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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sensa by Cosentino® Expands Its Protected Natural Stone Catalogue With Six New Quartzites
These new quartzites are easy-to-maintain surfaces ideal for providing elegance and sophistication to any interior design project. Marau - Sensa Itara - Sensa Coral Gables, FL, May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cosentino, global leader in the production and distribution of innovative surfaces for architecture and design, launches six stunning quartzites within its brand of protected natural stones, Sensa by Cosentino®. An ambitious commitment to this premium line, the new offerings combine the beauty and natural elegance of quartzites and granites with an exclusive anti-stain treatment that acts at the molecular level for minimal maintenance. Like the entire brand portfolio, the six new designs have high aesthetic value and feature innovative Senguard NK anti-stain protection, developed exclusively by Cosentino's R&D team. Thanks to this technology, Sensa by Cosentino® offers a high level of protection against liquids and acids, is scratch resistant and enables easy maintenance. All endorsed by a certified 15-year warranty. This performance is accompanied by an incomparable aesthetic featured in six new quartzites: which provide designs full of personality, ideal for creating spaces that are on-trend and full of distinction. These quartzites also feature texture, which, thanks to an abrasive treatment, produces a glossy finish over the entire surface. Slabs are available in large formats (from a minimum of 110 x 71 inches) and in thicknesses of 20 and 30 mm. Marau: Satin quartzite in a cool gray with nuances of blue, gold, burgundy, and cream. Its striking pattern blends broad veins and sharp lines, creating a dynamic visual effect. Oihana: Oihana has white veins that slide across the black surface, altering the pattern with touches of gray, cream, and brown. The clear lines create dynamism, captivate the eye, and evoke unexpected depths against the intense black background. Itara: An emerald green quartzite with white and copper accents that draw soft, peaceful waves. It is a refined and sophisticated stone with a life of its own. Araci: Araci is a refined quartzite with gray hues on a white background. Its solid appearance and minimalist accent play with light, creating an elegant and essential design that highlights the value of interior accessories. Ketzia: A quartzite that pays homage to classic white quartzite with beige, nude, and taupe tones. Its ivory white background and veins bring neutrality, creating sophisticated environments. Cristalo: A stunning natural stone with translucent white to light grey hues and subtle veining. Its silvery shades evoke a boundless expanse of ice and snow, creating a relaxing atmosphere in any space. Sensa by Cosentino® is the perfect solution for homeowners, design professionals, and natural stone enthusiasts seeking a durable, high-performance material. Ideal for kitchens, bathrooms, and furniture coverings, Sensa combines unique natural beauty with the latest design trends for both residential and commercial spaces. Attachments Marau - Sensa Itara - Sensa CONTACT: Sharp Communications, Inc. cosentino@
WIRED
13-03-2025
- Science
- WIRED
Space Heater Thermostats Are Terrible. The Vornado Sensa Has an Actual Solution
Babies get everything: free food, lots of attention, near-universal acclaim. And now, they get a feature I've been looking for from space heaters ever since I started testing them. Most space heaters have a problem so obvious it should feel embarrassing to everyone involved. Cashiers should say, 'I'm sorry,' as they take the money. Customers should feel ashamed as they fork it over. The problem is this: The thermostat used to regulate the device is located inside the space heater, often within inches of a very hot heating element. This does not lead to good results. Apparently it took a baby to solve the problem. Or at least, it took a space heater made for babies. The Sensa Cribside, from Vornado's baby line of heaters and fans, is the first ceramic space heater I've tested that comes with a separate, external temperature sensor. And so the room temperature registered by the heater is the actual temperature in the room—in this case, right by the crib where the baby sleeps. Photograph: Matthew Korfhage The Sensa, like some other Vornado space heaters that rank among our picks for the best space heaters around, is a quite good space heater. It's wonderfully quiet, and Vornado's 'vortex' technology—basically a fan rotating into a spiral of plastic that's oriented the opposite way—tends to move hot air silently and evenly, with only the barest breeze. My decibel meter barely budged beyond levels denoted 'background noise.' But the real mind-blower is that the sensor is accurate. The temperature measured by Sensa's remote sensor stayed within a degree of the temperature measured by a digital thermometer placed right next to it, a vanishingly rare quality among dozens of portable space heaters I've tested. When the room temperature reached the prescribed point, the Sensa slowed its roll, then switched to a fan. Holy cow: a functional space-heater thermostat. I looked in vain, and no other Vornado heater offers an external sensor like this. Only the Sensa, for babies. Babies get everything. Photograph: Matthew Korfhage Heaters for Tots On this note, caveats are in order. Space heater safety has improved considerably over the decades, and this Sensa contains far more fail-safes than most. For as long as they keep their jobs, your helpful federal consumer safety experts do warn against leaving a space heater unattended in a baby's room. Sensa's thermostat works well, and the device also boasts a programmable shutoff timer so it won't run indefinitely. But the risk of hyperthermia is real. And so each parent must find their own comfort level, in their own circumstances. (Here are some other helpful space-heater safety tips.)
