Blog: From the Bedrock

Knock, Knock. Matte Black Wants to Come In. [PHOTOS]

Posted by Steven Schrenk

Navy is nice and white is classic. But there is staying power in black. Always chic. Forever sophisticated. (Enjoy your 15 minutes grey, but there will never be a new black.)

What we love about black, however, does change. For years we loved the high shine of a powdered coated finish. We lusted

Topics: Architecture & Design Trends, Thin Stone, Soapstone, Granite, Nordic Black, Waxed soapstone, Kitchen, Black, Brushed finish

Want an Inside Look at a Quarry? Here's Your Chance

Posted by Steven Schrenk

Designers, including Tamara Eaton (at left) and Toni Sabatino (at right), at a tour of Polycor's Georgia Marble quarry in 2015.

UPDATE: Thank you to all our entrants! The contest is now closed a winner will be announced shortly.

You know the thrill of installation day when that full slab island

Topics: Granite, Marble, Marble and granite

Cambrian Black: LBD of Granites

Posted by Annie Roy

There are two reasons the Little Black Dress has earned itself the universal acronym LBD: versatility and longevity.

Chic for the charity event, sexy for a date, appropriate for the boardroom – it’s all things to all people, a true wardrobe staple. The LBD dresses up with jewelry and down with a

Topics: Home Design, Architecture & Design Trends, Granite, Cambrian Black, Kitchen

A Stone Desk Thinner Than An iPad?

Posted by Steven Schrenk

This year we introduced the strongest ultra-thin natural stone slab on the market. We knew it would be a win for designers creating full slab wall installations and giant islands. And we knew fabricators would love that it’s a third of the weight of traditional slabs.

What we didn’t anticipate was

Topics: Notable Installations, Thin Stone, Granite

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