Click to enlargePROCESS · STEP 01 OF 06
Block selection
Every slab starts as a numbered block, chosen for colour and soundness.
Breccia Aurora is a natural breccia: fragments of older stone bound together over millions of years. No two blocks look alike, so the work starts with choosing the right ones.
Each block is inspected on all faces for colour, pattern and soundness, then numbered. That number follows every slab cut from it, so slabs from one block stay together in sequence. This is what makes book-matched pairs and colour-consistent projects possible.
| Stage | Raw material |
|---|---|
| Input | Quarry blocks from Brescia, Lombardy |
| Output | Numbered, approved blocks |
| Next | Sawing into slabs on gang saws |
What we check
- Colour and pattern on every face
- Cracks, open veins and weak zones
- Size and squareness of the block
- Block number recorded and painted on the stone
What you get
- Photos of the block faces on request
- Slabs sold in block sequence for book-matching
- Colour family matched to your project
Why it matters
Block selection at the quarry
Choosing the block is the single biggest decision for colour. Two blocks from the same quarry can lean warm or cool, gold or lilac. Starting from the block, rather than from loose slabs, keeps a project in one colour story.