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While white Carrara marble is a classic for good reason, there’s an increasing call for stone with visible and unique veining. A weighty slab will showcase interesting strata to best effect, whether it’s a monolithic sink, a striking floor or large-scale wall tiles that suggest they’ve come out of the quarry together. The beauty of natural stone is that no two slabs are the same, so take time to find a piece you love.

Above left This marble bathroom is by Belgian firm Studio P Architects (studioparchitects.com). Try Cullifords for similar Portuguese Rosa Aurora stone, £650 per sq m (geraldculliford.co.uk)

Above right London-based design studio The Selected Work used silver travertine in this bespoke bathroom design (theselectedwork.com).

For similar stone, try Cullifords’ Silver Travertine, £480 per sq m (geraldculliford.co.uk). Crosswater ‘Union’ multifunction shower valve, £2,585 and wall-mounted basin set in brushed brass, £827, UK Bathroom Store (ukbathroomstore.co.uk)

Left ‘Lost Stones’ textured surface by Piero Lissoni for Salvatori, from £4,536 per sq m, Salvatori (salvatoriofficial.com). ‘Zig zag’ chair by Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina, from £1,565, Aram Store (aram.co.uk)