Tropical Storm quartzite is a natural stone of extraordinary beauty, characterized by a dynamic, irregular white-golden veining that crosses the surface like lightening through a blackness so deep to evoke the sky during a storm. Just one look at this magnificent quartzite is enough to understand the origin of its evocative name. The visual effect is striking, its sharp chromatic contrasts and the geometry of its veins allow the creation of book-match compositions of great visual impact.
This quartzite is the result of a long metamorphic process of quartz-rich sandstones. Over millions of years, the action of pressure and heat transformed these sediments into a compact, durable, and radiant stone. The main quarries of Tropical Storm are in South Africa, a country known for the variety and quality of its quartzites.
Tropical Storm quartzite is a very hard and durable natural stone that requires no maintenance. It is resistant to wear, weathering, and all domestic uses: from kitchen countertops to flooring, from interior wall claddings to external façades exposed to sun and rain.
Despite its extreme hardness, Tropical Storm quartzite can be ordered in a wide range of finishes to suit the client’s or designer’s preferences: bush-hammered, flamed, honed, polished, sandblasted, brushed, waterjet, or other spectacular special finishes.
It has been chosen by internationally famous architects such as Patricia Urquiola and Piero Lissoni, who have used it in luxury hotels and exclusive commercial spaces, enhancing its wide-ranging natural texture and its extreme elegance. You can admire it in high-fashion boutiques and design hotels all over the world: a design project in Tropical Storm is intimate and at the same time majestic, its contemporary pattern gives all spaces a refined aesthetic look that is never excessive.
Tropical Storm is not just a quartzite, it’s an unforgettable textural experience.
