Travertine is available in a wide range of shades and colors, offering you plenty of opportunities for combinations. Here are a couple of ideas to inspire you.

PIATRAONLINE extends its product range with an exclusive collection of showpieces. Emerged from a constant desire to innovate, the new collection includes points of attraction which impose the ambience of your decoration project, doubled by a special highlighting ability.

Being professional means knowing how to do and when to do it, an essential detail for current businesses and probably the most important criteria when you decide to buy from a particular brand. PIATRAONLINE is a constant evidence of what being professional means, therefore the company from Aleea Teisani 137A was awarded with ICERTIAS’ Customers’ Friend.

Discover the unique Brazilian slate from PIATRAONLINE (Nero brushed and riven, Multicolor brushed and riven) designed for slate roofing. Here are some technical data to be considered for purchasing.

Usually a contest means more than stimulating competition, in terms of generating expectations and awarding prizes, which acts both as a reward for winners and acknowledgement. Consequently, satisfaction is associated to

We wanted to offer you the option to transfer your passion for design and the joy of giving into something more than a gift: we wanted to give you endless opportunities.

Beauty is transitory, except for white marble. Besides being a nature-shaped material, marble is more than just a stone – it is a display of small fragments collected by Universe for your home. Every piece is unique, from the simplest veins to the most beautiful

Following our 11 years of experience on the Romanian market and a full-grown brand, PIATRAONLINE, there was only one logical step for us – take the success forward. We opened our business in recession and besides, selling natural stone online was quite

"Not every carved stone is sculpture, not every sound is music and not any line drawn on a piece of paper can be called drawing." The passion for misunderstood beauty of natural stone inspired us in this quest for the creative man expressing himself through the language of art.

This year, November 16 becomes EXTRA Black Friday at PIATRAONLINE, an even darker Friday for prices, with more discounts on your favorite materials.

What if our passion for stone and yours for design would merge and become one? What if your ideas would combine with our materials for a collection targeting the kitchen enthusiasts?

Autumn is one of the ideal seasons for special experiences in Bucharest. Starting with the flavor of burning leaves, so exciting for many people, up to the point when they are took back to their childhood to experience the backyard of their ...

What if our passion for natural stone would merge with yours for design? What if your ideas are molded with our materials into a collection designed for kitchen enthusiasts?

Constantin Brancusi – the sculptor of Romanian soul – a name that has completely transformed modern art and the approach on abstract sculpture.

When you think about abstract sculpture, what is the shape that first comes to your mind? What about when trying to visualize the man behind the abstract, how do you imagine him?

Emotion does not exist only as a statement or a brief gesture – emotion is everywhere and comes associated with inspiration. It's that affection that brings us into a state of well-being, even for a few moments. What we want to transmit is that such an emotion can be found even in a space where you drink your morning coffee or enjoy a good lunch.

Inspiration is all around us – from the environment up to the tangible assets. And even the experts of planning and designing, architects, need inspiration for their projects.

Your home is a personal retreat – a place where we can be ourselves and forget about everything. That’s why decorating such a space will not be as easy as it may seem. More difficult than choosing a living room sofa or your favorite bathroom material, there is something more that complicates our choices.

PIATRAONLINE is the first online store for natural stone, arrived on the market in a time when clients were neither accustomed nor ready to shop online, particularly in this domain. However, it has been over 10 years since that time and the prospects for the design and construction market have radically modified.

We have declared our fascination for natural stone anytime we had an opportunity and is exactly such passion that opened up fresh horizons and outlooks. Such a natural and simple material showed us once more that essential things are hidden in details – people and places.

Seeing and touching natural stone is not enough; you must understand its potential. For such a journey, you will need professional and customized assistance.

You might think that this type of decoration project is only reserved for professionals, but a couple of materials, tools and plenty of patience are enough for shaping your own mosaic art. Since ancient history, this art of wall decoration remains fascinating due to a unique aesthetic and its artistic freedom.

Throughout history and especially in Romanian society, women had supporting roles in social life. It is rather late, with the beginning of the 20th century that things begin to change and women gain political and social rights.

One of the elements that fulfill a house, turning it into a personal and intimate place we call home, is furniture. A furniture piece designed for your space is an instant point of attraction. Those living elements that "fill the setting" are a requisite, yet have the potential of transforming the ambiance of your home, conveying a status of retreat.

Sculpture is perhaps the oldest form of art, stone being the oldest material used, but also the least acknowledged. Since earliest times, people aspired to reveal the shapes hidden within the stone. Karim Rashid, one of the most creative contemporary designer, once stated that people are meant to create.

Chinese bamboo is one of those miracles of nature, happening as an attempt to transmit us some lessons. The most important lesson is patience. To reach maturity and undergo a transformation process, we need patience.

Design has a way of influencing people's lives and daily behavior by revealing emotions and altering the mood. And designers are the ones responsible for our basic objects. They have a unique ability to see the world, a detail that eludes us and even perceive things that do not exist yet.

Mold is a fungus, developed in our homes in wet spaces and low ventilation areas. The bathroom, kitchen and basement are its favorites, but can be faound also in bedrooms, particularly if ventilated not so often. Besides the external environmental conditions our daily activities result in an increase of moisture levels inside.

Natural stone can be defined as more than just a material used in construction. We can tell about the natural stone that it is a living testimony of the past, of the pure creation that people still cannot explain. Each fragment is the result of a particular event, of a certain time, in a certain place.

If we were to position the beginnings of civilization, we would associate it with the appearance of marble. It is said that its popularity began to shape at the dawn of ancient Greece and Rome, or even in ancient Egypt. The place and date of birth are unknown, yet we can say with certainty that marble is one of the most beautiful stones.

Blackstone, the new LTP solution promoted by PIATRAONLINE has a black, persistent color, like a night without stars. But this is precisely its function – restoring the appearance of faded dark natural stone. Penetrating into stone pores, Blackstone discharges microparticles, hard to remove after curing. The result is that natural stone remains dark.

Our motto #generatinginspiration comes from our passion for natural stone and this is also the credo that guides us. We wanted to demonstrate that our expertise means more than a simple warehouse of building materials or a simple online store that sells natural stone on a plaforma.

The new product range of COLOR COMFORT grout for joints from Weber has been introduced, a reason for customers satisfaction, due to high quality of Weber grout for joints.

Natural stone is usually perceived as something basic and simple that can not exceed its simple condition. Nevertheless, the simplest things can lead to the strongest statements, especially in the field of art and creative jobs. Stone is a material that generates inspiration and even this can even assume the shape of luxury objects from famous collections.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is not a new concept, it is just an extension of previous concepts which involved many construction team working together. A new interpretation of methods and techniques of gathering information, using and spreading them among all the team members involved

There is no doubt that Building Information Management (BIM) technology is the needed revolution in urbanism. The BIM concept, flexible and open, serves the entire chain of companies and people involved in this industry. Each of the users attached to the BIM system can enter, extract, modify or change data and information, all assigned on various levels of detail.

On a free walking tour of Bucharest, you'll realize that every slum corner or street corner awaits you with another experience. We believe in a beautiful Bucharest, where life happens in the smallest places and away from main streets. I

Because we put our soul into everything we do, we are fascinated by people who use love as their main ingredient, proving us that it is possible. We focus now on a proud ex-resident of Maramures County who followed his destiny and explored the wide world, starting with the basic to fulfill his

PIATRAONLINE is the first online store for natural stone in Romania and the largest. We always strived for the best and for us that meant expanding perspectives and a constant evolution in our field of activity. We believe in innovation & technology, designed to make your life /

The '80 marks the beginning of a new direction in interior design: flexible slate. An innovative product that would dramatically change the perception on natural stone.

We continue with some holiday recommendations in this article, since we are certain the natural stone fans also appreciate the natural scenery and the way the civilization elements have integrated perfectly into a natural setting. The stone - colored or not, closer or farther from the human, more harsh or smooth - has always been part of human’s existence. Today, perhaps more than ever, the modern man discovers the stone values, both in the wild and the decoration project for a house, an office, a supermarket or a hotel …

Romania is still far from being a country where you can constantly identify daring architectural projects and unique interior design. The interior design market is hardly evolving and not because of the designers, but due to customers, usually guided by prejudices and obsolete ideas from the last century. On this blog we have attempted and will always try to present examples of interior and exterior designs that are popular all over the world. We are happy whenever the PIATRAONLINE customers ask questions about a specific type of natural stone for a decoration project in their homes or their office, just like the ones they noticed in a post on our website. In this article, we have four new examples that can be inspirational for projects that will not look like they were made in the mid-20th century.

Celebrated in 2017, the 10 years of activity for PIATRAONLINE in Romania, went beyond brand acknowledgment, because it also transformed people’s perception on natural stone. Last year, PIATRAONLINE launched the first natural stone pavilion in Romania and the largest of its kind in Eastern Europe, a unique concept that complemented wonderfully our two-floor showroom.

Nature, with its many forms, was always a source of inspiration for architects, regardless of time period. Vegetal or mineral structures were the model of many buildings around the world. The world's architecture becomes spectacular once more with the planned opening of the Qatar National Museum building in Doha, at the end of this year. The model for this impressive architectural creation is the Desert Rose. The Desert Rose is a strange, semiprecious stone, resulting from combining crystals clusters of gypsum or barite with sand grains.

People who appreciate a fine drink know that temperature is an extremely important factor in preserving the flavor. If the red wine has to be served at room temperature and the white wine enjoyed cold when it comes to spirits, the options are very different: at room temperature, cold, with or without ice, with or without lemon etc.

As we have said many times, PIATRAONLINE is always looking for new and quality products to offer even more interior and exterior decoration solutions. It is not by chance that the new Catania marble products arrive for the first time in Romania during the summer. Their texture and color blend perfectly with the sun's atmosphere, with the summer air that each of them exudes in very special manner.

We already written here about the domains where natural stone has been strong lately. We are talking about clothing, footwear, clothing accessories, cars, electronics ... Furniture cladding with natural stone is not that new, but we have to mention it here, because furniture designers are increasingly focusing in this direction. In this article we will present some models of watches that have incorporated the natural stone into their structure. Marble and granite are the materials that dominate here, as is the case with car accessories. Slate and onyx are recovering and probably will remain the favorites of the luxury area of the horology for many years to come.

Definitely, Peach Travertine deserves a spot on the podium of the fabulous natural stones. With a vibrating color variation, peach shades and yellow, orange cream or light burgundy this natural stone cannot remain unnoticed. Only the Peach travertine has this color variation that conveys both energy and relaxation, tranquility and dynamism. The feelings transmitted by this natural stone convert Peach Travertine into a product that can be used in any type of space. PIATRAONLINE is the only company trading Peach Travertine in Romania and Europe, having the largest volume of exports in countries such as Germany, Austria, Belgium and France.

We say about the natural stone that it is hot, it vibrates like a living element, it has an organic appearance, it has a friendly attitude, it speaks, it communicates with the environment ... These and many phrases such as this, are ways to say that natural stone, treated suitably, is not and should not be considered a simple object. We have written on this blog about the surprising and hidden qualities of natural stone, and today we put in the spotlight another artist: José Manuel Castro López.

Alex Seton (born 1977) is a young plastic artist from Australia with activities in several areas of art: photography, video installations, sculpture, who became famous due to his works made of marble. Probably knowing that already you will look differently (with wonder!) at the picture from the beginning of this article and the ones that follow. The marble, common element in all these creations is apparently left exactly without its defining feature. Hardness and stiffness have disappeared, being replaced by malleability, softness, fluency. Although lifeless objects, Seton's marble representations seem full of life.

The Wave, Arizona, USA The Wave is a rocky sandstone structure in Arizona, United States, on the Colorado plateau. The area is famous for its wavy and colorful relief. Due to the fragile struc...

At the beginning of civilization, the primitives used the stone for shelter and hunt. Later, discovering with surprise the qualities and diversity of this material, people have come to understand their paradoxical essence: hardness and malleability. Since then, for thousands of years, working with natural stone has achieved incredible refinement for our ancestors. We have on one hand the art of housing construction, road, temples and bridges, and then, the art itself.

A unique, extremely elegant hotel built in a cave on a 6,000 sq. m. area. A few minutes from the Buffalo National River Valley, in the Ozark Mountains (Arkansas), in a natural setting of great diversity, combining rivers running deep with steep slopes, is Beckham Creek Cave Lodge. As you will see, impressive is not only the top quality comfort, but also the incredible relaxing atmosphere that includes all the rooms decorated in the underground of stone. Interesting is also the history of the place, as you will see below.

The spirit of the Greek sculptor Phidias is alive and after almost 2,500 years, inspires one of our contemporaries whose art astonishes and provokes. In this article we continue the series of contemporary artists who are able to extract from the stone unbelievable spirits and shades. We are talking about Alasdair Thomson, a sculptor born in Scotland, famous worldwide especially for the way he depicts the delicacy of fabrics in marble works.

Natural stone statues have been made for over 30,000 years. Statues of small pieces of natural stone are made only since the beginning of this millennium. It's not a special technique, you see in the photos. It is the passion of a man for natural stone, in this case for slate. Stephen Kettle is a British sculptor who found in slate not only the strength of a tough natural material but also the significance of these textures. Attractive textures found in all types of slate: decorative slate or SKIN flexible slate. So, this is the amazing art of slate sculptures!

Mosaics have been a way of marking the difference in style since antiquity. The special status of the higher social classes was also marked by the presence of mosaics in their homes. The art of natural stone mosaics was appreciated not only for the color variation, refreshing for that particular space, but also for the difficulty of putting that into practice. Nowadays, this difficulty has disappeared, but the mosaic attraction has remained unchanged.

InterContinental Shimao Wonderland is the only hotel in the world built inside an abandoned quarry. The bottom of the quarry will be filled with water, so that 2 from the 19 floors of this impressive building will be practically under water. And this extraordinary idea of a 5 star “skyscraper”, built deep inside the Earth, would not have been possible without architects being able to rely on resistance and durability of natural stone.

The winter holidays are coming, the house will be full of guests, so you have to get ready. A snack, a cake, a bottle of wine ... For the wine bottles we have exactly the holder you need. Having an exotic appearance, our bottle holder is made of Sandstone Mandras, a very resistant natural sandstone type. The value of such a bottle holder is 25.56 EUR (+VAT), but you could get it for free if you follow the few simple steps of the PIATRAONLINE contest.

On 17th of November with 1.000.000 kg of natural stone, more than 100 products and discounts up to 80%. In this way, we, at PIATRAONLINE, are celebrating natural stone for the Black Friday Campaign, 2017 Edition. This is one more opportunity for being close to the fans of natural stone in Romania. On 17th of November, we are bringing the natural stone show closer to those who understood the qualities and diversity of such a fabulous material. The discount campaign will take place on this very day, from 00:00 to 24:00 on our website and from 08:00 to 20:00 in our showroom and Pavilion PIATRAONLINE.

Natural stone is one of the most suggestive materials found in nature. Or, to be more specific, natural stone has a huge potential of expressivity. And this quality is best perceived from the way buildings look all over the world and how plastic art extracted from stone an infinity of expressions: from emotions to senses, from tragedy to comedy, from practical to abstract.

PIATRAONLINE presents another European premiere in interior and exterior decorations projects. The natural stone pavilion opened on 21st of September is the largest in Europe and the first of its kind in Romania. This unique showroom covers an area of 800 sqm, offering to visitors more than 300 products from a wide range: marble, granite, travertine, slate, limestone, quartzite, SKIN Flexible slate veneer, each and every one available in many size and finishes.

Bentley cars are famous for their elegance and luxury displayed with every detail. Top luxury options and comfort establish Bentley as a member in the limited class of the most exclusive cars. And when it comes to raising the standards with special options, you have many solutions competing for the title of most appealing. Exotic wood is out of fashion as luxury options, therefore other materials had to be considered, so we arrived at natural stone.

At the beginning of the ’70s two things happened that seemed almost impossible to connect. Sport footwear market was developing with an unprecedented advertising campaign and slate was introduced in Germany, then conquering Europe as material for interior and exterior decoration projects. Later in the ‘80s flexible slate was invented and sport footwear had a solid market share, appealing to people more or less connected to the world of sports. Now in 2017, flexible slate becomes associated with sport footwear.

International Certification Association GmbH (ICERTIAS) is a worldwide organization based in Zurich, Switzerland, operating in more than 40 countries on four continents. ICERTIAS supports and promotes the global recognition and quality of products. Moreover, ICERTIAS encourage close collaboration between organizations specialized in certification, research and testing with the aim of developing global strategies and procedures for testing, research and certification.

"Although I like with many types of stone, most of my creations are based on optimizing the stone's original shape", says the artist. This "optimizing " means basically ...

The word "marble" comes from the Greek «μάρμαρο» (marmaro), which means shining stone. And Calacatta Lucina marble is one of the glossiest ston...

Pinuccio Sciola (1942-2016) studied in Cagliari and Florence and although he traveled all over the world, he always returned to his native Sardinia from where he collected his rocks. He cut the...

Milan is more than just a fashion capital, it is also the capital of design and the latest trends in interior decoration. Milan furniture fair is a major milestone of the industry in the area of materials, decorations and technologies used for interior decoration. Therefore, PIATRAONLINE went to 2017 edition of Milan Furniture Fair, for bringing you the latest trends.

The collection was initiated more than 50 years ago and contains over 1700 stones which look more or less like human faces. of course, the most popular pieces are the ones than come close to lo...

The economy develops faster and sustained as along as there are structures and incentives that can generate predictability and confidence in market laws. At this time Romania is consolidating its economic structures and the emergence of projects to promote successful companies plays an increasingly important role in the near future.

Lately, Entrepreneurial DNA happened, an annual event "aimed at business people, more experienced or new entrepreneurs and basically everbody who wants to learn how to turn an obstacle into a business opportunity", according to event promoters, BIZ magazine.

Entrepreneurship in Romania is growing popularity and the most solid proof for this is the large number of companies already acknowledged, besides the successful initiatives from multiple areas: from the food industry and bicycles manufacturing, up to IT, medical services and publishing. In this sparkling setting of the entrepreneurial area, the introduction in Romania of the prestigious EY World Entrepreneur of the Year program came as a natural consequence.

There are many types of marble on the market. It comes in different patterns, colors, finishes and sizes. You can find Kavala, Volakas, Black, Sunny Dream, Nero Marquina, Light Emperador and other types of marble. The veiny ramifications visible on this type of stone can be discreet, like in the cases of the Volakas, Burdur Beige and Kavala Cross Cut marble, moderately present, like in the cases of the Cappucino, Tundra Grey or King Blue marble, and highly visible like in the cases of the Callacatta, Nero Marquina or Maron Emperador varieties. But let’s not forget that for centuries marble has been represented by the pristine white stone of Thassos. The Thassos type marble is by far the most popular of its class.

On Wednesday, March 15, PIATRAONLINE showroom hosted the monthly meeting of the Romanian Furniture Club association, moderated by Dipl. Eng. Iuliu Moldoveanu, association President and Sergiu Constantinescu-Bradescu, Managing Partner PIATRAONLINE.

According to predictions, the interior design trends for 2017 will be amazing. People who already noticed the growing share of inventive, almost strange decorative objects (lamps in the shape of monkeys holding a bulb in their hands, tables that look like sleeping bears etc.) could have anticipated by now the changes for this year.

With this material we take pride in attenting a major event in Romania – "Christmas Trees Festival" organized by "Save the Children" Romania, NGO, for supporting children without access to education.

Recently, our work has been acknowledged by two important and relevant design competitions. The latest comes from ELLE Decoration Romanian Design Awards and the nomination in the "Interior Design" category for our showroom located in 137A, Aleea Teisani, District 1. This is the 3rd edition of this contest, licensed by ELLE DECO INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS and born in Paris 13 years ago.

The Extra Blue Polished Granite is one of the most fascinating natural stones used for the interior and exterior decoration projects. Actually, this natural stone is a labradorite, a feldspar mineral. To be understood and remembered easier, this natural stone twice as durable compared to marble was called "granite".