← The JournalSlab Arrival · 2024-12
Antolini Thunderflash green quartzite slab, 2cm polished, 76 by 129 inches, with sweeping diagonal red and copper veining across a pale seafoam-green field, hanging from a crane at the Royal Stone & Tile Los Angeles yard

A second polished Thunderflash slab from the same Antolini lot, with veining that reads differently than its sister: the diagonal strikes here are heavier and more continuous, with a broader oxidised wash through the lower third where the red, copper, and bronze pool against the pale jade field. The two polished slabs read as a natural pair for a bookmatched moment — vanity, fireplace, island end-cap — where the eye wants the veining to mirror across a seam.

2cm gauge, polished, 76″ × 129″. Brazilian quartzite, fully natural, hard-wearing through daily kitchen use. Polished finish lights the red veining and deepens the green so the slab carries chroma even in low-light interiors.

Brazilian quartzite, fully natural, hard-wearing through daily kitchen use.
From the slab arrival, 2024-12

Pairs with unlacquered brass, warm walnut and rift oak, plaster in clay or bone, and Calacatta Viola or Rosso Levanto in a secondary role for projects that want a red-and-green palette without competing for the lead. Sister slabs in the same lot include a honed Thunderflash for clients who want the softer matte read.

Both polished slabs are on the floor at 2303 South Sepulveda. Walk them as a pair in daylight before deciding which face leads.

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Royal Stone is a working slab yard. Designers and private clients are received by appointment Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

2303 S Sepulveda Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90064