a pure history... a rising future...

the Cipollino marble in time...

   Extra strong, durable and extremly rare, the Cipollino marble was first founded in the south of the island of Evia,  in Greece and was one of the most popular materials that was used in the Roman period, with a large scale of applications. Many of them have been found throughout this vast Empire that extended from Britain to the Middle East. The Romans called it Marmor Karystium, named after the small town of Karystos on the southern tip of this beautiful island.

   

   This extraordinary material, which has been used in various structures and shapes, such as load-bearing columns, stairs, cubes and wall decoration, has gained its popularity thanks to the breath taking patterns of folded and sheared layers, which resemble to sea waves.

 

  The Cipollino marble composition consist of a colorful impure calcite material, containing bands rich in silicate minerals like chlorite altering with more pure light green and grey calcite rich-layers.

 

    Having time and classic natural beauty on its side, the Cipollino has returned to claim its rightful place and to connect the past with the future...