Marble · Rosso Alba · In Los Angeles

Rosso
Alba.

A warm Italian red marble — the Rosso Register done with the architectural restraint that serious interiors ask for. Cream and ivory veining drawn across a deep red and ochre field, the slab that anchors Med-inspired and contemporary-Italian rooms. 2cm honed. 66″ × 126″. On the floor at South Sepulveda.

2cm

Gauge

66×126

Inches

Honed

Finish

2cm Rosso Alba honed marble slab, 66 by 126 inches, warm Italian red field with cream and ivory veining, at the Royal Stone yard in Los Angeles

Rosso Alba — Honed, in Los Angeles

Rosso Register

The restrained Italian red.

Quarried in Italy. Cut for the Rosso family’s most architectural register.

Rosso Alba is the warm Italian red marble in the architectural register — cream and ivory veining drawn across a deep red and ochre field, the slab that anchors the serious interiors of the Mediterranean and the contemporary-Italian tradition. The red runs warm rather than brassy, the veining draws cleanly across the field, the slab is meant to register as the focal point of a room.

At 66″ × 126″, the slab sizes for kitchen islands, full-height bath walls, fireplace surrounds, and entrance compositions. Honed keeps the warm red matte and architectural — polished pushes it toward spectacle and loses the architectural register. The patina that develops with use reads as warmth rather than wear.

The right marble when the brief calls for warmth and the slab is meant to lead the room. Pair with light oak, brass, plaster, travertine, and one quieter cooler stone elsewhere as counterpoint. Runs beautifully as an island, a primary bath composed entirely of stone, an entry-hall floor, or a fireplace surround where the architecture is the room.

One Finish · Honed

Honed,
to keep the red architectural.

Rosso Alba ships honed. The warm red register is calibrated to a matte architectural surface — polished pushes it toward spectacle and loses the serious-interior register. Honed forgives everyday etching, suits contemporary cleaning routines, and lets the red sit calmly against light oak and brass.

The right surface for kitchens, bath walls, fireplace surrounds, and any application where Rosso registration is meant to lead the room.

Close view of the honed surface on 2cm Rosso Alba — warm Italian red field with cream and ivory veining at the Royal Stone yard

2cm · 66″ × 126″ · Honed

Warm red, matte, architectural

Honing keeps the Rosso register at architectural weight. The cream veining reads as material, the red sits calmly against light oak and brass, and the patina that develops reads as warmth rather than wear. The right surface for Rosso Alba that means to live as architecture.

Spec Sheet

Rosso Alba.
In detail.

Quarry
Italy · Rosso cutting region
Provenance
Italian Rosso · architectural register selection
Stone
Rosso Marble · Italian red register
Lot
Single slab · one-of-one
Gauge
2cm (3cm by special order)
Format
66" × 126" slab
Finish
Honed (polished by special order)
Vein register
Warm Italian red and ochre field with cream and ivory veining drawn across
Application
Kitchen islands, full-height bath walls, fireplace surrounds, entry compositions, dining tops
In stock
Royal Stone · South Sepulveda Boulevard · Los Angeles

Rosso & Warm Marbles · In the Yard

Other warm
marble on the floor.

Related warm-toned Italian marbles currently in the Royal Stone yard — Rosso Lepanto, Petris Emperador, Breccia Pernice, and other amber and red slabs.

43 slabs

Common Questions

Questions,answered.

What is Rosso Alba marble?
Rosso Alba is the warm register of Italian Rosso marble — a deep red and ochre field with cream and ivory veining drawn across the surface, used in serious interiors of the Mediterranean and the contemporary-Italian tradition. The red runs warm rather than brassy and the slab is meant to anchor the architecture rather than serve as ornament.
Is Rosso Alba available in polished?
By special order. Honed is what the slab ships at, calibrated to keep the Rosso register architectural. Polished Rosso reads as spectacle rather than architecture; honed is the right call for most applications. Bring drawings and we will lay the options out on the floor.
Where does Rosso Alba work best?
In the room where warm red is the brief and the slab is meant to lead. A primary bath where the slab is meant to register as warmth, a kitchen island, a fireplace surround, an entry-hall feature composition, a dining top. Pair with light oak, brass, lime plaster, and one colder Calacatta elsewhere as counterpoint.
How is Rosso Alba different from Rosso Lepanto or Breccia Pernice?
Rosso Lepanto is darker red with sharper black fragments. Breccia Pernice is a warm Tuscan breccia in red and rose. Rosso Alba is the warmest and most restrained Italian red — cream veining, deeper red field, the architectural register. Pick the register that fits the room.
Can Rosso Alba be bookmatched?
Bookmatched Rosso is available on selected blocks. The slab ships as a single piece; matched pairs and larger compositions are quote-on-request.
How do I see Rosso Alba in person?
Royal Stone is at 2303 South Sepulveda Boulevard, West Los Angeles. Designers and private clients are welcome by appointment Monday through Friday. Call (310) 477-3223 and we will pull the slab for you.

Visit the Yard

Walk Rosso Alba,
in daylight.

The Rosso register reads warmer and more architectural in person than in any photograph — the patina develops as warmth rather than wear. We’d rather pull the slab and walk you through than describe it.