Designers at Lunch with Staron

The inaugural Designers at Lunch took place at Schiavello and OMVIVO in Melbourne on Friday 18 May.

June 22nd, 2012

Guests got a behind-the-scenes look at the process and design journey behind Staron Solid Surface, with a walk-through of the Schiavello showroom and presentation by Thomas Coward – who presented his Staron Award-winnning Motif basin – and Shaun Sacco of SMA Fabrication, who took the group on a tour of the factory where the solid surface is fabricated.

Drinks and nibbles at the OMVIVO showroom followed by lunch at Fitzroy’s Madam Sou Sou’s wrapped up the afternoon.

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