Each of the designs is shaped using a five-axis computer numerically controlled (CNC) milling machine, which carves away pieces from a solid block according to a digital model. Each is patterned with ...

Milan 2014: the final shape of this marble vase by Italian designers Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti was revealed by smashing off edges with a hammer. Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti cut slits into a ...

It’s been said that sculpting a masterpiece from a chunk of marble is easy; all you have to do is remove the unnecessary bits. So even if they lack any talent, aspiring Rodins and Michelangelos can ...

The mining of the world’s most beautiful marble is a majestic affair, but it’s also a wasteful one: because of minor discolorations, damage, and prominent veins, only 30% of marble quarried ends up in ...

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As soon as Nicaela Cartagena dusted off a dirt-caked stone shard at an archaeological dig in Belize, she knew she’d stumbled on something special. “It was pearly white,” she recalled. “We were like, ...

A White Metal medal of the Thomason Vase. The copy of the Warwick Vase was the greatest production of Sir Edward Thomason (1769-1849), who was among the foremost of Birmingham craftsmen. The original ...

If there are two materials that are as integral to a modern home as a kitchen island or a bathroom vanity, it’s stone and marble. They have never been far from homes, of course—just think about cave ...