Italian Calacatta Marble

People often mix up these two marbles so i decided to create an ideabook to illustrate the differences.

Italian calacatta marble.

Our price 29 99 sheet list price 48 00 sheet. There are calacatta marbles with intricate veining as seen in our calacatta gold marble for the detail oriented or larger bold veining featured in our calacatta lincoln for a striking appearance and even linear veining seen in our calacatta marble for something unique. Do you know the name of this stone. The three most common types of italian marble are carrara calacatta and statuary also called statuario.

The textured pattern ambra evokes nature with the appearance of rippled water adding a sense of movement to a space. It is also called calcutta gold calcutta oro and calcutta borghini marble. We asked expert michael bruno a salesperson with the tile and stone company ann sacks what he s learned about these three types of marble over 19 years in the business and the differences between them. The rich gray and gold dramatic veining and streaks thread effortlessly through the white creamy tone background encapsulating the true splendor of this elegant natural product.

Polished sawn cut sanded rockfaced sandblasted tumbled and so on. Premium italian calcutta gold marble tiles mosaic tiles moldings basebords subway tiles hexagon tiles herringbone tiles basketweave tiles round mosaic tiles lantern tiles fish scale tiles diamond tiles octagon. Calacatta gold marble grand lantern shaped arabesque baroque mosaic tile polished. There are many variations of this marble in the market like calacatta gold marble which is great.

Calacatta gold marble is a luxury and timeless white marble which comes from italy. Calacatta vagli is a kind of white marble quarried in italy vagli di sotto provincia di lucca toscana. While there are standard factors to determine the value of marble such as how white it is the thickness of the veining and the symmetry of the veining the inherent value will rest in the eyes of the beholder. To add to the confusion much of calacatta comes from carrara italy.

Countertops mosaic exterior interior wall and floor applications fountains pool and wall cappi and other design projects. White with gray veining. The calacatta collection mimics the look of white italian marble featuring delicate veining and subtle variation. While there really isn t much of a difference between carrara and calacatta marble when it comes to being stain proof there is a difference between how visible these stains.

Do you see those adorable marbles in many cathedrals and sculptures. Luckily the italian quarries are dedicated to picking out the most incredible marble slabs of calacatta and carrara. This is the popular calacatta marble slab which is one of the top choices for home remodeling. They have dramatic and elegant veinings of white gold and gray sprawling over the marble surface.

Calacatta is a series of porcelain tile designed by renowned italian artisan and designer giovanni barbieri.