Thirty-eight slabs of Select-grade Taj Mahal arrived this week from Antolini, cut honed at 78" × 130". It is the largest honed Taj Mahal arrival on the Los Angeles floor this season, and the matched companion to the polished lot from the same import — same field, same drift, two finishes available off a single specification.

Honed is the working-kitchen finish for Taj Mahal. The mirror is taken off the surface and the stone reads soft and quiet underhand — warm ivory with low, horizontal drift of fawn and pale gold, no green pocketing, no aggressive grey. It is the most-specified Taj Mahal finish for primary kitchens, where designers want the white-marble aesthetic against a material that survives lemon, vinegar and red wine.

Cut at 2cm and measuring 78" × 130", the slabs carry the dimensions for a single-piece island top with waterfall returns on most floor plans, or a full-height bookmatched bath wall without a seam. Consecutive blocks from the same lot are available — bookmatching and sequencing across the thirty-eight is the reason designers reserve from this kind of arrival before it reaches the regular floor.

Walking the racks in Los Angeles. Slabs can be held for a specific project.