I didn’t mind the old kitchen benchtop. It was a perfectly fine laminated benchtop in a tasteful ’80’s salmon-pink with tiny black flecks running through it, handy for hiding poppy seeds and sleeping ...

Engineered stone benchtops are on the way out in Australia following a nationwide ban that will come into effect later this year. If you’re mid-way through a build or renovation or thinking of ...

An incurable lung disease that is being linked back to the engineered stone used in common kitchen benchtops has elevated concerns about its safety for labourers and residents in Australian homes. The ...

Kitchen benchtops have to be tough. They've got to stand hot pots, spills, impacts and cuts, and carry on looking good. Now, Consumer has put nine different benchtop materials to the test attacking ...

As a designer and avid cook, I'm often asked what material I recommend for kitchen benchtops. My answer: honed marble (statuary or Carrara are my favourites) or soapstone because I like their mellow ...

People living with engineered stone benchtops should not fear for their health. But would-be renovators should rethink their options Anna Power, architect and director at Studio Ester, remembers her ...

Aussies are going crazy for a new type of ‘faux marble’ that is said to be 10 times more durable than its laminate predecessor and just a fraction of the price of stone. Since then it has levelled off ...

The recently launched Imperio benchtop range is a well-considered choice. Anyone with a beautiful marble benchtop will know that an upended glass of Pinot on a slab of Carrara can often remain long ...