{"id":17164,"date":"2026-03-30T13:28:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durasein.com\/us\/?p=17164"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:28:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:28:52","slug":"women-shaping-the-future-of-durasein-pam-dervarics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durasein.com\/us\/women-shaping-the-future-of-durasein-pam-dervarics\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Shaping the Future of Durasein\u2014Pam Dervarics"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t<section id=\"dfx-block-d2462580\" class=\"questions-answers\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"qa-holder\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-head\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-head-questions\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-head-answers\">PAM DERVARICS<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What inspired you to pursue a career connected to design and building materials?<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\"><p>PAM DERVARICS<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My educational background in education and business led me to develop an interest in surfacing products. 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Additionally, my position allows me to collaborate, solve problems, learn, grow, and contribute to purpose and impact.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What do designers sometimes overlook when selecting surfaces or materials for a project?<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\"><p>PAM DERVARICS<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a tough question!\u00a0 The designers I work with are extremely intelligent and thorough. I would like designers to know there are many uses for solid surface since it is non-porous. As a former health &amp; education teacher, I find it so important to recognize the health benefits of solid surfaces.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>How do you help guide clients toward solutions that balance performance and aesthetics?<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\"><p>PAM DERVARICS<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Durasein is a designer-focused company. I appreciate the designer-centered approach. When designers have all the necessary information and data, such as product knowledge, aesthetic insights, pricing, thermoformability, sustainability, and certifications, they can make well-informed decisions. I prioritise that designers are satisfied with the outcome. Trust and honor are important for continued success as partners.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What\u2019s something about your role that might surprise people outside the industry?<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\"><p>PAM DERVARICS<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My position is very strategic. I wear many hats, from educating ADs and managing product, new color development, to answering fabricators&#8217; and ADs&#8217; questions, reviewing drawings, handling internal communication, and coordinating the specifications team.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qa-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\">D.LAB<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What inspires you creatively when thinking about spaces and materials?<\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col qa-item-answer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mob-sub-title\"><p>PAM DERVARICS<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inspiration can be found everywhere\u2014from collaborating with designers to natural light and the outdoors (biophilic design), art and culture, social connections, experimentation and play, television, magazines, and people. 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