Over the years, the kitchen has evolved into the absolute heart of the home, where design, color and material selection are therefore more central than ever. In 2025, the Japandi Style plays an important role in the trend for kitchen worktops. This style combines the minimalist elegance of Japanese design with warm, natural Scandinavian materials, resulting in a soothing but very stylish look.

Where black granite was once the norm, it is now all about the customization needs of the user. Countertops today must not only be functional, but also perfectly match the atmosphere of the kitchen and preferably the rest of the house. Not illogical since the open kitchen has now become the standard. From your sitting area in the living room, you have an immediate view of the kitchen! So it has to look good too! Montapanel responds to this with a collection of no less than 300 colors of ceramic, composite, solid surface and natural stone worktops from purely top brands, all for 100% focused on the trends of 2025.
Ceramics obviously remain popular and natural tones, warm earth and gray tones are gaining ground. The iconic Taj Mahal look, with the appearance of luxurious marble, offers the advantages of modern requirements and technologies. Composite countertops are also evolving; thanks to new techniques, they are barely distinguishable from real natural stone. The demand for organic shapes with flowing lines and rounded edges is growing enormously! This offers kitchen retailers new opportunities to broaden their offerings and thus satisfy customers' wishes even more.

On Wednesday, May 14, Montapanel will organize an exclusive event in one of Europe's largest showrooms for natural stone and ceramics in Vianen. Here professionals from kitchen specialty stores in the Netherlands will have the opportunity to discover, feel and judge the latest countertops live, including the Neolith collection. All slabs are displayed in large format, which helps visitors visualize the material in the kitchen when processed into a worktop.
The walk-in is from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. In addition to product information, there will be an opportunity to obtain detailed information in an informal atmosphere
to gather and, of course, to network.
For more information and/or to register for the Montapanel event, contact Montapanel.
About Montapanel
Montapanel, based in Drachten, stands for a modern approach to the worktop market with a professional and sound product policy. Experience and years of craftsmanship, together with the dynamics of a young company, form the basis where the retailer is always welcome not only for orders, but also for finding solutions. In 2024, a production hall of no less than 9000 m2 with a completely new production line was put into operation. With this, the ambitious company significantly increased its own capacity.