{"id":9371,"date":"2019-10-28T02:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T02:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmcpedras.chitas.cloud\/sem-categoria\/open-book-married-stone-the-natural-beauty-of-the-veins\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T11:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T11:52:03","slug":"open-book-married-stone-the-natural-beauty-of-the-veins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/blog-en\/open-book-married-stone-the-natural-beauty-of-the-veins\/","title":{"rendered":"Open book: Married Stone &#8211; The natural beauty of the veins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve seen stone work similar to the image below.\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.pt\/pin\/796222409112468044\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open book<\/a> process &#8211; married stone, enhances the natural beauty of the stone and its veins.   <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelcardoso.chitas.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4433\"\/><figcaption>Figure 1: Married Pele Tigre marble, Work at Quinta da Beloura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>This continuous look comes about because the stone slabs (slices) are placed in an open book effect.\nIn other words, there is a marriage of the pieces in which the natural veins are continuous and look like a single piece. <\/p>\n\n<p>The surfaces, which were facing each other when the block was cut into sheet metal, are polished in a different way to usual and form a mirrored pattern with a kaleidoscopic effect.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The choice of garments<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p>Combining the pieces with each other requires a lot of attention and requires them to be applied in large spaces in order to accommodate a large expanse of stone and its natural design.\nFor example, wall cladding, flooring, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pedrasmc.com\/portfolio\/casas-de-banho\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">showers<\/a> and large tables.\nMatched pieces have a greater impact on larger projects.\nHowever, they can also be used in smaller projects, excluding projects with corners or cut-outs.   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelcardoso.chitas.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4434\"\/><figcaption>Figure 2: Checking the shafts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>  It is necessary to ensure that the pattern passes fluidly from one piece to the next, so that it looks like a single piece in order to guarantee the harmony and aesthetics of the piece.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nature&#8217;s gift<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p>The most interesting thing is that these designs are formed by nature and convey a unique and exotic beauty that gives an impactful look to the projects in which the pieces are applied.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manuelcardoso.chitas.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4435\"\/><figcaption>Figure 3: SPA shower, Reformosa, Av.\nda Liberdade <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Now you know the open book effect: Married Stone that shows the natural beauty of the veins!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve seen stone work similar to the image below. The open book process &#8211; married stone, enhances the natural beauty of the stone and its veins. This continuous look comes about because the stone slabs (slices) are placed in an open book effect. In other words, there is a marriage of the pieces [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","category-cutting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9371"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9372,"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9371\/revisions\/9372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pedrasmc.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}