I agree with you. I like 2 cm and I believe I read where 2 cm is more popular on the West Coast and in Europe and 3 Cm elsewhere. But you know how trends change. We're in Texas so go figure, LOL.

Bottom line, I got 2 cm with straight edge for my bathroom vanity which was quartz very similar to the picture you posted and plan to get it for my kitchen. I always like the simpler look when it makes sense . I purchased it from an "entrepreneur", i.e. a young kid who was referred by my contractor. He came to the house and didn't even have a full set of samples to show me but I already knew what I wanted. But guess he may not have been so locked in with the mainstream big box stores or whatever that he couldn't give the customer what they wanted. He gave me a good price too. Good luck.

p.s. the brand of quartz is Silestone

This post was edited by elphaba on Thu, Sep 26, 13 at 16:52

Your cabinets will have to have a complete plywood subtop in order to support the stone correctly. That's the only drawback, as most cabinet lines don't do this, and it's only available in custom lines. 2cm is too thin to put directly on top of traditionally made cabinet boxes that only have the corner braces and no subtops.

Guess this is one of those "issues" that has different answers. Here is an old thread and one of the posters is a fabricator and says the plywood is not required. We don't have plywood under ours. Our cabinets are Ikea (at least the frames - they were hacked so they would come out to what I wanted - not available as such in the store.)
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0819000424581.html

Theres a BIG difference in natural stone and manmade stone's strength and resistance to deflection. Natural stone requires more support as it is more rigid and will break rather than bend. Engineered quartz doesn't need as much support, as the resin components give it a flex that natural stone doesn't have. It will flex slightly rather than break---until more force is applied. If your 275 linebacker son sits on the counter, you want support, even if your manufacturer tells you it's not needed.

I personally wouldn't do any 2 cm without the subtop (integrated or not) though as I know what kind of luck I have.

Yes, I've heard from another contractor who indicated he thought I was smart to use Quartz. He said because of the "natural fissures" (sp?) in granite and marble, you can't be sure that a split will not happen with force applied (even if slight) at a very particular angle, even if the fissures are microscopic.

This post was edited by elphaba on Thu, Sep 26, 13 at 17:15

Well, I just realized I wrote "granite", but we actually are using Ceasarstone, so it sounds like this shouldn't be an issue. I won't let anyone dance on my counters!

Get inset plywood hard top on the cabinets and with ceasestone, you will be fine.