Beauty for an eternity

Flowstone erupts with design potential. Achieving the bespoke artistry coveted by today’s sophisticated tastemakers requires a time-honored, multi-step process to create surfaces so tactile and visually luxurious, they feel alive.

Everything Flowstone is custom created. No shape, color or detail is beyond the grasp of the craftsmen in our studios in Italy, their skills perfected by sustained practice and innovative production methods.

CUTTING The process of turning raw stone into sumptuous Flowstone begins with the harvesting of basalt from the quarries of Mt. Etna. Once this is completed, then the stone is cut with the utmost precision to become whatever your dreams desire.

FIRING Only then is the slab ready to be fired, heating it to 1,000° C to intensify its hardness and durability and rid the stone of any impurities.

GLAZING Our superior artistry is truly proven in the glazing process that requires years of experimentation and practice. Metallic, crystalline, gloss or matte finishes are combined with countless colors in a customized mix that’s exclusively yours.

REFIRING Finally, each piece is refired, creating signature features such as crettatura (crackled surface), superb depth of color, jewel-like beauty and smooth touch that render Flowstone so fascinating.

Flowstone glazes are the natural result of the enameling and firing process, often inclusive of arresting characteristics that may reveal themselves organically during firing.

Lava stone is mined from volcanic rock deposits. During the formation of lava stone, through super-heated volcanic eruptions, certain gases may become integrated within the body of the raw material. These gases can be liberated during the glaze firing process, producing small colored “blossoms of ore” sometimes visible through the glaze, particularly in the lighter colored glaze options. As they are characteristics of this natural material, these occasional blossoms are not considered variations in quality, but rather validating traits of our organic and sustainable product. The stone responds to the firing process in a collaboration with the artisans that results in a unique and singular product.

Ultimately, anything fashioned in Flowstone – from bar tops to tabletops, basins to swimming pools, flooring to fireplace surrounds, kitchens indoors and out – will be an expression of our artisans’ craft and your creative vision.

flowstone features:

• Matte, gloss, crystalline and proprietary metallic finishes
  

• Bespoke color palette
  

• Fired at more than 1000°C for unparalleled heat/scorch resistance
  

• Versatile application
  

• CAD friendly
  

• Ability to create large items from single slabs or blocks
  

• Customizable for unlimited creative possibilities