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When choosing the right stone for your project, several factors come into play, including price, availability, durability, and dimensions. For facades, it is essential to use durable stones resistant to local weather conditions with timeless colors. The selected stones should have predictable, uniform, and abundant output to seamlessly cover large surfaces. Granite, basalt, and limestones often meet these criteria. Sandstone, a historical construction material, is typically reserved for preservation or renovation projects.

When choosing the right stone for your project, several factors come into play, including price, availability, durability, and dimensions. Granite and quartzite are excellent choices due to their high durability and resistance to scratches and acids. They rank among the hardest stones available. Marble and certain limestones (such as Blue Stone and Travertine) offer beautiful designs as well, but are less resistant to wear and more reactive to strong acids, potentially causing stains. However, these stains can be cleaned with a repolishing.

When choosing the right stone for your project, several factors come into play, including price, availability, durability, and dimensions. Marble, quartzite, and limestone are commonly used in bathrooms. The recommended stone depends mostly on personal taste. Marble is suitable for more classical designs, while limestones, with their typical beige hues, complement rustic and Mediterranean styles. Quartzites can provide a more dramatic look due to their strong patterns.

When choosing the right stone for your project, several factors come into play, including price, availability, durability, and dimensions.

• Exterior: Granite, sandstone, and limestone are suitable, depending on the type of use (traffic) and prevailing weather conditions. These stones are known for their resistance.
• Interior: Granite, marble, and limestones are chosen based on taste, design, and use.

When choosing the right stone for your project, several factors come into play, including price, availability, durability, and dimensions. Granite is recommended for its durability. Depending on local traditions and preferences, limestone (especially Belgian Blue Stone), sandstones, and marble may also be used.

When choosing the right stone for your project, several factors come into play, including price, availability, durability, and dimensions. Virtually any stone can be used for interior wall cladding and decoration, as it is not subject to wear.

Natural stone finishes serve two main purposes: practical and design purposes. In terms of design, we can further divide into the two subcategories of tactile and visual purposes.

• Practicality:

Considerations for practicality revolve around anti-slip properties and ease of cleaning. Smooth surfaces are essential for areas like kitchen countertops and tables, ensuring convenient cleaning and workability. For outdoor flooring or other areas prone to moisture, rougher, anti-slip finishes are recommended. For example, when using travertine in a vertical application, open pores can enhance its aesthetic appeal. However, in a horizontal application, it is crucial to seal the pores.

• Design:

Tactile Design: Certain finishes excel in bringing out the natural stone’s textures, making them ideal for applications like bathrooms and other design purposes.

Visual Design: Different finishes play a significant role in defining the overall appearance of the stone. Nero Assoluto, for example, is a granite that appears entirely black when polished. But when flamed, it takes on a gray look. These variations in finishes add depth and character to the visual appeal of the stone.

Yes, no problem. Just bring the stone to our atelier in Munsbach. For this service, we charge on an hourly basis. 

Our first objective will be to define your needs. Therefore, feel free to bring any designs, plans, photos and inspirations, as well as your budget. On this basis, we will propose the technical solutions and material choices to suit your project.  We can work on an already existing design you have made with your architect, or we can offer you our own design services.

Yes, we do. Our highly competent team can fabricate almost anything according to your designs.

Yes, we do offer design services tailored to your specific needs. For certain projects, we provide in-house design expertise to ensure a seamless stone design process. In cases requiring specialized knowledge, we collaborate closely with experienced architects and product designers who have a deep understanding of working with natural stone. This collaborative approach ensures the highest quality and innovation in your stone design project.

We make countertops, tables, and can cover furniture in stone. We do not make the wooden base of kitchens.