Application · 56 surfaces

Stone and quartz for kitchen islands

An island is usually the largest single surface in a kitchen, seen from every side. Jumbo quartz slabs of up to 3500 × 2000 mm cover most island tops without a joint.

Long-vein designs can continue the pattern down a waterfall end. Granite is the hard-wearing natural option; marble suits owners who accept etching.

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Hotel lobby with a long Calacatta Oro quartz reception desk on a lit plinth

Which materials work

Material	Suited	Note
Quartz	Yes	Stain resistant, no sealing. Slabs to 3500 × 2000 mm.
Granite	Yes	Hard and heat tolerant. Seal once installed.
Natural marble	With care	Etches with acids. Honed hides etching better.
Terrazzo	Sealed	Needs a penetrating sealer. Better on floors.
Engineered marble	No	Not a worktop material.

Specifying notes

Thickness: 20 mm with a mitred edge for a thicker look, or 30 mm for long spans and overhangs.
Waterfall ends: tell us the island size and we plan the cut so the veins run from top to end.
Overhangs for seating need support. Your fabricator sets the limit for the chosen thickness.

Surfaces for kitchen islands

56 surfaces

Calacatta Oro quartz slab: warm gold veins running diagonally across bright white, with fine grey tracery

Calacatta Oro DQ-101

Gold-veined Calacatta quartz

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Statuario Grande quartz slab: wide, branching grey veins on bright white

Statuario Grande DQ-104

Bold Statuario-look quartz

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Calacatta Trama quartz slab: a dense web of fine grey veins over white

Calacatta Trama DQ-106

Fine-veined white quartz

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Calacatta Oro Fino quartz slab: lace-like gold and grey veins across cool white

Calacatta Oro Fino DQ-112

Fine gold and grey veining

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Nero Venato quartz slab: bold, flowing white veins on black

Nero Venato DQ-118

Black quartz, bold white veins

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Nero Classico quartz slab: a few crisp white veins on deep black

Nero Classico DQ-119

Black quartz, fine white veins

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Nero Fantasia quartz slab: white veins and speckled clusters breaking across deep black

Nero Fantasia DQ-206

Black quartz, dramatic white veins

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Taj Dune quartz slab: warm cream and taupe veining in soft horizontal layers

Taj Dune DQ-207

Taj Mahal-look quartz

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Sabbia quartz slab: pale sand with soft linear drift

Sabbia DQ-303

Pale sand quartz, linear drift

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Blu Venato quartz slab: deep blue veins branching across a pale grey-blue ground

Blu Venato DQ-305

Blue-grey quartz, deep blue veins

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Basalto quartz slab: charcoal with a fine horizontal texture

Basalto DQ-309

Charcoal quartz, linear texture

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Carrara Morbido quartz slab: gentle grey clouds over white

Carrara Morbido DQ-312

Soft Carrara-look quartz

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Cristallo Oro quartz slab: wavy gold-brown veins through layered white and grey

Cristallo Oro DQ-313

Quartzite look, gold-brown veins

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Grigio Chiaro quartz slab: light grey with faint darker veining

Grigio Chiaro DQ-314

Light grey quartz, subtle veins

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Carrara Fino quartz slab: crisp, fine grey veins on white in a Carrara pattern

Carrara Fino DQ-315

Fine-veined Carrara-look quartz

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Carrara Rete quartz slab: a fine, even web of grey veins across white

Carrara Rete DQ-316

Web-veined white quartz

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Bianco Puro quartz slab: clean white with only a hint of veining

Bianco Puro DQ-317

Near-solid white quartz

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Calacatta Oro Macchia quartz slab: amber-gold veins and a broad flecked gold band on bright white

Calacatta Oro Macchia DQ-131

White quartz with amber-gold band

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Calacatta Vento quartz slab: layered pale grey streaks sweeping upward across white

Calacatta Vento DQ-132

Wispy grey-veined white quartz

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Calacatta Vagli quartz slab: winding beige veins with blue-grey edges on cool white

Calacatta Vagli DQ-133

Two-tone veined white quartz

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Statuario Nuvolato quartz slab: frosty mottled white with faint branching grey veins

Statuario Nuvolato DQ-134

Frosted white quartz, misty veins

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Calacatta Linea quartz slab: beaded grey veins linking in loops across white

Calacatta Linea DQ-135

Grey chain-veined Calacatta quartz

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Calacatta Grigia quartz slab: wide smoky grey bands with fine gold flecks on soft white

Calacatta Grigia DQ-136

Smoky grey-banded white quartz

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Nero Sottile quartz slab: crisp white crossing veins on near-black

Nero Sottile DQ-140

Black quartz, crisp white veins

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Nero Calacatta quartz slab: broad grey-white veins with frayed edges streaming over black

Nero Calacatta DQ-141

Black Calacatta-style quartz

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Notte Oro quartz slab: thin broken gold veins in loose parallels on midnight navy

Notte Oro DQ-142

Navy quartz with gold veins

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Arabescato Blu quartz slab: jagged ink-blue veins crumpling and forking across white

Arabescato Blu DQ-211

White quartz, ink-blue veins

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Nuvola quartz slab: folded grey ribbon veins wrapping rounded white patches

Nuvola DQ-213

Folded grey-veined white quartz

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Oliva quartz slab: mid grey horizontal grain with caramel and dark brown streaks

Oliva DQ-214

Grey quartz, caramel streaked grain

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Luce d’Oro quartz slab: lacy gold-beige vein network on cool white

Luce d’Oro DQ-321

White quartz, gold lace veining

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Blu Oro quartz slab: hazy soft blue and faded gold veins curving through pale grey

Blu Oro DQ-323

Pale grey quartz, blue-gold veins

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Blu Polvere quartz slab: clouded powder blue with blush-beige diagonal veins

Blu Polvere DQ-325

Dusty blue quartz, blush veins

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Fumo quartz slab: sharp black lightning veins on flat smoke grey

Fumo DQ-327

Smoke-grey quartz, black veins

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Cenere quartz slab: ash grey with soft clouds of darker grey

Cenere DQ-328

Ash-grey cloudy quartz

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Cemento quartz slab: pale concrete grey with soft mottling and faint white hairlines

Cemento DQ-329

Concrete-look grey quartz

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Bianco Neve quartz slab: near-plain white with a fine sugary grain

Bianco Neve DQ-401

Fine-grain plain white quartz

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Bianco Grano quartz slab: off-white evenly dotted with small grey flecks

Bianco Grano DQ-402

White quartz, grey flecks

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Blu Acciaio quartz slab: flat, even steel blue

Blu Acciaio DQ-407

Solid steel-blue quartz

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Ferro quartz slab: iron grey packed with black and smoky grey angular chips

Ferro DQ-409

Charcoal quartz, angular chips

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Grafite quartz slab: violet-tinged graphite grey with fine dark specks and slender shards

Grafite DQ-410

Graphite grey speckled quartz

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Cacao quartz slab: deep cocoa brown with darker chocolate and black chips

Cacao DQ-411

Cocoa brown quartz, dark chips

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G439 Granite

White granite, large dark crystals

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Pearl White Granite

Pale white speckled granite

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Kashmir White Granite

White granite with garnet spots

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River White Granite

White granite with grey waves

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Steel Grey Granite

Dark steel grey granite

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Shanxi Black Granite

Solid jet black granite

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Black Galaxy Granite

Black granite with bronze flecks

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Blue Pearl Granite

Iridescent blue-grey granite

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Giallo Ornamental Granite

Gold granite with brown streaks

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Santa Cecilia Granite

Cream and gold granite

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Giallo Veneziano Granite

Golden orange speckled granite

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Tan Brown Granite

Dark brown granite, rust crystals

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Imperial Brown Granite

Dark brown granite, light veining

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Verde Ubatuba Granite

Dark green granite, gold flecks

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Labrador Antique Granite

Brown granite with blue flecks

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Schedule of surfaces
		Collection	Colour	Pattern	Largest size	Thickness	Best for
DQ-101	Calacatta Oro	Calacatta	White, Gold	Bold vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Reception desks, islands, waterfall ends
DQ-104	Statuario Grande	Calacatta	White, Grey	Bold vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Islands, worktops, splashbacks
DQ-106	Calacatta Trama	Calacatta	White, Grey	Web	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Family kitchens, islands, worktops
DQ-112	Calacatta Oro Fino	Calacatta	White, Gold, Grey	Web	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Islands, open-plan kitchens
DQ-118	Nero Venato	Calacatta	Black, White	Bold vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Bar tops, reception desks, islands
DQ-119	Nero Classico	Calacatta	Black, White	Fine vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, worktops
DQ-206	Nero Fantasia	Statement	Black, White	Bold vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Islands, bar fronts
DQ-207	Taj Dune	Statement	Cream, Taupe	Soft vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Lobby walls, reception, kitchens
DQ-303	Sabbia	Soft Vein	Cream, Beige	Linear	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Open-plan kitchens, media walls
DQ-305	Blu Venato	Soft Vein	Grey, Blue	Bold vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Islands, worktops
DQ-309	Basalto	Soft Vein	Charcoal, Grey	Linear	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, waterfall ends
DQ-312	Carrara Morbido	Soft Vein	White, Grey	Cloudy	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchens, cooking zones
DQ-313	Cristallo Oro	Soft Vein	White, Grey, Gold	Soft vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Islands, entertaining kitchens
DQ-314	Grigio Chiaro	Soft Vein	Grey	Soft vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, worktops
DQ-315	Carrara Fino	Soft Vein	White, Grey	Fine vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchens, dining tables
DQ-316	Carrara Rete	Soft Vein	White, Grey	Web	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Long kitchen runs, islands
DQ-317	Bianco Puro	Soft Vein	White	Plain	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Minimal kitchens, utility rooms
DQ-131	Calacatta Oro Macchia	Calacatta	White, Gold	Bold vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, reception desks, bar fronts
DQ-132	Calacatta Vento	Calacatta	White, Grey	Soft vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, splashbacks, vanity tops
DQ-133	Calacatta Vagli	Calacatta	White, Beige, Grey	Fine vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Breakfast bars, vanity tops, bathroom walls
DQ-134	Statuario Nuvolato	Calacatta	White, Grey	Soft vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Family kitchens, vanity tops, laundry rooms
DQ-135	Calacatta Linea	Calacatta	White, Grey	Fine vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, kitchen islands, shower walls
DQ-136	Calacatta Grigia	Calacatta	White, Grey, Gold	Soft vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Hotel bathrooms, feature walls, reception desks
DQ-140	Nero Sottile	Calacatta	Black, White	Fine vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Bar tops, kitchen islands, cloakroom vanities
DQ-141	Nero Calacatta	Calacatta	Black, White, Grey	Bold vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Back bars, kitchen islands, feature walls
DQ-142	Notte Oro	Calacatta	Blue, Gold	Fine vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Hotel bars, kitchen islands, powder rooms
DQ-211	Arabescato Blu	Statement	White, Blue	Bold vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Waterfall islands, bar fronts, feature walls
DQ-213	Nuvola	Statement	White, Grey	Web	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Feature walls, kitchen islands, spa bathrooms
DQ-214	Oliva	Statement	Grey, Brown, Beige	Linear	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, utility rooms, bar tops
DQ-321	Luce d’Oro	Soft Vein	White, Beige, Gold	Web	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, en suite vanities, reception counters
DQ-323	Blu Oro	Soft Vein	Grey, Blue, Gold	Soft vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Bathroom vanities, feature walls, kitchen islands
DQ-325	Blu Polvere	Soft Vein	Blue, Beige, White	Soft vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Vanity walls, kitchen islands, cloakrooms
DQ-327	Fumo	Soft Vein	Grey, Black	Fine vein	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, bathroom walls, bar tops
DQ-328	Cenere	Soft Vein	Grey	Cloudy	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, joinery tops, utility rooms
DQ-329	Cemento	Soft Vein	Grey, White	Cloudy	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Industrial-style kitchens, gallery floors, shop counters
DQ-401	Bianco Neve	Solid & Sparkle	White, Grey	Speckle	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Commercial kitchens, joinery tops, laundry rooms
DQ-402	Bianco Grano	Solid & Sparkle	White, Grey	Speckle	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Rental kitchens, staff rooms, utility worktops
DQ-407	Blu Acciaio	Solid & Sparkle	Blue	Plain	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, joinery tops, school washrooms
DQ-409	Ferro	Solid & Sparkle	Charcoal, Black, Grey	Chips	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Restaurant kitchens, bar tops, boot rooms
DQ-410	Grafite	Solid & Sparkle	Grey, Charcoal	Speckle	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Office tea points, laundry rooms, kitchen islands
DQ-411	Cacao	Solid & Sparkle	Brown, Black	Chips	3500 × 2000 mm	18, 20 and 30 mm	Bar tops, walnut kitchens, study desks
	G439	Granite	White, Black, Grey	Grain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, façades, paving
	Pearl White	Granite	White, Grey, Pink	Speckle	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, islands, window sills
	Kashmir White	Granite	Ivory, Grey, Red	Speckle	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, islands, hallway floors
	River White	Granite	White, Grey, Red	Soft vein	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, worktops, interior floors
	Steel Grey	Granite	Charcoal, Grey, Brown	Grain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, stair treads, façades
	Shanxi Black	Granite	Black	Plain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, façade plinths, stair nosings
	Black Galaxy	Granite	Black, Gold	Speckle	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, worktops, stair treads
	Blue Pearl	Granite	Blue, Charcoal, Grey	Grain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, shopfronts, façade panels
	Giallo Ornamental	Granite	Gold, Cream, Brown	Grain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, fireplace hearths, stair treads
	Santa Cecilia	Granite	Cream, Gold, Black	Grain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen islands, worktops, interior floors
	Giallo Veneziano	Granite	Gold, Cream, Black	Grain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, terraces, islands
	Tan Brown	Granite	Brown, Black, Red	Grain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, islands, stair treads
	Imperial Brown	Granite	Brown, Black, Beige	Web	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, islands, bar counters
	Verde Ubatuba	Granite	Green, Black, Gold	Grain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, islands, exterior cladding
	Labrador Antique	Granite	Brown, Black, Blue	Grain	Full slabs, cut to size	18, 20 and 30 mm	Kitchen worktops, stair treads, shopfront cladding

Read before you specify

Guide · 7 min read

Quartz or marble for a kitchen island?

Quartz suits most kitchen islands: it resists stains, food acids do not etch it and it needs no sealing. Choose marble if you accept etching.

Guide · 7 min read

Slab thickness: 12, 20 or 30 mm?

Use 20 mm for most worktops and walls, 30 mm for islands and spans, and 12 mm only on a solid backing. Weights, edges, overhangs and transport.

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