"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until i set him free" Michelangelo.
Marble isn't just marble. Every slab is distinct, some more subtly grained while others are vividly expressive.
No matter your preference in pattern, a recently popular trend towards book-matched marble—the use of two mirror-image marble slabs, set side by side on the same surface like the pages of an open book—is the material at its most statement-making.
"Fundamentally, I am all about finding interesting and authentic ways to incorporate nature into most of my designs," says interior designer Jeremiah Brent, who sprung for book-matched marble in the bathroom he co-designed with his partner Nate Berkus for their Manhattan home.
"Book-matched marble is one of the truest ways to showcase the natural beauty of the stone and can become a statement piece of art."
