Corian® Solid Surface reimagines Hospitality Interiors
UK company Corian® Design is giving hospitality design worldwide a solid reshape with Corian® Solid Surface, a material engineered for limitless creativity and durability. From stylish hotel lobbies to boutique retreats and spas in Europe, architects are using its thermoformable properties to create sculptural reception desks, glowing feature walls, and fluid spa interiors. As hotels compete to offer immersive experiences, Corian® Solid Surface is emerging as the material of choice for designers looking to merge aesthetics, function, and sustainability.
architects and designers around the world are pushing the boundaries of modern design, and Corian® Solid Surface is being bent, curved, and twisted to help them realize their boldest visions | all images courtesy of Corian® Design
Enhancing Mood through Materiality
Corian® Solid Surface by Corian® Design can be cut, curved, and thermoformed into virtually any shape, allowing designers to sculpt walls into waves, carve out flowing bar counters, or wrap columns in virtually seamless curves. Backlit panels can be perforated with custom patterns, casting dramatic shadows that change throughout the day. The material’s versatility lets architects tell a story through spatial design, transforming an ordinary hotel corridor into a luminous, gallery-like passage or shaping a reception area that feels both monumental and welcoming.
There is no doubt that hospitality spaces rely on atmosphere, and Corian® Solid Surface helps set the tone from the moment guests arrive. Its smooth, continuous finish creates surfaces that feel tactile yet refined, whether framing a tranquil spa shower in soft white or forming a bar counter in bold, stone-inspired textures. Light interacts beautifully with the material where edges can glow softly for a serene mood, or panels can be illuminated from within to create energy and drama in nightlife venues.
Corian® Solid Surface can be employed to truly exclaim a space
Corian®’s endless customization
For hotels seeking distinctive branding, Corian® Solid Surface offers endless customization, allowing designers to engrave logos, cut intricate patterns, or fabricate bespoke furniture pieces that match the overall concept. In boutique properties, this might mean a reception desk shaped like a sweeping ribbon; in coastal resorts, undulating wall panels echo the movement of waves. The material adapts to local design narratives while maintaining a cohesive, polished aesthetic across all touchpoints.
Behind its sculptural beauty lies technical performance. Corian® Solid Surface is nonporous and virtually seamless, leaving no gaps for moisture or bacteria to infiltrate, crucial for spa areas, bathrooms, and foodservice zones. It resists stains and scratches, tolerates heavy use in busy lobbies or restaurants, and can be repaired on-site if damaged, extending its lifespan. Certifications such as GREENGUARD Gold and Living Building Challenge Red List Free also make it a material aligned with sustainable building standards.
Corian®’s versatility can complement and enhance bold designs with backlighting, parametric walls, and other dynamic touchpoints
Corian® Solid Surface helps architects push design trends to their fullest expression
Corian® offers a palette of colours and aesthetics, and an array of textures with patterns
with its richness, the material mimics materials like aged concrete and natural stone to bring any design concept to striking fruition
from humid spa environments to bar tops and restaurant counters to elevator corridors, Corian® Solid Surface heightens hospitality design
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name: Corian® Solid Surface
company: Corian® Design | @coriandesign
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