Journal
News from the showrooms, finished projects, and practical guides to choosing and caring for stone.
180 articles
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30 September 2026
Marble Waterfall Island: Mitres, Vein Matching and What It Takes to Build One
A waterfall island is a kitchen island whose stone top turns at one or both ends and drops straight to the floor,…
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30 September 2026
Onyx Countertops: Where They Work, Where They Don’t, and How to Care for Them
Onyx countertops are among the most luminous surfaces stone can offer: banded, translucent and able to glow when lit from behind. They…
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30 September 2026
Resined Marble: Why Stone Slabs Are Resined and Meshed, and What to Ask
Resined marble is natural stone whose fissures and micro-cracks have been filled with resin, usually under vacuum, before polishing; fragile stones are…
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30 September 2026
How to Choose Marble Slabs: The Yard, the Block and the Bundle
Knowing how to choose marble slabs comes down to one habit: look at the actual slabs you will receive, not a sample…
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30 September 2026
Why Is Marble Expensive? What Really Sets the Price of a Slab
Why is marble expensive? Mostly because so little of a quarry becomes a usable slab. Price follows rarity, the size and soundness…
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30 September 2026
Dry Cladding vs Wet Cladding: How Stone Should Meet the Wall
Dry cladding vs wet cladding comes down to how the stone is held. Wet cladding bonds each panel to the wall with…
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30 September 2026
Waterjet Marble Inlay: How Stone Medallions Are Cut, Fitted and Finished
Waterjet marble inlay is stone marquetry cut by machine. A jet of water at very high pressure, carrying a fine abrasive, follows…
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23 September 2026
MM Galleri at Indonesia Design Week 2026 : The Collaboration Continues & The Birth of SINISO
The Story Doesn't End in Bali When MM Galleri x Millimeter Manifesto closed the doors of Booth 33 at Pengembak Beach, Sanur,…
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3 September 2026
Sustainable natural stone: how MM Galleri recycles stone dust into fertilizer
Sustainable natural stone starts with what happens to what's left over. At MM Galleri, stone dust and off-cuts from cutting and polishing…
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3 September 2026
Monolithic stone tables: the craft of carving furniture from a single block
A monolithic stone table is carved from one continuous block of stone — top, legs, and base sharing the same vein, the…
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3 September 2026
Lapitec vs Dekton: which sintered stone fits indoor-outdoor living?
Lapitec vs Dekton comes down to two routes to the same idea: both are sintered rather than quarried. Lapitec is full-body sintered…
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3 September 2026
Choosing stone for Indonesia’s climate: humidity, heat, and what actually holds up
The best stone for tropical climate conditions in Indonesia is dense and largely non-porous — granite, quartzite, and engineered surfaces such as…
