Stone carries permanence. We give it intelligence.
AluStone™ Studio re-engineers natural stone using lightweight aluminum honeycomb structures and precision fabrication.
AluStone™ kitchen island — Brazilian quartzite (Taj Mahal).
AluStone™ kitchen island — open drawers.
Corner / seam close-up
Handle groove detail
AluStone™ kitchen island — drawer detail.
AluStone™ kitchen island — drawer detail.
MATERIAL COMPOSITION
- The visible surfaces of the AluStone™ kitchen island — including worktops, drawer fronts, and doors — are fabricated from Brazilian quartzite in Taj Mahal stone.
- Rather than using solid stone, the system employs a 5 mm natural stone layer bonded to a 15 mm aluminium honeycomb structural core, resulting in a total thickness of 20 mm.
- This composite construction increases structural performance while reducing weight compared to a solid stone equivalent, allowing larger surfaces to remain stable, precise, and manageable.
- Internal carcasses are constructed from compressed American laminate, providing dimensional stability and a durable internal framework behind the stone surfaces.
- Drawer systems are fitted with Blum® hardware, selected for long-term reliability and precise movement.
ALUSTONE™ KITCHEN — BUILT PROTOTYPE
- This kitchen island represents the first fully built AluStone™ prototype, fabricated and delivered as a real-world project. It demonstrates the system’s structural integrity, surface quality, and detailing at full architectural scale.
WHY ALUSTONE™ EXISTS
- Traditional stone kitchens rely on mass for strength.
As surfaces grow larger, weight, handling limits, and structural demands quickly define what becomes possible. This often leads to compromises in proportion, detailing, or layout — not because of design intent, but because of material constraints.
- AluStone™ exists to remove constraints, allowing stone to be used as a continuous architectural surface rather than a series of heavy components.
- The goal is not to replace stone craftsmanship, but to extend what stone can realistically do.
HOW THE ALUSTONE™ SYSTEM WORKS
- AluStone™ is engineered as a layered system rather than a single mass of stone.
- Natural stone is precision-bonded to lightweight aluminium honeycomb structural cores, which carry load, alignment, and tolerance control. This separation of surface and structure allows stone to behave as an architectural skin rather than as a solid block.
- Panels remain dimensionally stable and accurately aligned, while staying manageable throughout fabrication, transport, and installation.
- The system is engineered as a whole, and elements such as openings, joints, and integrated functions are resolved structurally rather than added afterward.
The result is stone surfaces that read as monolithic, while performing as a controlled, modular system behind the surface.
DESIGNED FOR ARCHITECTURE
- AluStone™ is designed to operate at architectural scale rather than object scale. Because structure, surface, and alignment are resolved together, proportions are not dictated by material limits but by spatial intent.
- The system allows stone to extend continuously across planes, edges, and openings while maintaining visual clarity.
- Details such as joints, reveals, and transitions are treated as part of the architecture rather than applied solutions. This makes AluStone™ suitable for kitchens conceived as built elements within a space, not as standalone objects.
TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
ALUSTONE™ COFFEE TABLES
Coffee table — Black quartz, fabricated
Coffee table — Black quartz, fabricated
Coffee table — Black quartz, fabricated
Fabricated AluStone™ coffee table in black quartzite, demonstrating monolithic stone surfaces achieved through a lightweight engineered structure.
Built using the same surface-and-core system as the AluStone™ kitchen, enabling architectural scale with reduced structural weight.
Coffee table — white quartz
Coffee table — Black quartz, fabricated
Coffee table — Black quartz, fabricated
AluStone™ coffee table prototype in white quartzite, highlighting precision joints, edge detailing, and surface continuity.
This variant explores lighter stone expressions while maintaining the same engineered performance and dimensional stability.
Coffee table — black quartz, interior
Coffee table — Black quartz, fabricated
Coffee table — black quartz, interior
AluStone™ coffee table in black quartzite, shown in a residential interior to illustrate material presence, proportion, and surface continuity.
The form translates the architectural language of the AluStone™ kitchen system into furniture scale, retaining precision detailing.
AluStone™ VANITY UNITS
Concept image of an AluStone™ vanity unit in grey quartzite, exploring integrated stone surfaces and architectural detailing for bathroom applications.
The system allows stone to extend across planes, openings, and edges while maintaining controlled weight, alignment, and durability.
Further details are available for AluStone™ applications currently in production and active development.