ABOUT
WHO WE ARE
Present and past is found in Julia MarmiJULIA MARMI is the Piasentina Stone: the fragrances and harshness of the stone has for decades been passed on from the hands of skilled stone-cutters to modern trials, mixing ancient knowledge and modern curiosities to offer unique pieces, carefully finished off, skillfully made from shapeless cube blocks to guarantee the highest quality.
OUR STORY
Mario Laurino matures his passion for stone since he was young: on 1 July 1940 he is already working in quarry alongside his grandfather where he remained for seven years. In 1965 he resumed this activity in an entrepreneurial form and founded, with the passionate support of his wife, Julia Marmi.
During this period he went to Tarpezzo and Tarcetta, while in 1972 the quarry of S. Ermacora in Torreano was opened. The opening of the Clastra quarry dates back to 1980 and is progressively expanding. At the beginning of its activity, Julia Marmi had few machines, but could count on the experience of many specialized stonecutters, who returned to Italy after years of work abroad.
Today the machine park has been completely renovated and production has opened up to new collaborations in the field of design but without ever forgetting the value of handmade work.
PIETRA-PIASENTINA
PIASENTINA STONE
Fruit of a whim of the nature of the Eocene period, the Piasentina Stone is compact and strong, with recognized characteristics of non-freezing, robustness, good workability and particular chromaticity, a warm gray with possible shades of brownish red and white veins, which varies appearance at vary surface processing.
From the saw to the polished, to the flamed and brushed to more traditional or innovative finishes and allowing for numerous combinations on the same material.This feature, combined with its performance characteristics, can meet the many design solutions and applications of creative Designers and Architects.
A NOBLE MATERIAL
Piasentina Stone is the construction and facing stone par excellence in the architecture of Friuli, where archaeological findings bear witness to the use of this stone as early as Roman times. In the 16th century the stone was also used for the monumental works by Palladio. Today Pietra Piasentina is a construction material appreciated and used around the world.
CAVE
THE ENVIRONMENT
Our Work In Respect Of The Environment The Piasentina Stone Is Quarried In A Small Area Of The North-eastern Foothills Of Friuli, In Open-air Quarries, Operating In A Manner Of Respecting The Environment And A Correct Environmental Recovery.
Julia Marmi owns three active quarries of Piasentina stone, all as permitted within the guidelines of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.The Julia Marmi quarries are also green areas, where stone is extracted but becomes areas for a theater, walking space, picnic areas whereas giving back to the nature of what the nature gives us.
FINISHES
SWAN SURFACE
The sawn surface is the result of the simple cutting of the block on which the signs of the tools used for sawing can still be present.
FLAMED AND BRUSHED
The flamed and brushed is the effect of the treatment after flaming. The result is an orange peel surface that is soft to the touch and less angular. Chromatically there is a slight accenting of the colors compared to the only flame.
POLISHING
Polishing is obtained by passing on the surface of decreasing grit wheels until a mirror-like translucent appearance is obtained.The surface takes on darker and more charged tones.
BRUSHING
Brushing is achieved by using brushes that give the surface an orange-tactile texture sensation.
The more you brush, the more the surface tends to darken.
MACHINE BRUSH HAMMERED
The bush hammered rotor is made by a mechanical rotating plate, equipped with sharp points.
The effect is a minute and disordered pitting.
HAND BRUSH HAMMERED
The bush hammered by hand is performed using a special hammer with a dowel pin applied. The effect is a geometric succession of dots.It is a traditional process where the manual percussive action of the stonemason expresses its ability.
ANTIQUED BY HAND
The antiquing is the result of an accented random flaming and subsequent brushing.The final effect recalls the surfaces of the ancient artifacts on which the signs of past time and wear are imprinted.
ANTIQUED J
The antiquing J is the result of an accented random flaming and subsequent brushing.The final effect recalls the surfaces of the ancient artifacts on which the signs of past time and wear are imprinted; compared to the hand-aged it is darker and softer, more regular.
