Marble Archives

When you want a surface that’s out of the ordinary

Marble is a timeless, durable and gorgeous surface material, perfect for worktops, floors, cladding and many more decorative uses. It’s found and quarried all over the world, from Egypt to China, Italy to New Zealand. There’s no definitive count of the different types of marble, but there are many hundreds if not thousands of varieties. As a top London marble supplier, we keep a wide range of the most popular […]

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Natural Stone Awards highly commended project uses Diespeker marble cladding

We’re huge fans of marble, so it was great to be part of this spectacular project from Alexander Owen Architecture that showcased this natural stone so perfectly. We were also delighted when ‘Hansler Road’ was awarded Highly Commended for New Build Modern Style Stone Cladding at the Natural Stone Awards. The project called for two new marble-clad single-storey spaces to be added to a Victorian mid-terrace home in East Dulwich

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Phenomenal fluted features are trending!

The clean, polished surface of terrazzo is something that we are very familiar with at Diespeker. Many of our projects require a beautiful, simplistic finish. However, there are other ways to play with terrazzo, from bending it (one of our areas of expertise) to creating a fluted design. Diespeker has been creating fluted terrazzo surfaces for some years and we have worked on some superb projects. Recently there’s been a

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Showing the love for MAIE

MAIE launches its first made-to-order design piece to inspire moments at home. Diespeker would like to give a shout out to Theres Hoyos, the founder of design studio MAIE, who is launching her new range of made-to-order furniture pieces intended to turn space into a muse for inspired living. Diespeker has contributed by making the pieces to Theres’s innovative designs. The MAIE line of furniture addresses the wasteful nature of

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Eye-catching reception desk showcases skills with marble

While Diespeker’s terrazzo has been making a huge splash in commercial and residential projects over the past few years, we do have an ongoing love affair with marble. Marble is the foundation of our history, with our earliest work with marble mosaic in the late 1800s still in evidence in many locations, including the National Portrait Gallery, the London Coliseum and Westminster Cathedral. More recently we have worked with marble

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Chip chip chippings!

We’re well known for our range of natural stone and terrazzo – but did you know we also supply chippings? Chippings can be used for garden paths, driveways, as decoration for areas of the garden, or to add to a bespoke terrazzo mix. And rather than be confined by standard options carried by other stockists, you can choose exactly the material you want crushed into chippings – here at Diespeker.

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What do I need to know before getting a marble worktop?

At the heart of our business is marble. Diespeker has worked with marble in the UK since we started in London in 1881. There is no denying the true beauty of the material which always creates a sense of grandeur and elegance in a home or commercial property. You just need to take a look at the marble statues in galleries to see the stunning impact of this incomparable natural

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Artists & Objects

Diespeker has a track record of working with up and coming designers – and new interiors store Artists & Objects is a fantastic example of why we love to promote young talent. This curated collection of original and limited-edition art, handcrafted furniture and homeware pieces by independent makers has been brought together by Adam Watts. What’s even more exciting is that all the pieces have been created in the UK.

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Row, row, row your (marble) boat

Although Diespeker is a serious-minded business, there’s always space for a bit of fun – especially with our hardworking factory team. We’ve all been feeling the stress of lockdown and not being able to easily get away for a holiday in sunny climes overseas. But one member of our factory team had a bright idea for a getaway plan. While he was moving a slab of Carrara marble, Paul Acosta

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A new collaboration between Harris & Harris and Diespeker & Co

Interior and product design studio Harris & Harris has teamed up with Diespeker & Co to create a contemporary family of tables, launching this autumn. The tables are available in a wide choice of materials from our range of marble, granite and terrazzo, including bespoke terrazzo. The collection is called REVERSIBLE. It includes a coffee table, side table and console family produced in two contrasting stones which can be flipped

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