Marble stories, projects and events from the Carrara district.
Marmomac 2026: the 60th edition where natural stone meets the future, Calacatta and TEDx Forte dei Marmi. The stories of Franchi Umberto Marmi, number 15.
Geography and figures of the main natural stone fairs, and where marble begins: the Carrara quarries. The stories of Franchi Umberto Marmi, number 14.
In Carrara, the Crestola quarry hosted the second edition of Wunderkammer: contemporary art, technology and Apuan marble in a project by Franchi Umberto Marmi, number 13.
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On June 4th and 5th 2025 in Avenza, 16 architects from the YACademy Post-Graduate Master in Spiritual Architecture visited FUM headquarters: two days of close encounter with Carrara marble.
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The Rondanini Pietà, the marble work Michelangelo left unfinished, and the sublime of the non-finito, in the room designed by Michele De Lucchi inside Milan's Sforza Castle.
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Brutalist architecture in movies and TV series, and thirty-six young architects from UNC visiting Franchi Umberto Marmi. Blog & Stories number 10.
The Brutalist, with Adrien Brody in the Carrara quarries, in cinemas from January 23rd 2025, and Supernatural: architects at FUM with the magazine IQD.
Fabio Viale's wheel with a marble rose window for a Miami car dealership, and three films shot in Carrara with the quarries and marble as protagonists.
Five of the world's most famous architectural works in Carrara marble, the Freedom Tower, Calacatta and Bettogli, and the historical lizzatura at Ponti di Vara.
Why Carrara marble is famous all over the world, and We Are Nature: the PNA Network installation on the sustainability of natural stone at Fuorisalone 2023.
Marble professions: the yard supervisor Massimo Baruzzo, and sustainability and technology in the management of water resources.
The tiles: Carrara marble across Europe from the 16th century, and the start of the Words of Marble project with 12 young asylum seekers.
The luxury and sustainability of marble on board, and Carrara marble on the Grand Tours.
The new hall C1 at the FUM headquarters, the MAMAC museum in Nice, and the Marble House in Thailand by Openbox Architects.
Born in Carrara: the essence of Carrara marble, and the Best Managed Companies Award from Deloitte Private to Franchi Umberto Marmi.
The very first issue of Blog & Stories: Fili Pari, marble dust that becomes fabric, and the story of the Private Marble Railway of Carrara.