Concrete Countertops: Designs, Forms, and Finishes for the New Kitchen and Bath

CHENG, Fu-Tung and Eric OLSEN

ISBN 10: 1561584843 / ISBN 13: 9781561584840

Published by The Taunton Press, Newtown, Ct., 2002

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Bound in self-wraps; Color photos by Matt Millman202pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 909397

Bibliographic Details

Title: Concrete Countertops: Designs, Forms, and ...

Publisher: The Taunton Press, Newtown, Ct.

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: Eighth Printing.

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Synopsis:

The complete, step-by-step, full-colour how-to book of designing, forming, mixing, pouring and finishing concrete countertops by the undisputed master of the technique. Fu-Tung Cheng is a California architect and designer who has reinvented the kitchen/bathroom countertop using the medium of concrete. Countertops made of custom-formed, coloured, and finished concrete can look like marble, glass, granite, gold, or sculpture - the look is limited only by the imagination. Concrete Countertops covers every angle of designing, forming, mixing, pouring, colouring, trowelling, in-laying (e.g., brass rods to serve as a drainboard), and finishing decorative concrete countertops, all written by the man who basically invented the form. Unique: this is the only book of its kind on a very hot trend in kitchen and bathroom design. Complete and authoritative: author is a well-connected, internationally renowned expert who essentially invented the medium.

About the Author:

Eric Olsen is a journalist. He has published hundreds of magazine articles, a few short stories, and six nonfiction books. Olsen directed the International Institute of Modern Letters, a literary think-tank that helped writers who were victims of censorship, and created the first American City of Asylum, in Las Vegas. He was also the executive editor at Time Inc. Health, a Time Warner company. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop. He lives in Las Vegas. Fu-Tung Cheng is the founder of Cheng Design and Cheng Design Products. From design to construction, Fu-Tung's custom home projects have earned him numerous awards. These full-scale design and architectural projects have given him complete creative license to experiement with his signature medium--concrete--as well as an outlet to further extend his artistic expression in other areas of the home, such as hardscape and landscape design. His work has become internationally known for its sophisticated, understated design and innovative use of concrete throughout the home.