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Modern Marble Design Pioneers

StoneDimensions

The word ‘marble’ is derived from the Greek word for ‘shining stone’, aptly describing this masonry dream, which was highly regarded and often used by master painter and sculptor, Michaelangelo. He favoured Carrara marble due to its beauty, white gleam, beautiful reflection qualities and stunning malleability.

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Tile with Money in Mind

Architectural Ceramics

This colorway features a range of earth tones adaptable to a range of design schemes. From a dime-sized circle to that of a Sacagawea golden dollar coin, these varying circles in Calacatta Gold marble show off the range typical of this stone’s cream, beige and grey well. Diesel Stage: New York City.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Let me vent a little about Houzz

Kitchen and Residential Design

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Houzz.com started out just a couple of years ago and has since grown into one of the go to places on the internet for designers and Architects to show their work. Whats Uba Tuba in Florida is called Labrador in New York. 30 December 2012.

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The Clark Museum

The Perfect Bath

A little history; in 1955 Sterling Clark engaged the architect Daniel Perry to design his private museum. The original building evokes a Greek temple clad in beautiful Danby marble. Granite from a local quarry softens the new modern structure with its textured surface and soft gray color.

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