The town of Carrara, Italy, is a mecca for stone practitioners and designers. To the west, the town borders the Ligurian Sea. Looking east, the mountain peaks rise above the blue sky and are covered with white snow.
But this scene can make people feel trance. It's not a severe winter, and the altitude of the mountain is not high. How can there be white snow?
Oh, so what you saw is the white marble mine of Carrara.
Carrara mine produces a large amount of white marble, the main variety is Carrara white mable, of which the output of Calacatta white marble is less than 5%.
The price difference between these two types of stone is very big, and the difference is also obvious. Carrara white marble often has a gray background and the texture is not clear, while the calacatta white marble has a clean white background and beautiful gray lines.
The criterion for judging the whiteness of the calacatta white is that the whiter the background, the more expensive, and the more uniform the texture, the more expensive. Let's take a look at the practical cases of this kind of marble:
Many famous designers like the color and texture of the calacatta white marble.
The renovation of an old auction house in central London used a large amount of calacatta white marble, covering an area of 840 square meters.
This is a huge empty house. All it has is the outer shell of the building. There is no wall inside, just like a blank canvas.
In designer’s view, this house is like a piece of jade waiting to be carved. After a year and three months, this ruin has become a new dimension space with a rare extreme structure, with 6 bedrooms on the upper and lower floors. The amazing volume and challenging design are full of designer’s eyes. The fun of the unknown.
The price of white calacatta marble is getting higher and higher now. It costs more than $1000 per square meter of slabs, and more than $2000 per square meter for processing into finished products.
So we are also thinking of ways to reduce costs. For example, if small blocks are processed into 305*610*10 thin marble tiles, the price can be reduced per square meter, but the lines cannot be matched like large slab.
Features of thin marble tiles:
1. Export to the U.S. quality standards
2. Standard specifications
3. Complete supporting products, which can create a variety of combined effects
4. Easy installation, adhesive installation
5. Price advantage
I hope that through these methods, more people who like calacatta white marble can have this unique natural treasure.I will introduce you to white marble here. Thank you for reading, and welcome to read our other articles to learn more about Stone.
Post time: Oct-14-2021