Said by many to be the “birthplace” of stoneworking, the Carrara region of Italy is home to many of the world’s leading stone producers. Since 1821, Henraux has been producing natural stone in the historic stoneworking village of Querceta, Lucca, Italy, and it owns and operates some of the most renowned quarries for Carrara White marble.
Henraux’s stoneworking facility is equipped to produce a broad range of finished products, including artisan work. “What really took me aback was the fact that the entire spectrum of our industry was displayed right here in this one place,” said Ron Hannah of the SFA. “We saw gangsaws and wire saws cutting slabs; five-axis wire saws cutting the most intricate of shapes from blocks; the most amazing material-handling equipment; blocks processed into rough-cut slabs, resin-treated and then polished; fabrication by all sorts of high-tech gear and then right down to ‘old school’ handwork and carving of marble. We saw skilled craftsmen do things long thought as lost art.”