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Care guides, material deep-dives and design thinking from the studio and the community — for anyone working with natural stone.

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How to care for onyx

Onyx is soft and porous — beautiful, but unforgiving of acids and standing water. A practical routine for keeping it luminous.

Iva Klein·May 2026·6 min read
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Trends

Trends in bathroom design, 2026

Stone returns to the bath — full-height Calacatta, carved basins and warm honed finishes.

Tomás Mora · Apr 2026 · 8 min
Technique

Back-lighting stone: a primer

What makes a slab glow — translucency, thickness, mesh backing and the right light box.

Kenji Nori · Apr 2026 · 9 min
Materials

Granite vs porcelain for worktops

Two of the hardest-working surfaces, compared on heat, scratch, seams and repairability.

Lena Hahn · Mar 2026 · 7 min
Material

Reading marble veining

Book-matching, vein-matching and how to plan a slab layout before you cut.

Bruno Sala · Mar 2026 · 5 min
Sourcing

Sourcing stone responsibly

What to ask a quarry — provenance, water use, off-cut policy and worker safety.

Sofie Friis · Feb 2026 · 8 min
Design

Designing with translucency

Using light as a material — partitions, reception desks and the rooms that glow after dark.

Iva Klein · Feb 2026 · 6 min