Sep 18
2025

Paolo Criveller: “Käärme“ is a modular system featuring travertine alternating with marble panels and openings, framed by a continuous line that harmonises classical aesthetics with the demands of dry construction.In Hall 10 of Marmomac, trends in building with natural stone will be presented under the title “Plus Theater.” One of the topics this year is once again the use of stone powder as a waste material from the sawing of blocks or slabs: 3D printers can be used to create buildings and a variety of structures with it. This year, Professor Giuseppe Fallacara will be presenting ideas from various universities and companies under the title “Fabula Litica: La Foresta Incantata” (Stone Fable: The Enchanted Forest).

Another topic is solid construction with stone. The characteristic feature here is that the small blocks from which such masonry is composed have a load-bearing function for the walls. During the decades of industrial construction, this ancient type of construction fell into oblivion. However, in France, solid construction with stone remained popular and is now experiencing a renaissance in the UK and Switzerland. A wide range of technical solutions is being developed – in the installation “Epiphanies,” designer Raffaello Galiotto has the German company Bamberger Natursteinwerk showcase a construction with tensioned steel cables.

Another trend is shown in the exhibition section “Modular Verticality.” It uses stone for what is known as “offsite construction logic”: In prefab houses, for example, a bathroom with all connections for water and electricity is created in a factory, so that all that remains to be done on the construction site is to assemble these walls. This significantly reduces costs and also minimizes waste on the construction site. This part of the exhibition is curated by the Association for Industrial Design (ADI), Veneto and Trentino-South Tyrol division.

We show renderings of some projects and quote the trade Marmomac press release in the photo captions.

ADI (Italian)

Scientific Committee for ADI Members Project Selection
Manni Group – Daniel Elber
Prof. Marco Imperadori, Polimi
Prof. Paolo Rigone, Unicmi
Prof. Massimo Rossetti, IUAV
Roberto Santolamazza, T2I
Sara Scalfi, Polo Veronesi

ADI Member Designers
Gino Carollo
Davide Cavaliere
Paolo Criveller
Matteo Leorato
Maria Vittoria Malgarise
Eleonora Pesce

Invited Architecture Firms
Arch. Cristina Morbi
Studio Maetherea, London
Arch. Maurizio Varratta
Studio Varratta Architect, Genoa
Arch. Bruna Bonavita
Tutor Arch. Giulio Rigoni
Studio BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhagen

Matteo Leorato: “Tani Ori” combines origami and marble into a lightweight, three-dimensional module for ventilated façades with simple anchorage.Matteo Leorato: “Tani Ori” combines origami and marble into a lightweight, three-dimensional module for ventilated façades with simple anchorage.
 

Maria Vittoria Malgarise’s “Concavoconvess“ plays on the contrasts of light and shadow, as well as solid and void.Maria Vittoria Malgarise’s “Concavoconvess“ plays on the contrasts of light and shadow, as well as solid and void.
 

Eleonora Pesce: “Thatching“ is a new cladding proposal that strikes a balance between Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian warmth, processing marble to evoke the lightness of straw and palm leaves.Eleonora Pesce: “Thatching“ is a new cladding proposal that strikes a balance between Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian warmth, processing marble to evoke the lightness of straw and palm leaves.
 

Davide Cavaliere: “VEA“ reinterprets marble as a sensorial experience through a terrazzo green porphyry module that plays with solids and voids, creating vibrant spaces permeated by natural light.Davide Cavaliere: “VEA“ reinterprets marble as a sensorial experience through a terrazzo green porphyry module that plays with solids and voids, creating vibrant spaces permeated by natural light.
 

Gino Carollo: “Eclipse” generates unprecedented curvatures and volumes, conferring marble with a strong sense of dynamism and architectural modernity.Gino Carollo: “Eclipse” generates unprecedented curvatures and volumes, conferring marble with a strong sense of dynamism and architectural modernity.