Carrara, Italy
White marble
Polished · honed
Carrara, Calacatta and Statuario: the white marbles that define the category. Carrara is soft grey on white; Calacatta carries bolder grey and gold veining; Statuario sits between, bright white with dramatic grey veins.
Marble is a calcite stone: beautiful, but sensitive to acids. Honed finishes hide etching better than polished in kitchens.
- Varieties
- Carrara, Calacatta, Statuario and other white marbles
- Finishes
- Polished, honed, leathered
- Uses
- Benchtops, islands, vanities, wall cladding, feature floors
- Care
- Seal on installation; wipe acids promptly
Worldwide
Exotic & dark marble
Polished · leathered
Greens, blacks, reds and blues: limited-run marbles from smaller quarries, chosen slab by slab. These are the stones that rarely reach local yards, and the ones where book-matching makes the biggest statement.
- Varieties
- Green, black and coloured marbles, sourced to the project
- Finishes
- Polished, leathered, honed
- Uses
- Feature walls, islands, bars, reception desks
- Note
- Availability changes block to block; hold slabs early
Estremoz & Iberia
Warm marble & limestone
Honed · polished
Crema Marfil and the warm marbles of the Iberian Peninsula, alongside limestones: quieter stones with fine veining and soft colour, suited to large floors and whole rooms.
- Varieties
- Crema Marfil, Estremoz marbles, limestones
- Finishes
- Honed, polished, brushed
- Uses
- Floors, bathrooms, stair treads, cladding
Rajasthan & Brazil
Granite
Flamed · leathered · polished
Absolute black, multicolour and river-washed granites. Granite is hard and dense, so it handles kitchens, heavy traffic and the outdoors where marble would struggle.
- Varieties
- Absolute black, multicolour, river-washed
- Finishes
- Polished, leathered, honed, flamed
- Uses
- Kitchens, exterior paving, steps, commercial floors
Mediterranean
Travertine
Honed · tumbled · filled
A banded limestone with natural voids. Filled and honed for smooth interior floors; left open or tumbled for pool surrounds, paving and steps.
- Finishes
- Filled & honed, unfilled, tumbled
- Uses
- Indoor and outdoor paving, steps, architectural features
In place of engineered stone
Porcelain & sintered slabs
Matte · polished
Large-format porcelain and sintered stone slabs are pressed and fired at high temperature without the resin binders of engineered stone. They are dense, low-porosity and stain-resistant, and come in marble, stone and concrete looks as well as solid colours.
Engineered stone has been banned in Australia since 1 July 2024. Porcelain and sintered slabs fill the same role for benchtops, splashbacks and cladding.
- Body
- Porcelain or sintered stone, low porosity
- Finishes
- Matte, polished, textured
- Uses
- Kitchens, bathrooms, commercial kitchens, high-traffic surfaces, cladding
