Latin Accents
Why is it that we find someone with a foreign accent somehow a little more interesting? Would Antonio Banderas be as sexy without his Spanish accent? Is Sophia Loren possibly more beautiful because of her Italian accent?
You’re probably asking yourself, “Why are we talking about foreign accents?”
The answer is simple; the same applies to architectural details. What looks better around a pool at a resort, cement or Mexican cantera? What’s more beautiful, a pre-cast concrete column or one carved from Italian limestone? What looks better on the outside of a modern commercial building, stucco or Spanish limestone cladding?
If you’re an architect, designer, or developer, you know there are only so many ways to arrange boxes and cylinders. It’s the details that set your design apart. Many think natural stone details are too expensive. But can you afford to skimp on what people will admire most?
CANTERA ESPECIAL, manufacturer and distributor of fine architectural stone products, recently partnered with three major Italian stone manufacturers, one in Spain and one in Mexico.
This partnership gives Cantera Especial the ability to bring more flavor, texture and variety to the cut and carved stone market, providing old-world, hand-carved craftsmanship with modern design and delivery to any architectural product: columns, molding surrounds, veneer, mosaic, flooring, fireplaces, fountains, balustrade and more.
The success of this partnership is evidenced by a recent contract to supply product for the largest multi-use development in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They chose the Spanish limestone, Azul Moderno. “The architect wanted a stone that would not only accent their design,” says Andrew Firestone, President of Cantera Especial “but create a sense of permanence and classic, old world, architectural flavor.”
Cantera Especial’s streamlined operation has led to them being one of the most successful carved stone and flooring businesses in the United States. Limestone and Cantera have become the most widely used natural architectural stone products because of their varied colors and carving facility. “We control every aspect of the process.” says Firestone, “Our design process is very unique. We provide down loadable Auto Cad and PDF design details that architects and designers are now looking at to get design ideas.”
Those design details can be customized for anything you have in mind. And if we don’t have it, we can create it.
Come see how Cantera Especial can give your projects foreign accents people will remember.