHERE.
maybe I am blind but I don't think so.
NO prices at all.
anyone has a per Square foot estimate?
Although this is pretty cool, I have seen many similar techniques used to make walls, counters and patios, in my travels in Africa, India and Latin America.
Recycling a variety of consumer packaging elements to make building materials is something the 3rd world is really good at.
There is a lot of inspiration to be had in the amazing techniques found in the poorer less consumer oriented parts of the world.
We found an Ice Stone display in the kitchen section at our local Expo Center (Home Depot's high line improvement store) but one knows anything about the product. Can anyone tell us the durability of this product? We are interested in using it for a kitchen counter top and would like to know how it stands up to heat, staining, scratching and chipping.