Special Materials: Kalliston Marble

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Kalliston marble (from the Greek “kallistos,” meaning “beautiful”), is an elegant and precious type of white marble, characterized by a particularly snow-white color, with fine grain and gray veins: it is the softest and whitest variety of precious stone that can be found.
In appearance, it resembles white clouds floating lightly in the sky: impossible not to pause and admire its charm and beauty.

The charm of Kalliston marble can be accentuated by the type of finish that is applied to the material, enhancing the quality and naturalness of the stone.

Careful and skillful processing, in addition to improving the aesthetic appearance of the marble slab, acts on the physical characteristics of the material, making it, for example, less slippery for uses in wet areas (spas, pool edges, etc.) or more resistant to weathering and pollution.

Some types of finish make the stone more polished, smooth to the touch, while others give the material a rough texture, giving it a unique appearance.

 

The most commonly used finishes for Kalliston marble are polishing and brushing:

 

Polishing

This type of finish is used to make the surface of the marble perfectly smooth, mirror-like. The resulting shine brings out the details and beauty of the material. In addition, closing the pores of the stone provides better surface protection. Polishing is suitable for interior use.

Brushing

With brushing, the effect achieved is an ‘orange peel’, worn appearance that is smooth and pleasant to the touch.
This finish is applied to give the surface of the slab an aged appearance, making it very suitable for use as a kitchen floor or top.

 

Its uses

Kalliston white marble is very popular and appreciated because of its luxurious beauty, suitable for completing a design with a unique, modern, yet simple touch.

The main uses of Kalliston white marble are: artistic elements, flooring, wall facades, decorative functions, bathrooms, kitchens, furniture accessories, sculptures, ornaments and interior wall coverings.

Special Materials: BLUE Onyx

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Blue Onyx is a precious translucent light-blue stone: sometimes the material is traversed by thin white or yellow veins, while the background is homogeneous and often cloudy.

 

The degree of translucency varies according to the color, thickness and surface polish of the onyx slabs.

 

Blue Onyx is perfect for interior residential settings, as it embellishes the spaces in which it is laid; this material, due to its transparency, is particularly suitable for backlighting by allowing light to penetrate through.

 

This onyx marble, technically called just onyx, is particularly suitable for decorating the interiors of luxury environments such as: spas, yachts, and cruise ships, given its color reminiscent of the blue of tropical seas.

 

Would you like to make something in Blue Onyx? Contact us!

 

Botticino Marble

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There are several varieties of botticino marble, each type has design nuances that make it more or less suitable for various uses:

 

Botticino Marble Classic

The Classico variety lends itself to polishing and creates an excellent impact from the ”monumental” point of view, with its ability to give an evocative coloring to interior spaces. This type of marble is most suitable for coatings, floors, kitchens, stairs, bathrooms, slabs and rooms of all kinds.

Botticino Marble Classic

Marble Botticino Semiclassico

Semiclassico is a variety that stands out for its fine-grained beige-colored background, with the intrusion of brown veins, perfect for realizations with a traditional character.

This variant can be used for both interior and exterior cladding, as well as for slabs and floors of all kinds.

 

The finishes can be: polished, polished, hammered, rolled, striped, bush-hammered, sandblasted and brushed.

The market for this variety of marble faces fierce competition, where we find material called botticino a beige marble of another origin, extracted and processed at low cost.

Marble Botticino Semiclassico

Botticino Fiorito Marble

Fiorito is a light beige variety that stands out for its peculiar white cloudiness. These particular colorations make botticino fiorito particularly suitable for prestigious works such as interior coverings and floors.

Finishes can be: brushed, sanded, polished, honed, scored, rolled, bush-hammered and hammered.

Suitable for: floors, coatings, bathroom tops, kitchens, thresholds, stairs, worked, slabs.

 

Botticino Fiorito Marble

Laminam

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Laminam is a slab of porcelain stoneware (which is part of the family of ceramics), obtained by specific industrial processes and used in particular to cover flat or vertical surfaces, such as walls, tables, kitchen or bathroom tops, etc..

It is a material of the latest generation that is very much appreciated in the furnishing sector, especially for its chemical and physical properties that make it extremely resistant to heat, frost, scratches, possible corrosive phenomena or mechanical stress and the countless variations of colors and textures available. Some colors can faithfully reproduce the appearance of specific natural materials (such as marble or travertine), but also “industrial” shades (such as iron, lead and oxidized plutonium) that recall traditional processing techniques.

Laminam ceramic surfaces represent the maximum evolution of porcelain stoneware, being thin and ultra-resistant.
The large format slabs, 1620 x 3240 mm, with a thickness of 12 mm, are specifically created to create tops and doors for kitchens and bathrooms, as well as floors and walls for interiors and exteriors.

Laminam proves to be an appropriate solution both as a covering for doors, walls and/or floors, and as a stand-alone partition element. New technologies and updated production processes now make it possible to create products and materials that were once non-existent, as well as furnishing solutions aimed at increasing the quality of the living experience inside the home.

We have realized several projects in Laminam:

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Laminam Diamond Cream
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Laminam Legno Venezia collection

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The Laminam Legno Venezia line is inspired by the briccole, the supports that for several centuries have delimited the navigation of Venetian canals. When they are replaced due to wear and tear caused by the action of brackish water, Venetian craftsmen give them a new life, transforming them into furnishing accessories.

Laminam has been inspired by this tradition and has created a surface that can reproduce the briccole on ceramic in three shades: rope, sand and smoke.

 

Technical details

All Legno Venezia surfaces, are characterized by the technical excellence of Laminam, resisting shocks, machines and scratches.

The versatility of Laminam ensures that the surfaces maintain their specifications even when exposed to heat, frost and UV rays, with an average water absorption of 0.1%.

Legno Venezia is a totally natural product, compatible with food substances because it does not release elements in solution (even in case of fire) and does not allow the formation of mold.

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TOP Laminam noir desir

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We are excited to share with you one of our latest creations in collaboration with Ellegiarre furniture,a kitchen with a central island with the various services (sink and hob). The wooden snack can be used as a kitchen table.

Inside the wall, made invisible by the doors, are the drawers, shelves and the fridge.

The TOP is Laminam noir desir, thickness 2 cm

Laminam is a large ceramic slab with reduced thickness, the thinnest reach a thickness of only 7 millimeters ensuring a great resistance to impact and bending.

It is possible to reach a thickness of 7 millimeters by inserting an extremely resistant fiberglass mat between two 3-millimeter Laminam slabs. 

The slabs are produced in a large format of size 1000 x 3000 millimeters up to 1620 x 3240 millimeters allowing you to create tops kitchen, bathroom and tables without cuts..

TOP of Laminam noir desir - Prato

In this way we can have more uniform, resistant and performing tops thanks to the absence of joints.

This ceramic slab lends itself to many uses: Laminam is resistant to stress, chemicals, wear, scratches and deep abrasion. It is also resistant to frost, fire, mold and UV rays..

Laminam offers a wide catalog of finishes, with many finishes: ranging from wood effect, marble effect, stone, resin, up to the most classic solid colors. 

All the characteristics and chromatic properties of the slabs are unalterable, they remain unchanged over time and in the presence of all weather conditions.

Laminam glossy statuary white

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We are happy to share one of our latest achievements:

The frame for the television and the floor have been made in Laminam Bianco Staturario lucido.

The Laminam is the largest and thinnest ceramic slab ever seen, a skin for surfaces and volumes, capable of multiplying uses and applications.

Made using cutting-edge technology, it combines reduced thickness and large size with high resistance to stress, chemicals, wear, scratches, abrasion and bending, and is easily sanitised, resistant to frost, fire, mould and UV rays.

All the characteristics of the sheets are unalterable, remain unchanged over time and under all weather conditions.

Applications of Laminam:

  • Kitchen;
  • Bathroom;
  • Furniture;
  • Interior/exterior floors;
  • Tables;
  • Countertops;

What is ‘lightened’ marble?

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Lightweight marble’ is a composite material consisting of natural stone and Honeycomb (aluminium cells encased in impregnated glass fabric). Its construction makes it very versatile and, compared to traditional marble, it does not have many limitations in terms of use.

Another variable to consider is the diameter of the Honeycomb’s hexagonal aluminium cells, the smaller they are the more durable they are.

What does it look like?

We make lightweight marble composite panels by bonding thin slabs of stone to support panels with a lighter specific weight. These backing panels can be made of aluminium honeycomb, polypropylene or high density polyurethane foam.

Honeycomb panels consist of honeycomb aluminium cells enclosed in two outer skins of fibreglass or aluminium.

Their characteristics of lightness, rigidity and compressive strength make them suitable for use in the aeronautical and naval sectors.

The polypropylene panels also have a honeycomb structure and retain the same lightweight characteristics as aluminium, with the advantage of being backlit.

Polyurethane foams can be of different densities and combine lightness with the possibility of making thick panels on which holes can be drilled for fixing systems in general.

Lightweight marble panels are made by joining a stone slab, usually 2 cm thick, to two lightweight support panels, one on each side. Marble and honeycomb are glued using two-component epoxy glues that guarantee a perfect and homogeneous seal by means of machinery that creates a “vacuum” that helps to better distribute the adhesives and eliminate the presence of air that could weaken the structure of the panel.

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Why is it called lightweight marble?

The average weight of a 20 mm thick marble slab is approximately 58 kg per square metre while the average weight of a lightweight slab is 16 kg per square metre. This is why it is called “lightened marble”.

Disadvantages

Lightweight marble is a versatile solution that has the following advantages:

  • The possibility of using the stone in contexts where weight is a determining factor
  • The slabs are flexible and particularly resistant
  • Installation is quicker due to reduced weight
  • There is the possibility of producing pre-assembled elements that are easy to install
  • Using more expensive materials, lower costs for the same surface area

Uses and applications

With a few rare exceptions, light marble can find the same uses as traditional marble.

Thanks to its lightness, easy installation and superior impact resistance and flexibility capabilities, lightweight marble panels are particularly suitable for application in all those cases where weight reduction is an absolute priority, justifying the investment in complex processing:

  • Furniture coating
  • Naval sector (yachts)
  • Aeronautical sector
  • Tables
  • Consoles
  • Lift covers
  • Furniture coverings

Lightened marble is a solution that brings the particularity of the most precious natural stones to surfaces that normally could not support their weight, without compromising all the characteristics of marble.

Laminam Diamond Cream

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We are happy to share one of our latest achievements

This kitchen was made with a top of large stoneware slabs with a thickness of 2 cm and 6 cm of veil.
The slabs were boxed directly onto the kitchen and the design of the top was designed to weigh as little as possible on the structure.

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Laminam Diamond Cream is a large size stoneware slab that combines reduced thickness and large size with high resistance to mechanical stress, chemicals, wear, scratches, deep abrasion and bending, it is easily sanitised, resistant to frost, fire, mould and UV rays. All the characteristics and properties of the slabs are unalterable and remain unchanged over time.

It is a material with high visual quality, glossy, resistant to fading, staining and burning. These characteristics make it suitable for use in kitchens, including outdoor kitchens.

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Laminam Diamond Cream can be used in ceilings, showers and other wet areas.

Applications:

  • Kitchen;
  • Bathroom;
  • Flooring;
  • Interior/exterior floors;
  • Tables;
  • Countertops;

Laminam Diamond Cream - Prato Marmi

Features:

  • Resistance to stains;
  • Fire resistance;
  • Crashworthiness;
  • Acid resistance;
  • Resistance to acids;
  • Water absorption;
  • Resistance to water;
  • Compression resistance;
  • Resistance to compression;
  • Slip resistance;
  • Slip resistance;
  • Resistance to scratching;

Onyx

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Onyx marble, normally called onyx, is formed by calcareous sediments coloured by fresh water. It is formed by calcareous aggregations of spring and seepage water.
This stone is considered very valuable and is used mainly for cladding and decorative ornamental elements.

The particular characteristic of this stone is its backlighting, which makes it one of the most precious stones that can be used in interior decoration, giving it a touch of exclusivity.
The most famous colours are white, yellow, brown, orange, red and green, in all imaginable shades.

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Onyx is one of the most fragile stones we find in nature, fortunately there are techniques to compensate for this fragility.

Onyx sheets are often supported by a glass fibre mesh, which adds strength to the material.
The surface where the onyx slabs or tiles will be applied must be perfectly uniform and stable, otherwise the onyx could be damaged.

Another fundamental trick when working with onyx is the use of a diamond blade, in order to have a clean and more resistant cut.

Onyx does not have the same easy maintenance as granite or marble, but requires continuous care and maintenance.

Its rare beauty makes this stone a precious, refined material, suitable for refined and exclusive environments.

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