Delirium Granite: complete guide

History and origin

It comes from Brazil, one of the main producers of exotic veined granites. In petrographic terms these materials are often migmatite-type metamorphic rocks, sold as granites. It is widely used for statement worktops and cladding. Marmi di Carrara supplies it on request.

Look and veining

Wavy pink, burgundy and grey bands run across a beige-cream background, with crystals of different sizes. Variability between slabs is very high: each piece has a unique pattern, and book-matching can produce remarkable effects. Polishing intensifies colours and contrasts; matt finishes soften them.

Technical properties (indicative)

Recommended uses

Ideal for kitchen islands, counters, bathroom tops and walls clad in large slabs. It is also used as flooring; given the frequent presence of natural micro-fissures, the slabs are often reinforced and resin-treated, and for exteriors the batch should be assessed case by case.

Care and maintenance

It requires the cleaning of an ordinary granite, with neutral detergents. As absorption can be a little higher than in fine-grained granites, a stain-repellent protector renewed periodically is recommended.

Pairings

• matt white lacquered doors to give the pattern room
• bleached ash
• rose gold or bronze taps

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