Designs

MÁRMOLES ANDRÉS MARÍN, Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia)

Antonio Rosales (Spain)

Winter is here now and it looks as if we will be spending a lot of time in the home. There are few things that make one feel cosy than sitting in front of a chimney. They could be of classical designs or modern, there is something for all tastes. And always in natural stone.

GRANIT DE BRETAGNE - CFA UNICEM BRETAGNE

Gris Pulpis - MÁRMOLES SERRAT (Spain)

Just as a man or a woman may very different depending on the hairstyle, or the clothes he or she puts on, same thing is also true with natural stone. Different finishes and textures... and the stone looks totally different. This photoreport provides some examples.

Benches are to be found just about everywhere. In the parks, on the pavements, in the shopping malls, in the bus stations, metros. People are always looking for them, for they are meant for the tired person who just wants to sit down somewhere for a few moments to relax before moving on.

The Marmomac fair continues to investigate and showing the possibilities of marble in decoration with a selection of 10 projects that highlight combinations of marble with distinct materials to create furniture or original spaces, as well as surfaces, finishes, new effects and formats.

Wine holders made of natural stone may well have the potential of becoming a mass product if the idea catches on. They could be a unique and interesting furniture item in the home in many parts of the world. The video explores the intriguing possibilities.

In recent years the Marmomac fair has organised diverse events in which 10 big names in contemporary design were invited to reinterpret marble and natural stone combining the creativity of these artists with the resources offered by new technologies.

Shree Laxmi

“Carved in Stone”, organized by Grupo Cosentino, is a competition between architecture and design studios that were proposed to design marble sculptures inspired by “life on Mars”.