Carrara marble is one of the most prestigious marbles ... as Michelangelo used to say. "When you make a sculpture some materials can flake apart, whereas this one is pretty homogeneous," master ...

T he marble extraction basin of the Province of Massa-Carrara in Italy is known for being a symbol of history, art and culture. It is the place from which Michelangelo obtained the raw material ...

In recent years the quarries of Carrara have had an annual aggregate output of about 200,000 tons. They supply the bulk of the marble used in Italy and Europe to-day for sculpture and other ...

It's more than double the price of carrara marble, yet mined in the same mountains. But the key to calacatta's price is its rarity. More from Retail Michelangelo's famous "David" sculpture was ...

Nestled in the heart of Rajasthan, Kishangarh is known for its rich history in marble craftsmanship. Recently, we had the ...

One of the brigade of robots taking over sculpture ... His Pieta was shown at a museum in Milan. Carrara's miners pull out ...

The Carrera Marble Run is the latest project presented by independent ... Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch ...