Salvatori is an Italian design brand specialising in natural stone such as

marble Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. It has a crystalline texture, and is ty ...

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

and

sandstone Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sand ...

History

Salvatori was founded in 1946 in Querceta,

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, close to the

Carrara marble Carrara marble, or Luna marble (''marmor lunense'') to the Romans, is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It has been quarried since Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara ...

quarries. In 1950 the founder Guido Salvatori invented the “split face” finish, whereby the stone is opened up to expose the textured surface within. In the early 2000s in addition to textures the company started to also produce bathroom items such as bathtubs and basins. More recently the company has introduced its Home Collection, which began with tables and later extended into areas such as lighting, storage solutions and accessories, in order to widen its appeal. In 2010 Salvatori invented Lithoverde, the world’s first material almost solely made from recycled natural stone. Lithoverde is 99% composed of offcuts of

(Bianco Carrara or Gris du Marais) or

(Crema d’Orcia or Pietra d’Avola) which are bound together by a natural resin (the remaining 1%). It debuted internationally at

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in Milan when

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created the installation The House of Stone made entirely of Lithoverde®. Currently it is run by CEO Gabriele Salvatori, grandson of the company’s founder.

Projects

Salvatori has supplied product for projects ranging from residential to retail to hospitality such as

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(University of Science and Technology),

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Milan, Armani stores globally, the Conservatorium Hotel Amsterdam,

Salvatore Ferragamo Salvatore Ferragamo (5 June 1898 – 7 August 1960) was an Italian shoe designer and the founder of luxury goods high-end retailer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. An innovative shoe designer, Salvatore Ferragamo established a reputation in the 1930 ...

and

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. In 2013 Salvatori collaborated with

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to create the F-Table for the

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Handmade special exhibition, on display in the main window of Harrod's. The exhibition also travelled to Milan and New York in 2014.

Designers

In 2010 the company worked with

on The House of Stone using Salvatori’s Lithoverde. In 2014

Kengo Kuma is a Japanese architect and emeritus professor in the Department of Architecture (Graduate School of Engineering) at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, Kuma is also noted for his prolif ...

developed Ishiburo, a bathroom range in natural stone, with Salvatori. In 2017 a series of tables were created in a joint collaboration with Michael Anastassiades. Salvatori has also worked with

Daniel Libeskind Daniel Libeskind (born May 12, 1946) is a Polish–American architect, artist, professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and is its principal design architect. He is known for the design a ...

on residential projects in Italy and

Piero Lissoni Piero Lissoni (born July 23, 1956, in Seregno) is an Italian architect, art director and designer. For over thirty years, he has developed projects the world over in the fields of architecture, landscape and interior, as well as in product and g ...

on a table range, stone texture and several hospitality projects including Roomers Hotel in Baden Baden. Other designers who have worked with the company include Michael Anastassiades, Stephen Burks, Rodolfo Dordoni,

Luca Nichetto Luca Nichetto is an Italian industrial designer and creative director based in Stockholm. He is most well known for his work with Ginori 1735, Hermès, Foscarini, Cassina, And Tradition and Steinway & Sons. Biography Nichetto was born in 1976 ...

Patricia Urquiola Patricia Urquiola Hidalgo (born 1961 in Oviedo) is a Spanish architect, industrial designer and art director. Biography Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo, Spain, and studied architecture at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. She lat ...

, Vincent Van Duysen, and

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Locations

The company has a showroom in the Brera district of

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. In 2013 they opened a space in

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and in 2016 the company opened flagship showrooms in

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’s

Wigmore Street Wigmore Street is a street in the City of Westminster, in the West End of London. The street runs for about 600 yards parallel and to the north of Oxford Street between Portman Square to the west and Cavendish Square to the east. It is named af ...

and

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

Awards

*2013: presented with the Premio di Premi (Award of all Awards). Initiated by the Italian government. *2013:

magazine named Salvatori’s limited edition piece Girella as winner of Best Domestic Design. *2014: Salvatori received an Honourable Mention at the Compasso d’Oro awards.

References

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