Outside the Box
In December 2005, the company began experimenting with a 6-cm, dual-lamination application that utilized the "translucent beauty of onyx," Davis recalls.

"By placing the onyx as the center lamination, and then backlighting it with commercial grade LEDs, all controlled by a remote dimmer system, we created what appears to be the first of its kind," he explains.

"In this natural stone countertop application, we create a 6-cm edge, utilizing various edge details, and a 2-cm onyx strip is placed as the center lamination." When lit by a commercial-grade LED system, the "effect is nothing short of jaw dropping exuberance and wow!" believes Davis.

In fact, the response has been so positive, it is garnering him both media and client attention as word of the new application spreads throughout the region.

The company currently fabricates and installs an average of six to nine kitchens per week out of its 9,500-sq.-ft. production facility in Redding, CA. The business, Davis notes, is based on the principle of "Old World craftsmanship meeting New World technologies," and its motto - "Completely... out of the box" - is reflected through unique applications of multiple-lamination edge details, as well as the use of light, water and fire to create visual masterpieces that can be used to personalize spaces while adding visual drama.