It is fair to say that marble is having a moment. It is the darling of the trade shows, the current material of choice for kitchens and bathrooms and is leading the field in furniture fashion. However, whilst the glossy magazines and interior journals are currently gushing about their love affair with this most sleek and sophisticated of natural stone surfaces, nobody can claim this is a new trend. Marble has been around for centuries, used in the construction of the most beautiful architecture and statues from the Taj Mahal to Michelangelo’s David and, of course, Saint Petersburg’s Marble Palace, it’s had its fair share of glory days. Whilst the use of marble and natural stone in interiors has always been associated with luxury hotels and only really seen in high class domestic establishments , we are now enjoying the beauty and elegance of natural stone in smaller, more affordable furniture concepts that can take your home to a new design level. In Portugal, na...