The Work
Two consecutive slabs from the same block, opened like the pages of a book, so the veining mirrors itself across the seam.
See all the work →Bookmatching uses two slabs cut in sequence from the same block. Because they were once one piece, their veining is nearly identical — flip one, set them side by side, and the pattern reflects across the centerline. On a fireplace or a full-height backsplash it turns the stone into a single composition.
It only works with the right slabs — they have to be sequential, and they have to be selected with the match in mind. Then the seam has to land exactly on the centerline.
We bookmatch marble, quartzite, granite and porcelain. Not every stone comes in bookmatched slabs, so we check the slabs before the design is set. On every seam, we match the veining as closely as the slabs allow. Porcelain's large slabs make a floor-to-ceiling bookmatched fireplace possible with almost no other seams.
