Sep 9
2025

MARM \ MORE® (MARMMORE®) by Fili Pari: not a granite but a textile with 50 % marble powder.MARM \ MORE® by Fili Pari: jackets “Flippa“ (left) and “Nina.““Stone Next“ represents a unique opportunity for professionals, companies, and designers to observe cutting-edge technologies up close, connect with innovative startups, and gain inspiration for new projects in the world of natural stone. The projects on show are:
 

(Photo above) Already a market success is the innovative textile MARM \ MORE® (MARMMORE®) by the Milanese company Fili Pari. The female founders, Alice Zantedeschi and Francesca Pievani, turned their university idea for using marble powder into a microfilm, which has recently been used for the front dashboard and door panels in the new Lancia Ypsilon LX car. The material is resistant to water, wind, and abrasion and has already made a career in clothes for everyday use. Over 50% is marble powder – when touched it really feels like stone.
Fili Pari’s jackets and raincoats made of MARM \ MORE® are on sale at the Marmomac Shop-in-Shop in Hall 10 or at the company’s online shop.
 

Lichens can be colorful and live on stone surfaces.“Lichen & Stones“ project by Julia Schwarz.* “Lichen & Stones“ is the title of a project by Julia Schwarz: The versatility of Pannonia stone becomes the setting for 3D experimentation mimicking the aesthetics of lichens. Those hybrid colonies of algae and fungi, traditionally perceived as symbols of decay or neglect of urban or sculptural structures, take on a central role in the project, overturning the very concept of beauty. The structures shown stand for the integration between architecture and nature.
 

* “Laboratorio: Engineered objects for home design“: The collaboration between the Associazione Donne del Marmo and the Degree Course in Engineering for Industrial Design at the University of Pisa has generated 12 spinoff collections from La Casa di Pietra’s catalogue, a Tuscan brand specializing in producing objects in natural stone and other materials. Students created candelabras, centrepieces, vases, and other household items for tomorrow.
 

Human Skills and contemporary technique brought together by the Klesarska Škola Pučišća (Stonemasonry School), Croatia. * Human skills and contemporary technique are brought together in the project of the Klesarska Škola Pučišća (Stonemasonry School) on the island of Brač in Croatia. In a daily live performance by teachers and top students in Hall 10, “the millenary art of the hand” will show how carving with tools since ancient Rome can combine technique and tradition.
 

* “I Profumi del Marmo” (The Fragrances of Marble) showcases new perfumes and innovative accessories designed by Pennata. A few years ago, we had reported about the cents called Statuario, Arabescato, and Calacatta in flacons sealed with caps made of the these famous marbles. This time, the “tailor-made accessories offer a multisensory experience that merges aesthetics and innovation,“ as said in a press release.
 

* “Stone 3D Printing” from ETH Zurich, curated by Pietro Odaglia and Francesco Ranaudo opens new perspectives for low-carbon circular architecture. It is a system for producing full-scale architectural components with a printer. Made with 80% recycled stone and a low-impact binder, the material combines circularity with digital precision. On display are printed items from furniture to structural elements.
 

Marmomac, September 23 – 26, 2025

Photos: Fili Pari, archive , Marmomac