Heat-resistance: A benchmark for high-performance, modern kitchens

As more homes transition towards open-plan living, the kitchen has evolved into a high-traffic zone where cooking meets socialising, entertaining, and homeworking. The kitchen island often serves as the home’s focal point and heat-resistant surfaces allow for a cook-and-serve lifestyle, where hot cookware can move directly from the stove to the benchtop.

Recognising this shift, Smartstone developed the Sintered Collection, a range of heat-resistant stone surfaces sintered for high-performance and exceptional durability without sacrificing aesthetic elegance.

All 24 surfaces in the Sintered Collection are created through a ‘sintering’ process, which replicates the earth’s natural metamorphic cycles in a matter of hours. During manufacturing, natural minerals are blended and subjected to immense pressure and fired at temperatures reaching 1200°C, binding raw particles at a molecular level without using resins and creating a slab that is incredibly dense and non-porous.

Because sintered stone is literally born from fire, it possesses an inherent thermal memory that allows it to remain unfazed by extreme temperature fluctuations. A Smartstone sintered slab is fundamentally stable and provides a reliable foundation that can handle the heat of high-end cooktops, air fryers, multi-cookers, or the placement of a boiling pot without compromising its structural integrity.

The Sintered Collection’s remarkable ability to resist scorching and burn marks means the sophisticated veining and deep textures of the surface will endure and last a lifetime. Also scratch and stain-resistant, Smartstone surfaces are easy to clean and maintain, making them an ideal benchtop solution for busy Australian families.

Ultimately, Smartstone heat-resistance surfaces provide the right balance between high-performance and elevated design, offering the natural beauty of real stone with a technical superiority.

The Sintered Collection surfaces are also suitable for use in fireplace surrounds and outdoor barbeque areas.