Etched / acid-washed
Sandstone
A warm, granular surface with a subtle sugar-cube sparkle. It brings the tactile character of sandstone to façades, columns, surrounds, and landscape elements.
The expanded stone library
Stone is not one material.
It is a family of surfaces, structures, histories, and performance choices. Start here to understand cast stone, natural stone, finishes, colors, paving, and marble.
Material first
The right stone begins with the role it needs to play.
Some projects need repeatable profiles and controlled color. Others need the movement, age, and singularity of quarried stone. Many of the strongest projects use both.
Landmark Stone supports cast stone, GFRC and UHPC architectural systems alongside natural stone paving, slab, veneer, marble, and custom work. The goal is not to force one material everywhere, but to build a coherent palette around performance and design intent.
Material comparison
Cast stone or natural stone?
A practical comparison for early design decisions. Final selections should always be reviewed against physical samples and project requirements.
Decision
Cast stone
Natural stone
Design control
Custom profiles, repeatable units, coordinated colors and textures
Unique veining, mineral movement, and quarry-driven variation
Best suited to
Mouldings, columns, surrounds, mantels, caps, panels, and repeatable details
Paving, slab work, veneer, floors, baths, counters, and one-of-a-kind features
Variation
Controlled variation within an approved sample range
Inherent variation from piece to piece and block to block
Project review
Finish sample, profile drawing, module, and attachment review
Physical sample, slab or lot selection, finish, thickness, and layout review
Natural stone
Variation is the point.
Natural stone records the conditions that formed it. Veins, fossils, mineral shifts, pits, and color movement are not defects to erase; they are the source of the material’s character.
Selection should consider the full range of the lot, not one small sample. Finish, edge, module, orientation, jointing, and lighting can change the way the same stone reads in a finished space.
Cast stone finishes
Six surface languages.
Finish method changes color, reflectivity, aggregate exposure, and the way shadow settles across a profile.
Sandblasted
Limestone
A fine, softly frosted finish with quiet color movement. Limestone texture works equally well on traditional mouldings and clean contemporary forms.
Rustic / open texture
Travertine
Surface variation and controlled voids create a hand-worked appearance inspired by naturally deposited travertine.
Exposed aggregate
Old World
A more expressive surface that reveals aggregate and variation, suited to architecture that calls for age, depth, and material presence.
Diamond polished
Honed
A smooth finish that reveals the aggregate and creates a restrained play of light similar to polished natural stone.
Fine stone character
Dolomite / Marble
A refined palette inspired by dolomite and marble, with subtle crystalline character for elegant architectural and interior applications.
Paving stones
Material character underfoot.
Exterior stone selection depends on more than color. Format, surface texture, drainage, edge condition, traffic, climate, and maintenance all shape the final choice.
Black Basalt
Dense, dark igneous stone for crisp paving fields, borders, courtyards, and contemporary landscapes.
Grey Basalt
Fine-grained grey stone with quiet movement and a strong fit for high-traffic exterior applications.
Bluestone
Blue-grey natural stone that works across terraces, pool decks, paths, steps, and formal paving patterns.
Project-specific selections
Additional natural stones can be reviewed around color, finish, format, slip performance, and availability.
Pattern matters
Module, joint, and edge define the finished field.
Large-format slabs create quiet surfaces. Repeating setts build texture and rhythm. Contrasting bands establish direction. Turf joints soften hardscape. Pool coping and stair treads make the field feel complete.
Explore paversMarble & dolomite
Stone for interiors, objects, and singular moments.
Marble can become a room, a stair, a fireplace, a bath, a basin, a counter, or a custom object. Veining should be composed across the installation, not treated as a background texture.
- Book-matched wall and fireplace slabs
- Carved sinks and freestanding tubs
- Flooring, stairs, vanities, and counters
- Custom profiles and sculptural pieces
Landmark palette
Eighteen starting colors.
Screens cannot reproduce material color reliably. Use this list to begin the conversation, then approve against a physical sample.
Alpine White
Antique White
Coastal Bluff
Canyon
Cream
Desert
Dune
Grey
Harvest
Ivory
Laguna
Mocha
Normandy
Shell
Sienna
Summit
White
Latte
Material in hand
Review the right sample for the project.
Begin with cast-stone color and texture, then add a specialist system sample when the application calls for it.
Build a material palette
Bring us the project, light, scale, and performance requirements.
We’ll help organize the right cast and natural stone options, physical samples, finishes, and technical conversations.