Stone craft
Stone Artwork & Engineered Marble
This is the end of the stone business that is closer to cabinetmaking than to tiling. One block, sliced in sequence and opened like a book so the veins meet in the middle of a wall. Brass and contrasting stone waterjet-cut into a floor to a drawing. Onyx lit from behind until the whole panel glows. It is slow, it is drawn before it is cut, and it is dry-laid on our yard floor and photographed before a single piece is loaded for your house.
Scope of works
What we actually do.
Everything below happens inside our business — no subcontracted links in the chain.
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Book-matching & quad-matching
Slabs cut in sequence from one block and opened as mirrored pairs, four-panel quad matches or running matches across a wall. It starts at the block: we reserve and tag the bundle in your name, because the effect is impossible to recover once slabs are sold apart.
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Waterjet inlay, borders & medallions
Floor medallions, Greek-key and ribbon borders, thresholds and panel inlays cut on the waterjet in brass or contrasting stone, drawn to scale, cut to fine joints and dry-assembled complete before delivery.
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Mosaic & marble artwork
Tumbled and polished marble mosaic, hand-cut tesserae, geometric and arabesque panels and figurative work, made up on mesh in numbered sections so a large piece goes down on site as a drawing rather than a puzzle.
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Backlit onyx & translucent panels
Onyx and translucent marble on a ventilated LED light box, laminated to glass where the panel is structural or large, with the light diffused evenly so the stone glows instead of showing you where every strip sits.
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Carving, 3D cladding & stone furniture
CNC-carved reliefs and mouldings, split-face and three-dimensional textured cladding, mitred waterfall returns that carry a vein around a corner, and solid stone tables, basins, consoles and fire surrounds.
Specification
The numbers, before you ask.
| Panel matching | Book-match, quad-match and running-match cut in sequence from one block |
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| Inlay | Waterjet-cut brass or contrasting stone, joints down to roughly 0.5 mm |
| Backlighting | Ventilated LED panel behind 2 cm stone, laminated to glass on large panels |
| Waterfall returns | Mitred at 45° so the vein carries around the corner uninterrupted |
| Textured cladding | Split-face, CNC 3D relief, bush-hammered and antiqued surfaces |
| Engineered marble | Composed panels of marble and resin — consistent colour, large formats |
Selection
Craft work we take on
Book-matched feature wallReceptions & bathrooms
Two, four or eight panels opened from one block so the veining resolves into a symmetrical figure. The single most effective thing stone can do in a room.
Waterjet medallion & bordersEntrance halls
A drawn medallion at the centre of a hall floor, or a Greek-key border framing a room, cut in brass and contrasting stone to joints you have to kneel down to find.
Backlit onyxBars & vanities
Onyx or translucent marble lit from behind for bar fronts, vanity panels, headboards and screens. Chosen slab by slab, because the figure only reveals itself when it is lit.
Marble mosaic & inlayFloors & panels
Geometric, arabesque and pictorial mosaic in natural stone, made on mesh in numbered sections and laid to a setting-out drawing.
Engineered & composed marbleLarge areas
Marble chips bound in resin and re-sawn into slabs. Consistent lot to lot and available in large formats — the answer when a big floor has to match exactly and natural stone will not.
Carved relief & stone furnitureStatement pieces
CNC-carved panels, columns and mouldings, plus solid tables, basins and consoles cut and finished as single pieces.
Gallery
Stone Artwork & Engineered Marble in place.
Every photograph on this page was taken on one of our sites during the work. Nothing here is a stock image or a render.
Where it goes
- Entrance hall floor medallions
- Book-matched bathroom walls
- Backlit bar & vanity fronts
- Reception feature walls
- Stair risers & landings
- Fireplace surrounds
- Split-face & 3D façade cladding
- Stone tables, basins & consoles
Projects featuring stone artwork & engineered marble
Where we have used it.
Questions we get asked
Stone Artwork & Engineered Marble — questions we get asked
What is book-matching, and how much stone does it need?
Will the veins really line up when it is on my wall?
How does backlit onyx work, and does it get hot?
What is engineered or composed marble, and is it as good?
Can you make a medallion or inlay to a design I bring you?
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