François & Co. Shines at the Kitchen and Bath Show in Las Vegas with New Kitchen Hood

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) June 8, 2007 -- François & Co. shines at the Kitchen and Bath Show in Las Vegas with New Kitchen Hood.

Once again, François & Co. parent Company of Stone Age Designs has succeeded in surprising the many visitors of the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference (KBIS) in Las Vegas. The Atlanta-based maker of hand-carved limestone and hand-crafted Scagliola Stone™ fireplace mantels and kitchen hoods unveiled its latest creation, a new stone kitchen hood with a pewter-hammered and wood-inlayed stack.

"Homeowners are always looking for the perfect centerpiece in a kitchen" says Jean-Christophe Pandolfi, Director of Sales of François & Co. "This new hand-crafted Scagliola Stone™ pewter bodied kitchen hood provides exactly that, an opulent and luxurious focal point to a room".

"The pewter kitchen hood on display at the show is only one of the many models available in our new metal kitchen collection" adds Pandolfi. The François & Co. Kitchen Hood Metal Collection includes several designs with either Copper or Pewter patina finishes. All the pieces have the same rich detail and pleasing proportions as any Scagliola Stone™ product. The one-of-a-kind metal patinas are actually achieved by adding fragments of copper or pewter into the Scagliola Stone™ blend.

Scagliola is a technique developed in Italy in the 17th Century. It is the art of mixing together chips of stone, and layering the mixture by hand to achieve a natural stone texture of amazing clarity and depth. Thierry François, the owner and chief designer of François and Co. began offering Scagliola Stone™ products in the U.S. in the late 1990's. Since that time, the Scagliola technique has become well known and respected among homeowners, as well as the design, architectural and builder communities as an authentic alternative to lesser cast stone and concrete products.

François and Co. strive to bring this rich heritage and exquisite craftsmanship back into today's homes. They commission skilled stonemasons to carve exact replicas of the antique models. These authentic reproductions are hand-carved in France, using newly cut limestone or reclaimed stone from historical estates. This deliberate and specialized method imbues each of the Heritage Collection hand-carved replicas with an authentic and timeless beauty

About François & Co.
Founded in 1998, Francois & Co. is a premiere source for Hand-Carved Limestone mantel pieces and fine hand-crafted Scagliola Stone™ kitchen hoods, custom stone bathtubs, custom stone fireplace mantels and architectural accents. In addition to its 9,000-square-foot showroom and headquarters in Atlanta, François and Co. has showrooms in Winter Park (Florida), Charlotte (North Carolina) and West Hollywood (California). You may contact François & Co. at 1-866-385-9486 or visit them online at http://www.francoisandco.com/

About Stone Age Designs:
Since 1997, Stone Age Designs own Scagliola Stone Collection by Thierry Francois has been Showcased around the world as the company crafts antique-looking Scagliola Stone Fireplace Mantels, Range Hoods, and architectural details. Their secret mixture of crushed marble, limestone, and travertine is becoming the market leader in Scagliola, or "Scaglia' which was originally manufactured by Italian Monks in the 17th Century .

Kathee Austin
AZhttp, Inc.
(480) 998-0246

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