The Materioteca of Margraf opens the March chapter with Fior di Pesco Carnico®, an exclusively quarried Italian marble that strongly reflects its area of origin and precisely meets the needs of contemporary projects. A stone that can be both identity-defining and, at the same time, extraordinarily versatile.

The Fior di Pesco Carnico® is quarried from a single open-pit quarry located in the province of Udine, in the heart of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The unique geographic location and the geology of the site make this marble an exclusive resource, available only through Margraf — a Vicenza-based company of international reference in the field of natural stone processing.

The compact structure of the stone and its natural workability make it suitable for a wide range of applications, ensuring uniformity and quality in every format and thickness.

One of the most appreciated characteristics of Fior di Pesco Carnico® is its distinctive color palette. The stone features shades ranging from pure white to delicate gray and soft pink, enriched by soft, harmonious veins that define its unique visual identity.

This color combination allows refined pairings with other marbles, ceramic materials, wood surfaces and laminates, promoting coherent and highly impactful design solutions, both in monochromatic contexts and in more complex compositions.

The application versatility is one of the strengths of this natural stone. Fior di Pesco Carnico® is excellently used in:

• Residential and contract interior flooring
• Wall cladding and vertical surface coverings
• Custom furnishings: kitchen tops, bathroom countertops, shelves, tables
• Façades and external architectural envelopes
• Decorative elements and high-end details in interior design

Its compact structure makes it suitable both for interiors — where it expresses its full aesthetic character — and for exteriors, where its technical performance guarantees long-term durability.

Fior di Pesco Carnico® is not only beautiful: it is a technically robust stone. Among its main technical characteristics:

• Low water absorption at atmospheric pressure — ideal for humid environments and outdoor use
• Frost resistance — reliable for façade applications and outdoor paving
• Flexural strength — suitable for large slabs and worktops
• Excellent abrasion resistance performance — durable over time even in high-traffic areas
• Good anti-slip properties — recommended for safe flooring

These properties make it a reliable choice not only for luxury residential projects but also for the contract market — hotels, offices, public spaces — where surfaces must meet high technical standards.

Fior di Pesco Carnico® is a sustainable stone in the deepest sense: locally quarried, worked in respect of Italian stonecraft traditions, it is a zero-kilometer material capable of enhancing Friulian territorial identity in global architecture.

Its certified quarry extraction and the high-quality processing guaranteed by Margraf meet the growing demand for transparent and responsible supply chains from designers, interior designers and clients attentive to environmental and cultural sustainability.

Fior di Pesco Carnico® is the protagonist of March in the Materioteca of Margraf — an editorial and physical project that showcases the natural stones in the portfolio through an in-depth technical and aesthetic narrative.

Each month the Materioteca selects an outstanding material and tells its story from every angle: origin, characteristics, design applications, pairings and inspirations. A valuable reference for architects, interior designers and design professionals seeking materials with an authentic story to tell.