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Viola: A Study in Movement
Some stones are defined by consistency. Viola is compelling for exactly the opposite reason. Across its pale, creamy ground, violet, charcoal and soft grey veining moves from fine linear markings... Read more
Precise architectural processing of natural stone.
The Journey of a Block: From Quarry to Project
By the time a piece of marble reaches a project, much of its story has already happened. Part of that story is geological: limestone transformed under heat and pressure, mineral... Read more
Massive global marble deposit quarry demonstrating the geological scale
Beyond Carrara: The Global Story of Marble
When most people imagine marble, they imagine Italy. They picture the white slopes of Carrara, blocks suspended from mountain quarries, and the masterpieces of Michelangelo emerging from stone. It is... Read more
Lilac veining macro
A Landscape Shaped by Stone
Turkey’s relationship with marble reaches back far beyond the modern stone industry. Along the Aegean coast, marble has been quarried and worked for centuries, supplying material for everything from civic... Read more
Angular close up of natural architectural stone samples, demonstrating the tactile surface texture of real stone.
Stone Has Always Known Something We're Just Now Proving
There is a reason people have been building with natural stone for thousands of years. Explore the physiological research proving how the texture, weight, and history of real stone actively... Read more
Cotto and cream star and cross porcelain tile installation in entryway.
Specifying the Star and Cross: Geometry That Holds the Room
The floor is the largest continuous surface in a room. Learn how the disciplined geometry of the Star and Cross porcelain tile brings order, rhythm, and a quiet sense of... Read more
A pattern evolved over time
The Architecture of the Grid: From Terracotta to Porcelain
There are surfaces that do the quiet work of holding a space together. Discover the architectural history of the star and cross geometry, and why translating it into porcelain meets... Read more
Kitchen interior utilizing Shiro matte white ceramic tile on the backsplash to create a quiet, grounded architectural surface.
Grounding the Room: The Form and Surface of Mugi
When you build a material board for a new project, you are testing relationships. A piece of unlacquered brass sits next to heavy linen and white oak. At some point,... Read more
Textured stone tile samples with brass knob and drill bits background
The Language of Exterior Spaces: Material, Water, and Form
As the season shifts, the way we use our spaces changes. Doors stay open a little longer. Mornings start outside. You start to notice how much of the day spills... Read more
Surface and Light: The Architecture of Japanese Glaze
Eigo & The Depth of Reflection
Color usually gets the attention, but the surface dictates the room. We spend a lot of time looking at flat swatches, trying to lock in the perfect hue. But the... Read more
Modern kitchen with vertical cream tiles and gold faucet accents.
The Architecture of the Line
The rectangular format has never been driven by trends. Its proportions echo the logic of a brick. When it appeared in the original New York City subway system in 1904,... Read more
Flat lay of bathroom tiles, wood sample, brass handle, fabric swatch
Suna: The Art of Restraint
In spatial design, bringing order to a room doesn't mean making it minimal—it means establishing a rhythm. Discover how the Suna Collection uses the discipline of the stacked grid and... Read more