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Lithic Australia’s latest collection continues a centuries-old cultural and artistic legacy of celebrating Italian marble.
For centuries, mankind has been drawn to the primordial beauty of Italian marble. Part of the stone’s appeal lies in its genesis: millions of years of heating, compression and congealing, bonding layers of minerals, prehistoric sea creatures and rock into an endlessly complex material that has lured the likes of Michelangelo with its fusion of an otherworldly appearance with terrestrial sturdiness. A rich seam of marble runs through Italy’s cultural, architectural and art traditions, linking generations of artisans, architects and designers.
Lithic Australia’s new Renaissance collection continues this age-old veneration of a stone that boasts both organic beauty and strength. The range reflects Lithic’s ongoing commitment to striking a balance between quality and style. While beautiful marble is commonplace, much of the world’s supply is unusable for anything beyond decoration due to limited technical performance. The Italian marble Lithic sources is different.
The natural production process of Italian marble results in tightly bound crystals that are durable and hard. And generations of Italians have been taught the art of quarrying this marble, carefully selecting and cutting only the highest-quality, most durable stone. Lithic’s range conforms to these high standards. Notably, its Melotti range – which is available in Classic, Selva and Blue – has a particularly striking aesthetic bolstered by the highest stone quality and advanced manufacturing processes. Lithic is one of the first Australian suppliers of this distinctive stone.
Quartz shimmers through the Melotti Classic, while patterns resembling brushstrokes splay through Canova and Melotti Blue.
By investing in Lithic’s singular Renaissance collection, customers become part of this heritage. In Italy, Carrara marble has long been idolised for its beauty and possesses a near-mythical status: legend has it that when the world was created, god gave an angel white dust to sprinkle over the whole world – instead, when she flew over the Apuan Alps, from where Carrara is sourced, the entire supply blanketed the mountains in white. Artists have long revered Carrara marble: Michelangelo’s David was carved from this luxurious stone and it has been used in landmark buildings such as the US Capitol and St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
Likewise, the other stones in the collection possess their own sort of magic. Quartz shimmers through the Melotti Classic, while patterns resembling brushstrokes splay through Canova and Melotti Blue. Canova and Marini Blue are sourced from the same quarry from which Michelangelo took the marble he used for the facade of Florence’s Basilica di San Lorenzo, connecting the company and its customers with a long line of cultural heritage.
Lithic is on a passionate quest for quality. The company only works with suppliers that can guarantee a premium product, and which share its dedication to beauty and durability. Lithic’s Italian partners constantly evolve their technologies to source the world’s highest-quality marbles, often using open-air cultivation, which complies with environmental requirements while achieving marble that’s durable and versatile for both indoor and outdoor use. The new Renaissance range continues Italy’s artistic lineage and helps open the world of Italian marble to an Australian clientele.
