Granite vs. Quartz

Silestone

 

This brand is well-known for being one of the first quartz surfaces offered in the US. Blanco, a German company known for their kitchen hardware introduced the brand and it eventually spun off into it own company.

 

Silestone offer many different colors to choose from and has some of the more unusual variations like red and blue. For a fabricator to install their product they require them to be certified through their own training procedures.