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Trajan’s Column: Carrara Marble as a Symbol and Language of Power
Trajan’s Column represents one of the pinnacles in the history of Carrara marble during the Roman era. Crafted from Luna marble, it chronicles the power of the Empire through a spiral frieze spanning over 200 meters, featuring 155 scenes and more than 2,500 figures. It is a masterpiece of sculpture, engineering, and political memory, in which marble becomes a monumental language, a public narrative, and a universal symbol of triumph.
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The Enduring Material: Carrara Marble Between the History of Taste and Contemporary Design
From White Carrara to Calacatta: discover why marble transcends trends and continues to reinvent itself in architecture and interior design.
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Carrara and Contemporary Art: The City-Laboratory Where Marble Meets Craftsmanship
From historic workshops to advanced robotics, Carrara continues to attract leading international artists as a living laboratory for contemporary sculpture.
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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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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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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.