About 2Stone
The man behind 2Stone Designer Concrete is none other than Justin Brown. Spawn of Calgary Alberta, he grew up all over the globe in places such as Indonesia and Romania where he fed his love for shapes, lines in architecture, and a serious obsession with hot glue. 2Stone is the next generation of concrete wizards, fuelled by late nights and caffeine highs -making art work.
Justin began as the owner of a tiling company but after a few years of pushing squares he felt boxed in creatively. One day while trowelling in a concrete shower pan his contractor asked him if he had ever heard of concrete countertops. Justin was intrigued and looked into it that night. The seed was planted and 6 months later Justin had sold his tiling company and started up 2Stone Designer Concrete. Fresh from Buddy Rhodes training in SanFran and hungry for work Justin made his first vanity in his Mom’s garage (thankfully he concluded that the balcony of his condo was not a large enough work space). 2Stone is now a far cry from what it was then, crafting beautiful functional art ranging from countertops, vanities, water features, outdoor BBQs, fireplaces, custom tiles, and the list goes on.
Justin can be found the majority of his waking hours pacing the studio. Cackling to himself like a mad scientist while mixing up custom colors for a customer, and obsessing over every detail of his current project. To say Justin is anal would be an understatement…. I cannot count the number of times that I have had to explain to a hostess or barista why it is that my boss is kneeled down trying to get a better look at the underside of their countertop. Even on his daily journeys he’s like a bird collecting shiny objects like glass, metal, or fossils he sees to use as custom details in upcoming projects.
2Stone is kept on its toes daily by the magical material that is concrete and the diverse projects that we use it for. Concrete design is still uncharted territory, a material with unmatched design ability. We have a child-like fascination for this “thing” that goes from powder and water to a sleek solid with a shine like glass.
As I am writing this I can hear Justin somewhere in the studio behind me loudly mumbling something about faucet knockouts. One thing is for sure, this man lives for the smell of a fresh batch of concrete, the kickback of his spray gun, and the smile on a more than satisfied customers face.
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