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Flaviker Launches Still No_w Collection

May 5, 2017

Flaviker has introduced Still No_w, a Northern European stone-look collection.

Redesigning a hotel brand: La Quinta Inn & Suites

La Quinta Inn & Suites used a custom-made color of Neolith sintered surfacing for its new image evident in its hotels around the U.S.

Jason Kamery

April 1, 2017

Texas-based hotel company La Quinta Inn & Suites held a design competition to help define the hotel’s appearance and layout. Following the competition, the company enlisted 5G Studio to design the new prototype called Del Sol.

Repurposing and relocating a home

Jason Kamery

January 1, 2017

The Critter residence and barn was going to be demolished, but the homeowners decided to use the existing structure

An upscale residential design was created with regional flagstone and Egyptian limestone

Jennifer Richinelli

June 27, 2016

Perched high above with sweeping views of the mountainscape, a private residence in Arizona is a reflection of its surroundings.

Quality Stone Quarries built an outdoor kitchen to give customers inspiration for future projects

Jason Kamery

April 6, 2016

To help promote the popularity of one of their most popular products, Caprock Hardscape Supply, sister company and the retail distribution center for Quality Stone Quarries located in Stigler, OK, built an outdoor kitchen to help their customers visualize the scope of stonework they can produce.

Bringing Tuscany home

Using Native Hill Country limestone, combined with Italian white marble and lava stone, a suburban Texas home expertly replicates the Italian countryside

Sara Garafalo

January 6, 2016

Jack and Veronica Kelly of Boerne, TX, lived and worked in Italy for several years before settling in Cordillera Ranch, an 8,700-acre master-planned, gated residential community located north of San Antonio, TX.

Restoring a colorful landmark

As a tribute to the Expo 2015, a group of skilled professionals came together to restore one of Milan's most prized architectural structures, Torre Arcobaleno

Heather Fiore

January 6, 2016

The Torre Arcobaleno, otherwise known as the “Rainbow Tower,” was created in 1990.

Lapitec S.p.A.: Creating a business card with sintered stone

Lapitec S.p.A. designed its new headquarters in Vedelago, Italy, with its sintered stone slabs as a prime example of the aesthetic and technical values of its product

Heather Fiore

September 3, 2015

The 195,000-square-foot building has become a technical and aesthetic expression of the Lapitec brand.

Jennifer Richinelli

June 23, 2015

An extensive selection of stone — supplied by Walker Zanger of Sun Valley, CA — creates a luxurious Italian atmosphere throughout the home’s interior and exterior design.

Heather Fiore

January 7, 2015

A little more than 50 years ago, the Tennessee Building was constructed in the heart of downtown Houston, TX, to serve as the headquarters for the Tennessee Gas Transmission Co

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