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The new Poltrona Frau monobrand store opens in Carrara
Poltrona Frau inaugura il suo nuovo store monobrand a Carrara, città simbolo del marmo italiano nel mondo. Un progetto che unisce design, architettura e tradizione manifatturiera d’eccellenza, firmato dall’architetto Michele De Lucchi, tra i più autorevoli protagonisti della scena architettonica internazionale.
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Higher Education and Knowledge: FUM Academy and YACademy together for two days of close encounter between great Architecture and Carrara marble
The educational visit that took place on the 4th and 5th of June at FUM headquarters in Avenza was of great relevance and importance: a select group of 16 architects enrolled in the Post-Graduate Master by YACademy dedicated to Spiritual Architecture enjoyed the unique experience of two days of close encounter with Carrara marble, appreciated and recognized as excellence throughout the whole world.
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Mother by Bob Wilson: Michelangelo's Rondanini Pietà and the sublime of the unfinished
The Rodanini Pietà is a marble work that Michelangelo sculpted for the first time between 1552 and 1553 and then worked on it again between 1555 and 1564, probably until a few days before his death, leaving it incomplete.
Kept until 2015 inside the Sforza Castle Museum in Milan, it was then moved and can now be admired inside the ancient Spanish Hospital in the Castle’s Cortile delle Armi, in a room designed by architect Michele De Lucchi.
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The Brutalist architecture in movies and TV Series
This architectural movement that started from England and established itself all over the world in the 1950s is now becoming a protagonist in the media
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Franchi Umberto Marmi hosted thirty-six young architects from the UNC
Thirty-six young architects from UNC (University of North Carolina), based in Charlotte, come to visit Franchi Umberto Marmi from the USA to live an up-close experience with Carrara marble
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Stone & Surface Ryad - Saudi Arabia 2025
The Big 5 Construct Saudi in Riyadh is the leading event for the construction sector.
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XIAMEN INTERNATIONAL STONE FAIR - China 2025
The China Xiamen International Stone Fair 2025 is held annually in Xiamen, Fujian Province, attracting participants from around the world, including exhibitors, buyers, industry experts, and visitors.
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FUM Academy: A New Chapter in Marble Education
On February 7th, FUM Academy reached a significant milestone with the inauguration of its new educational space dedicated to the study of marble and its applications. We were honored to welcome architect Giuseppe Zampieri from David Chipperfield Architects, who shared his insights and expertise with the students of the Master in Architecture for Landscape by YACademy.
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Supernatural: Architecture and Marble: a Well-functioning Match
Il 4 e 5 ottobre Franchi Umberto Marmi, in media partnership con il magazine IQD, ha organizzato un importante evento, accogliendo presso la propria sede un nutrito gruppo di architetti provenienti da alcuni degli studi top italiani e proponendo loro un incontro ravvicinato col marmo di Carrara e con quanto gravita attorno ad un materiale che sta conoscendo una nuova stagione d’oro, non solo da un punto di vista commerciale, ma anche in termini di apprezzamento da parte della comunità dei progettisti, sempre in cerca di nuovi stimoli e input innovativi da sviluppare.
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The Brutalist: Adrien Brody in the Carrara Quarries - In theaters from January 23 2025
La pellicola, in odor di premiazione alla Mostra del Cinema di Venezia 2024, narra la storia di László Toth (interpretato da Adrien Brody, premio Oscar 2003 come miglior attore per Il Pianista), un architetto ungherese ebreo che, scampato alla persecuzione antisemita, arriva nel 1947 negli Stati Uniti assieme alla moglie.
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FUM ACADEMY: PEOPLE AND KNOWLEDGE AT THE CENTER
After first course in “Architecture for the Landscape,” FUM relaunches partnership with YACademy again for 2024
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The new artwork of Fabio Viale: a wheel with a marble rose for a Miami car dealership
The new artwork of Fabio Viale: a wheel with a marble rose for a Miami car dealership
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Carrara marble and Cinema
Sono numerosi i film girati a Carrara con protagoniste le cave e il marmo. Ne abbiamo selezionati tre tra i più celebri.
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Why we use the terms “Calacatta” and “Bettogli”
Il marmo di Carrara ha una storia millenaria che affonda le radici all’epoca romana quando
era comunemente noto come marmo lunense.
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Stories: Carrara Marble for the Freedom Tower
Esattamente dieci anni fa nel 2013 veniva inaugurata la Freedom Tower, la torre simbolo del New World Trade Center, il complesso ricostruito dopo i tragici attacchi terroristici dell’11 settembre 2001.
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5 of the most famous Carrara marble achitectural works in the world
Carrara marble has been used in architecture for centuries. It is rooted in the Roman age with the first architectural uses and the artistic ones. Over two thousand years of history have given humanity architectural masterpieces made of marble throughout the ages. From the religious to the civil context, passing through major works privately commissioned.
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Lizzatura storica - Ponti di Vara
Before the use of trucks, "Lizzatura" was the only way to transport marble blocks down towards the valley, using a sled called "lizza"
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FUM - NAN'AN CITY - 15 years together
To celebrate 15 years of collaboration with Franchi Umberto Marmi, the mayor of Nan'An City, Mr. Wang Lian has taken the Economy and Trade Delegation to visit our headquarters
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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT AND ESG GOALS
Nowadays, a Company in order to bear the seal of sustainability must take on precise criteria of self-assessment with respect to different impacts, that is, measuring its rating against values related to ESG principles: Enviromental, Social and Governance.
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Franchi Umberto Marbles returns to the China @Xiamen International Stone Fair 2023
Xiamen International Stone Fair 2023 from June 5th to 8th. You will find us at stand A 4021.
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Why is Carrara marble so famous worldwide?
Carrara marble is famous all over the world for its unique features and it is associated with the most important architecture and art works.
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We are nature. The sustainability of the Natural Stone at Fuorisalone 2023
PNA Network - Pietra Naturale Autentica Network - was a protagonist in Fuorisalone 2023 with an installation positioned in the heart of Superstudio Più, in Tortona area.
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Sustainability and technology, the management of water resources
In questi decenni l’idea di sostenibilità ha spostato la sua lancetta dagli aspetti puramente ecologici a quelli più globali che comprendessero oltre a questi anche quelli umani, economici e sociali.
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From "Essere Marmo", the Carrara marble sustainability manifesto, "Marble narrates"
Cosa racconta il marmo?
Nel mentre che lo ammiriamo attraverso l’imponenza di un blocco, ma anche di una architettura contemporanea o di un monumento storico o, ancora, attraverso la sinuosità di una scultura, il marmo ci parla, ci trasmette emozioni e ci dona consapevolezza.
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Marble words: 12 young asylum seekers visited the company
A group of 12 young asylum seekers and students from the Provincial Center for Adult Education of Massa Carrara (CPIA), an independent educational institution that creates a training offer for young people and adults who have not completed their compulsory education, visited the FUM headquarters in recent days.
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The tiles: marble in Europe from the 16th century
Although Carrara marble was already known for its uses in architecture and art, during the sixteenth century it experienced a new season of distribution throughout Europe thanks to the tiles commonly called "marmette" or "quadrette".
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Marble professions: the yard supervisor Massimo Baruzzo
In the world of Carrara marble, every profession has its own specific name which often derives from ancient traditions and sometimes translation of dialect expressions.
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Carrara marble on the Grand Tours
Carrara marble is a cultural bridge that crosses boundaries and goes beyond oceans. From the earliest times of the Roman world to the age of globalization, marble has been synonymous of excellence, beauty and uniqueness.
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The luxury and sustainability of marble even "on board"
On the boat, where everything is designed for the maximum comfort of guests and for a top sailing experience, the excellence characterising our Made in Italy is increasingly the master, becoming the protagonist of these exclusive moments of freedom and pure contact with nature.
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Marble Architecture: discovering MAMAC – Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Nice
Considered one of the most important contemporary art exhibition centres in the South of France, the Mamac was designed by the architects Yves Bayard and Henri Vidal in the late 80s.
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The FUM headquarters expands: the new hall C1
Ultimato nel 2021, il padiglione C1 è l’ultimo nato del quartier generale ed è stato progettato da Giuseppe Venuta.
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Japan Home & Building Show
See you in Tokyo from 26th to 28th ottobre 2022 (10:00 AM - 5:00 PM) - Hall 5 (East) | Stand c10-11
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Best Managed Companies Award by Deloitte Private
Franchi Umberto Marmi wins the “Best Managed Companies” award, Deloitte Private's acknowledgment for the Italian entrepreneurial excellencies distinguished for their strategy, innovation, and ESG corporate culture.
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Openbox Architects designs with marble and integrates architecture with the landscape: the Marble House in Thailand
A contemporary and evolutionary use of marble characterises Openbox’s approach to this project and defines the unique character of this dwelling, perfectly integrated with the surrounding landscape.
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Eros table by Angelo Mangiarotti
With its natural uniqueness, through the centuries marble has often been used by great architects and sculptors for its exclusive characteristics of durability and versatility.
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View of the quarries by Daan Zuijderwijk & Maaike Vergouwe
Daan Zuijderwijk (1974) and Maaike Vergouwe (1978) have been traveling through Europe in their self-built house on wheels for over four years now, together with their three young daughters Fenna, Alba and Isolde.
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Marmo+Mac 2022
In occasione della 56°edizione di MARMO+MAC, che si svolgerà a Verona dal 27 al 30 settembre, Franchi Umberto Marmi è lieto di invitarLa a visitare il proprio stand.
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Born in Carrara
What is the essence of Carrara marble? A millennia-long history, the genius of the artists, the excellence of the great architecture, the skill of the best craftsmen and the authenticity of being natural and sustainable.
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Fili Pari: marble dust become fabric
Today we meet Fili Pari, the first fashion-tech startup to develop a collection of outerwear for women using the innovative material MARM \ MORE®
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A journey through sustainability at FUM – Preview
The sustainable use of the raw material marble is a central goal for Franchi Umberto Marmi that is also concretely measurable in the perspective of a transparent business model in every stage of the process.
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The Marble Railway
Even though today it seems incredible, there was a time when the marble of Carrara was carried down from the mountain on a steep iron path used by locomotives and carriages of the Private Marble Railway of Carrara.