It simply doesn’t get any more high contrast than black-and-white stone used together. “Literally, white is the absence of all color, and black is the presence of all color,” Tyler says.

Resistance and extractivism: Inside Carrara, home of white marble. In a place where natural beauty and industrial extraction collide, people are fighting for an Italian town threatened by decline.

The stone extracted from outside the nearby city of Carrara, including from the white marble quarry in the image below, is ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Marble Quarries of Carrara ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 97 No. 20 (November 1907), p. 361 doi:10.1038 ...

A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It's a move some artists see as cheating, but others are embracing the change.

Stone color trends seem to ebb and flow at a monthly clip, but mixing black and white is forever, according to top interior designers. Is Plain Old Carrara Marble Making a Comeback? Designers Say Yes ...

The stone extracted from outside the nearby city of Carrara, including from the white marble quarry in the image below, is widely regarded as the purest and most valuable in the world. Alessandro ...