diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/Box.cpp b/examples/iotdashboard/Box.cpp
index b77d7240..7371a343 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/Box.cpp
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/Box.cpp
@@ -8,14 +8,9 @@
 
 #include <QskTextLabel.h>
 
-QSK_SUBCONTROL( Box, Panel )
-
 Box::Box( const QString& title, QQuickItem* parent )
-    : QskLinearBox( Qt::Vertical, parent )
+    : ShadowedBox( Qt::Vertical, parent )
 {
-    setPanel( true );
-    setSubcontrolProxy( QskBox::Panel, Box::Panel );
-
     if ( !title.isEmpty() )
     {
         auto label = new QskTextLabel( title, this );
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/Box.h b/examples/iotdashboard/Box.h
index 42aa5ce1..883917f8 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/Box.h
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/Box.h
@@ -5,16 +5,12 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <QskLinearBox.h>
+#include "ShadowedBox.h"
 
-class QskTextLabel;
-
-class Box : public QskLinearBox
+class Box : public ShadowedBox
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel )
-
     Box( const QString& title, QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
 };
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/BoxWithButtons.cpp b/examples/iotdashboard/BoxWithButtons.cpp
index 0ea0e9c2..8b5fc5b7 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/BoxWithButtons.cpp
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/BoxWithButtons.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ BoxWithButtons::BoxWithButtons( const QString& title, const QString& value,
         bool isBright, QQuickItem* parent )
     : Box( QString(), parent )
 {
-    setPanel( true );
     setSubcontrolProxy( QskBox::Panel, Panel );
 
     setSizePolicy( Qt::Vertical, QskSizePolicy::Maximum );
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/ShadowedBox.cpp b/examples/iotdashboard/ShadowedBox.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1422d087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/ShadowedBox.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the 3-clause BSD License
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "ShadowedBox.h"
+#include "nodes/BoxShadowNode.h"
+
+#include <QskBoxNode.h>
+#include <QskBoxBorderMetrics.h>
+#include <QskBoxBorderColors.h>
+#include <QskGradient.h>
+#include <QskSkinlet.h>
+
+namespace
+{
+    class Skinlet : public QskSkinlet
+    {
+      public:
+        enum NodeRole { ShadowRole, PanelRole };
+
+        Skinlet()
+        {
+            setNodeRoles( { ShadowRole, PanelRole } );
+        }
+
+        QRectF subControlRect( const QskSkinnable*,
+            const QRectF& contentsRect, QskAspect::Subcontrol subControl ) const override
+        {
+            if ( subControl == ShadowedBox::Panel )
+            {
+                return contentsRect;
+            }
+
+            return QRectF();
+        }
+
+        QSGNode* updateSubNode( const QskSkinnable* skinnable,
+            quint8 nodeRole, QSGNode* node ) const override
+        {
+            const auto box = static_cast< const ShadowedBox* >( skinnable );
+
+            const auto r = box->subControlRect( ShadowedBox::Panel );
+            if ( r.isEmpty() )
+                return nullptr;
+
+            switch ( nodeRole )
+            {
+                case ShadowRole:
+                {
+                    auto shadowNode = static_cast< BoxShadowNode* >( node );
+                    if ( shadowNode == nullptr )
+                        shadowNode = new BoxShadowNode();
+
+                    const auto& shadowMetrics = box->shadow();
+
+                    shadowNode->setRect( shadowMetrics.shadowRect( r ) );
+                    shadowNode->setShape( box->shape() );
+                    shadowNode->setBlurRadius( shadowMetrics.blurRadius() );
+                    shadowNode->setColor( box->shadowColor() );
+                    shadowNode->setClipRect( r );
+
+                    shadowNode->updateGeometry();
+
+                    return shadowNode;
+                }
+                case PanelRole:
+                {
+                    auto boxNode = static_cast< QskBoxNode* >( node );
+                    if ( boxNode == nullptr )
+                        boxNode = new QskBoxNode();
+
+                    const auto r = box->subControlRect( ShadowedBox::Panel );
+
+                    boxNode->setBoxData( r, box->shape(), box->borderWidth(),
+                        box->borderColor(), box->gradient() );
+
+                    return boxNode;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+QSK_SUBCONTROL( ShadowedBox, Panel )
+
+ShadowedBox::ShadowedBox(Qt::Orientation orientation, QQuickItem* parentItem )
+    : QskLinearBox( orientation, parentItem )
+{
+    setFlag( QQuickItem::ItemHasContents, true );
+    setSkinlet( new Skinlet() );
+
+    // ### move to Skin:
+    setGradient( Qt::white );
+    setShadow( { 0, 10 } );
+    setShadowColor( 0xe5e5e5 );
+    setShape( 6 );
+}
+
+ShadowedBox::~ShadowedBox()
+{
+}
+
+void ShadowedBox::setShadow( const QskShadowMetrics& shadow )
+{
+    m_shadow = shadow;
+    update();
+}
+
+const QskShadowMetrics& ShadowedBox::shadow() const
+{
+    return m_shadow;
+}
+
+void ShadowedBox::setShadowColor( const QColor& color )
+{
+    m_shadowColor = color;
+    update();
+}
+
+QColor ShadowedBox::shadowColor() const
+{
+    return m_shadowColor;
+}
+
+QRectF ShadowedBox::layoutRectForSize( const QSizeF &size ) const
+{
+    auto padding = paddingHint( Panel );
+    return { padding.left() / 2, padding.top() / 2,
+        size.width() - padding.right(), size.height() - padding.bottom() };
+}
+
+void ShadowedBox::setGradient( const QskGradient& gradient )
+{
+    m_gradient = gradient;
+    update();
+}
+
+const QskGradient& ShadowedBox::gradient() const
+{
+    return m_gradient;
+}
+
+void ShadowedBox::setShape( const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape )
+{
+    m_shape = shape;
+    update();
+}
+
+const QskBoxShapeMetrics& ShadowedBox::shape() const
+{
+    return m_shape;
+}
+
+void ShadowedBox::setBorderWidth( qreal width )
+{
+    m_borderWidth = qMax( width, 0.0 );
+    update();
+}
+
+qreal ShadowedBox::borderWidth() const
+{
+    return m_borderWidth;
+}
+
+void ShadowedBox::setBorderColor( const QColor& color )
+{
+    m_borderColor = color;
+    update();
+}
+
+QColor ShadowedBox::borderColor() const
+{
+    return m_borderColor;
+}
+
+#include "moc_ShadowedBox.cpp"
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/ShadowedBox.h b/examples/iotdashboard/ShadowedBox.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1e243dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/ShadowedBox.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the 3-clause BSD License
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QskLinearBox.h>
+#include <QskBoxShapeMetrics.h>
+#include <QskShadowMetrics.h>
+
+class QskGradient;
+
+class ShadowedBox : public QskLinearBox
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+  public:
+    QSK_SUBCONTROLS( Panel )
+
+    ShadowedBox( Qt::Orientation orientation, QQuickItem* parent = nullptr );
+    ~ShadowedBox() override;
+
+    void setShadow( const QskShadowMetrics& );
+    const QskShadowMetrics& shadow() const;
+
+    void setGradient( const QskGradient& );
+    const QskGradient& gradient() const;
+
+    void setShadowColor( const QColor& );
+    QColor shadowColor() const;
+
+    QRectF layoutRectForSize( const QSizeF& size ) const override;
+
+    void setShape( const QskBoxShapeMetrics& );
+    const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape() const;
+
+    void setBorderWidth( qreal width );
+    qreal borderWidth() const;
+
+    void setBorderColor( const QColor& );
+    QColor borderColor() const;
+
+  private:
+    QskShadowMetrics m_shadow;
+    QColor m_shadowColor = Qt::black;
+
+    QskGradient m_gradient;
+    QskBoxShapeMetrics m_shape;
+
+    qreal m_borderWidth = 0.0;
+    QColor m_borderColor = Qt::black;
+};
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/Skin.cpp b/examples/iotdashboard/Skin.cpp
index 9f531a40..049a2732 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/Skin.cpp
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/Skin.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 #include "MenuBar.h"
 #include "PieChartPainted.h"
 #include "RoundedIcon.h"
-#include "TopBar.h"
 #include "RoundButton.h"
+#include "ShadowedBox.h"
+#include "TopBar.h"
 #include "UsageBox.h"
 #include "UsageDiagram.h"
 
@@ -125,10 +126,8 @@ void Skin::initHints( const Palette& palette )
     ed.setFontRole( TimeLabel::Text, QskSkin::HugeFont );
     ed.setColor( TimeLabel::Text, "#6776FF" );
 
-
     // boxes (including shadow):
-    ed.setPadding( Box::Panel, 15 );
-
+    ed.setPadding( ShadowedBox::Panel, 15 );
 
     // content in boxes (indoor temperature, humidity etc.):
     ed.setFontRole( UsageBox::Separator, QskSkin::SmallFont );
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/iotdashboard.pro b/examples/iotdashboard/iotdashboard.pro
index 4d713911..2064a376 100644
--- a/examples/iotdashboard/iotdashboard.pro
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/iotdashboard.pro
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ SOURCES += \
     PieChartPainted.cpp \
     PieChartSkinlet.cpp \
     RoundedIcon.cpp \
+    ShadowedBox.cpp \
     Skin.cpp \
     TopBar.cpp \
     RoundButton.cpp \
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ SOURCES += \
 
 SOURCES += \
     nodes/DiagramDataNode.cpp \
-    nodes/DiagramSegmentsNode.cpp
+    nodes/DiagramSegmentsNode.cpp \
+    nodes/BoxShadowNode.cpp
 
 HEADERS += \
     Box.h \
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ HEADERS += \
     PieChartPainted.h \
     PieChartSkinlet.h \
     RoundedIcon.h \
+    ShadowedBox.h \
     Skin.h \
     TopBar.h \
     RoundButton.h \
@@ -55,21 +58,8 @@ HEADERS += \
 
 HEADERS += \
     nodes/DiagramDataNode.h \
-    nodes/DiagramSegmentsNode.h
-
-HEADERS += \
-    kirigami/shadowedrectangle.h \
-    kirigami/scenegraph/paintedrectangleitem.h \
-    kirigami/scenegraph/shadowedborderrectanglematerial.h \
-    kirigami/scenegraph/shadowedrectanglematerial.h \
-    kirigami/scenegraph/shadowedrectanglenode.h
-
-SOURCES += \
-    kirigami/shadowedrectangle.cpp \
-    kirigami/scenegraph/paintedrectangleitem.cpp \
-    kirigami/scenegraph/shadowedborderrectanglematerial.cpp \
-    kirigami/scenegraph/shadowedrectanglematerial.cpp \
-    kirigami/scenegraph/shadowedrectanglenode.cpp
+    nodes/DiagramSegmentsNode.h \
+    nodes/BoxShadowNode.h
 
 RESOURCES += \
     images.qrc \
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/nodes/BoxShadowNode.cpp b/examples/iotdashboard/nodes/BoxShadowNode.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7a0433f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/nodes/BoxShadowNode.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the 3-clause BSD License
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "BoxShadowNode.h"
+#include "QskBoxShapeMetrics.h"
+
+#include <QColor>
+#include <QSGMaterialShader>
+#include <QSGMaterial>
+
+#include <private/qsgnode_p.h>
+
+namespace
+{
+    class Shader final : public QSGMaterialShader
+    {
+      public:
+        Shader();
+
+        char const* const* attributeNames() const override;
+
+        void initialize() override;
+
+        void updateState( const QSGMaterialShader::RenderState& state,
+            QSGMaterial* newMaterial, QSGMaterial* oldMaterial) override;
+
+      private:
+        int m_matrixId = -1;
+        int m_opacityId = -1;
+        int m_aspectId = -1;
+        int m_blurExtentId = -1;
+        int m_radiusId = -1;
+        int m_colorId = -1;
+    };
+
+    class Material final : public QSGMaterial
+    {
+      public:
+        Material();
+
+        QSGMaterialShader* createShader() const override;
+
+        QSGMaterialType* type() const override;
+
+        int compare( const QSGMaterial* other ) const override;
+
+        QVector2D aspect = QVector2D{1.0, 1.0};
+        float blurExtent = 0.0;
+        QVector4D radius = QVector4D{0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0};
+        QColor color = Qt::black;
+    };
+
+    Shader::Shader()
+    {
+        const QString root( ":/iotdashboard/shaders/" );
+
+        setShaderSourceFile( QOpenGLShader::Vertex, root + "boxshadow.vert" );
+        setShaderSourceFile( QOpenGLShader::Fragment, root + "boxshadow.frag" );
+    }
+
+    char const* const* Shader::attributeNames() const
+    {
+        static char const* const names[] = { "in_vertex", "in_coord", nullptr };
+        return names;
+    }
+
+    void Shader::initialize()
+    {
+        QSGMaterialShader::initialize();
+
+        auto p = program();
+
+        m_matrixId = p->uniformLocation( "matrix" );
+        m_aspectId = p->uniformLocation( "aspect" );
+        m_opacityId = p->uniformLocation( "opacity" );
+        m_blurExtentId = p->uniformLocation( "blurExtent" );
+        m_radiusId = p->uniformLocation( "radius" );
+        m_colorId = p->uniformLocation( "color" );
+    }
+
+    void Shader::updateState( const QSGMaterialShader::RenderState& state,
+        QSGMaterial* newMaterial, QSGMaterial* oldMaterial )
+    {
+        auto p = program();
+
+        if ( state.isMatrixDirty() )
+            p->setUniformValue( m_matrixId, state.combinedMatrix() );
+
+        if ( state.isOpacityDirty() )
+            p->setUniformValue( m_opacityId, state.opacity() );
+
+        if ( oldMaterial == nullptr || newMaterial->compare( oldMaterial ) != 0
+            || state.isCachedMaterialDataDirty( )) 
+        {
+            auto material = static_cast< const Material* >( newMaterial );
+
+            p->setUniformValue( m_aspectId, material->aspect );
+            p->setUniformValue( m_blurExtentId, material->blurExtent);
+            p->setUniformValue( m_radiusId, material->radius );
+            p->setUniformValue( m_colorId, material->color );
+        }
+    }
+
+    Material::Material()
+    {
+        setFlag( QSGMaterial::Blending, true );
+    }
+
+    QSGMaterialShader* Material::createShader() const
+    {
+        return new Shader();
+    }
+
+    QSGMaterialType* Material::type() const
+    {
+        static QSGMaterialType staticType;
+        return &staticType;
+    }
+
+    int Material::compare( const QSGMaterial* other ) const
+    {
+        auto material = static_cast< const Material* >( other );
+
+        if ( material->color == color
+            && material->aspect == aspect
+            && qFuzzyCompare(material->blurExtent, blurExtent)
+            && qFuzzyCompare(material->radius, radius) )
+        {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        return QSGMaterial::compare(other);
+    }
+}
+
+class BoxShadowNodePrivate final : public QSGGeometryNodePrivate
+{
+  public:
+    BoxShadowNodePrivate()
+        : geometry( QSGGeometry::defaultAttributes_TexturedPoint2D(), 4 )
+    {
+    }
+
+    QSGGeometry geometry;
+    Material material;
+
+    QRectF rect;
+};
+
+BoxShadowNode::BoxShadowNode()
+    : QSGGeometryNode( *new BoxShadowNodePrivate )
+{
+    Q_D( BoxShadowNode );
+
+    setGeometry( &d->geometry );
+    setMaterial( &d->material );
+}
+
+BoxShadowNode::~BoxShadowNode()
+{
+}
+
+void BoxShadowNode::setRect( const QRectF& rect )
+{
+    Q_D( BoxShadowNode );
+
+    if ( rect == d->rect )
+        return;
+
+    d->rect = rect;
+
+    QVector2D aspect( 1.0, 1.0 );
+
+    if ( rect.width() >= rect.height() )
+        aspect.setX( rect.width() / rect.height() );
+    else
+        aspect.setY( rect.height() / rect.width() );
+
+    if ( d->material.aspect != aspect )
+    {
+        d->material.aspect = aspect;
+        markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyMaterial );
+    }
+}
+
+void BoxShadowNode::setShape( const QskBoxShapeMetrics& shape )
+{
+    Q_D( BoxShadowNode );
+
+    const float t = std::min( d->rect.width(), d->rect.height() );
+
+    const float r1 = shape.radius( Qt::BottomRightCorner ).width();
+    const float r2 = shape.radius( Qt::TopRightCorner ).width();
+    const float r3 = shape.radius( Qt::BottomLeftCorner ).width();
+    const float r4 = shape.radius( Qt::TopLeftCorner ).width();
+
+    const auto uniformRadius = QVector4D(
+        std::min( r1 / t, 1.0f ), std::min( r2 / t, 1.0f ),
+        std::min( r3 / t, 1.0f ), std::min( r4 / t, 1.0f ) );
+
+    if ( d->material.radius != uniformRadius )
+    {
+        d->material.radius = uniformRadius;
+
+        markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyMaterial );
+    }
+}
+
+void BoxShadowNode::setColor( const QColor& color )
+{
+    Q_D( BoxShadowNode );
+
+    const auto a = color.alphaF();
+
+    const auto c = QColor::fromRgbF(
+        color.redF() * a, color.greenF() * a, color.blueF() * a, a );
+
+    if ( d->material.color != c )
+    {
+        d->material.color = c;
+        markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyMaterial );
+    }
+}
+
+void BoxShadowNode::setBlurRadius( qreal blurRadius )
+{
+    Q_D( BoxShadowNode );
+
+    if ( blurRadius <= 0.0 )
+        blurRadius = 0.0;
+
+    const float t = 0.5 * std::min( d->rect.width(), d->rect.height() );
+    const float uniformExtent = blurRadius / t;
+
+    if ( !qFuzzyCompare( d->material.blurExtent, uniformExtent ) )
+    {
+        d->material.blurExtent = uniformExtent;
+        markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyMaterial );
+    }
+}
+
+void BoxShadowNode::setClipRect( const QRectF& rect )
+{
+    Q_UNUSED( rect )
+}
+
+void BoxShadowNode::updateGeometry()
+{
+    Q_D( BoxShadowNode );
+
+    QSGGeometry::updateTexturedRectGeometry(
+        &d->geometry, d->rect, QRectF( -0.5, -0.5, 1.0, 1.0 ) );
+
+    markDirty( QSGNode::DirtyGeometry );
+}
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/nodes/BoxShadowNode.h b/examples/iotdashboard/nodes/BoxShadowNode.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd84a5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/nodes/BoxShadowNode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ * QSkinny - Copyright (C) 2016 Uwe Rathmann
+ * This file may be used under the terms of the 3-clause BSD License
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QSGGeometryNode>
+
+class QColor;
+class QskBoxShapeMetrics;
+
+class BoxShadowNodePrivate;
+
+class BoxShadowNode : public QSGGeometryNode
+{
+  public:
+    BoxShadowNode();
+    ~BoxShadowNode() override;
+
+    void setRect( const QRectF& );
+    void setShape( const QskBoxShapeMetrics& );
+    void setColor( const QColor& );
+    void setBlurRadius( qreal );
+
+    void setClipRect( const QRectF& );
+
+    void updateGeometry();
+
+  private:
+    Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE( BoxShadowNode )
+};
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/shaders.qrc b/examples/iotdashboard/shaders.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa597692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/shaders.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<!DOCTYPE RCC>
+<RCC version="1.0">
+    <qresource prefix="/iotdashboard">
+        <file>shaders/boxshadow.vert</file>
+        <file>shaders/boxshadow.frag</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/shaders/boxshadow.frag b/examples/iotdashboard/shaders/boxshadow.frag
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b24ff185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/shaders/boxshadow.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+uniform lowp float opacity;
+uniform lowp float blurExtent;
+uniform lowp vec4 radius;
+uniform lowp vec4 color;
+uniform lowp vec2 aspect;
+
+varying lowp vec2 coord;
+
+lowp float effectiveRadius( in lowp vec4 radii, in lowp vec2 point )
+{
+    if ( point.x > 0.0 )
+        return ( point.y > 0.0) ? radii.x : radii.y;
+    else
+        return ( point.y > 0.0) ? radii.z : radii.w;
+}
+
+void main()
+{
+    lowp vec4 col = vec4(0.0);
+
+    if ( opacity > 0.0 )
+    {
+        const lowp float minRadius = 0.05;
+
+        lowp float e2 = 0.5 * blurExtent;
+        lowp float r = 2.0 * effectiveRadius( radius, coord );
+
+        lowp float f = minRadius / max( r, minRadius );
+
+        r += e2 * f;
+
+        lowp vec2 d = r + blurExtent - aspect * ( 1.0 - abs( 2.0 * coord ) );
+        lowp float l = min( max(d.x, d.y), 0.0) + length( max(d, 0.0) );
+
+        lowp float shadow = l - r;
+
+        lowp float v = smoothstep( -e2, e2, shadow );
+        col = mix( color, vec4(0.0), v ) * opacity;
+    }
+
+    gl_FragColor = col; 
+}
diff --git a/examples/iotdashboard/shaders/boxshadow.vert b/examples/iotdashboard/shaders/boxshadow.vert
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a55b751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/iotdashboard/shaders/boxshadow.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+uniform highp mat4 matrix;
+uniform lowp vec2 aspect;
+
+attribute highp vec4 in_vertex;
+attribute mediump vec2 in_coord;
+
+varying mediump vec2 coord;
+
+void main()
+{
+    coord = in_coord;
+    gl_Position = matrix * in_vertex;
+}