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“The most Portuguese village of Portugal” – this is how Monsanto became famous, a village built from and amid granite blocks. Located in the East of Portugal, Monsanto has an extended history, the oldest evidence dating back from the Stone Age. Romans, Visigoths, Arabs and Knights Templar have all left traces in this small and extraordinary Portuguese settlement, created and developed on a granite mountain (758 m).

Scandinavian design is defined by simplicity, lots of open spaces, less furniture pieces, more white as background, pastel accents, plants, wood and simple geometry of lines. This approach for interior design fits the larger domain of minimalism, in which the most popular are natural stones with “full” colors and less textures. At the same time, the play of pastel colors – contrasting with the background – is beautifully performed by colored stone or veined stones.

One of the misconceptions regarding natural stone floors is the slippery aspect, which qualifies them as unsuitable for bathrooms. However, such a misconception is based on a fact: it is recommended to avoid installing glossy natural stone (with polished finish) in bathrooms, unless treated according to the description below. So a polished surface becomes slip-resistant with special treatments, while adding personality and making the bathroom more elegant.

Lately, customers are more focused on buying products for cleaning, sealing and aftercare of natural stone, such as limestone, sandstone, andesite, slate, gneiss, travertine, marble or granite.

At the beginning of the ’70s two things happened that seemed almost impossible to connect. Sport footwear market was developing with an unprecedented advertising campaign and slate was introduced in Germany, then conquering Europe as material for interior and exterior decoration projects. Later in the ‘80s flexible slate was invented and sport footwear had a solid market share, appealing to people more or less connected to the world of sports. Now in 2017, flexible slate becomes associated with sport footwear.

Bentley cars are famous for their elegance and luxury displayed with every detail. Top luxury options and comfort establish Bentley as a member in the limited class of the most exclusive cars. And when it comes to raising the standards with special options, you have many solutions competing for the title of most appealing. Exotic wood is out of fashion as luxury options, therefore other materials had to be considered, so we arrived at natural stone.

PickTwo, architecture and design studio was established in 2013. Since then, their portfolio grew with dozens of carefully planned and customized projects, associated with commercial spaces but also corporate interiors.

Natural stone is the perfect material for the base of your house. First, because you have tiles available in a large range of colors for satisfying every possible need. And second, because natural stone is resistant to many freeze/thaw cycles, durable in wet spaces and extreme heat during summer. Choose a material to match your decoration project, make sure it is installed by experts and keep in mind to seal the tiles with the right sealer.

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art, originated in the Third Century BC and based on a set of principles for harmonizing and orienting things in a living space while using different colors based on mood, for bringing equilibrium and good luck into our existence.

SKIN flexible slate veneer is one of today’s quite controversial building materials, because its features are not backed up by a long history. In fact, it was introduced on the market 20 years ago, a period in which users attained a constant development and optimization. Today, SKIN flexible slate veneer is a material which stood excellent the test of time, proving durability to many factors interfering with initial design and architecture projects.