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Antolini Turtle Illusion quartzite slab on the crane, pale celadon and sand cellular pattern outlined in russet brown, honed finish, 72 by 110 inches

Turtle Illusion is one of the more pictorial quartzites Antolini imports — a pale celadon-and-cream field organised into rounded cells, each cell outlined in soft russet brown. Held at the right distance it does read like a tortoise shell pressed into stone, which is where the name comes from.

Honed rather than polished, the surface stays quiet and matte — the right move for a material this graphic.
From the slab arrival, 2024-12

Honed rather than polished, the surface stays quiet and matte — the right move for a material this graphic. Polished would push the cellular pattern toward novelty; honed lets it sit as architecture.

Slab dimension is 72″ × 110″. Specify on a powder vanity, a small island, or a fireplace surround where the pattern can read as a single composition. On the floor.

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