BRECCIA PERNICE

Breccia Pernice: Warmth in Stone

Breccia Pernice is an Italian marble of sedimentary origin, with a vivid colour palette of red, orange, pink and golden tones, run through with darker pink and white veins that give it dynamism and movement. The lithic fragments are cemented by a calcareous matrix that lends the stone its structural stability and workability. Each slab is a unique work of art shaped by nature. Breccia Pernice is widely used in residential and contract projects, for cladding, flooring, bathrooms and kitchens. For demanding applications such as kitchen worktops, impregnation is recommended.

Breccia Pernice is available in three finishes. The honed version develops a matt sheen without any mirror effect, allowing the colour transitions and brecciated structure to come fully into their own. The polished finish produces a deep, mirror-like shine that intensifies the warmth of the colours and the contrast of the veining. Brosso vecchio is an unusual, matt finish for marbles with a unique 'leather touch' feel.

What is Breccia?

The word breccia comes from Italian and means "broken stone". The term was used during the Renaissance by architects and stonemasons to describe decorative marbles made up of angular fragments, and was later adopted by geologists for any rock with the same structure: sharp, angular fragments bound together by a natural cement. The angular shape reveals that the fragments were deposited close to their source, and distinguishes a breccia from a conglomerate, whose fragments are rounded.