52 2018 | TRENDS STONE TRENDS (continued) ddi onally, the color com ina on o rey and ei e, ondly no n as rei e, is a trend e re seein come into play more and more. rei e is a resh ay to incor porate armer shades into spaces, hile s ll i in a contemporary eel. his color lend can ran e rom sand tones, to deeper charcoal tones. nice e ample o this color ran e is found in the American Olean scend mar le and lime stone collec on, hich o ers ea l shades o rei e. Marble, granite and quartzite reign supreme; colorful stone emerges From a trend perspec e, desi ners are shi in to ard specific stone types in desi ns. din l ry, mar le has risen as a top op on. e color aria ons oost its appeal as a sol on or modern desi ns, hile s ll main tainin its meless style. ranite has remained a classic, so ht a er op on, rin in an pscale eel to any space. Its dis nc e ran lar appearance is a more tradi onal choice or those loo in or a nat ral stone co ntertop. he ast color o erin s o ranite, hich incl de deeper h es ith spec s o intri in color or a more stri in loo , ma e it an appealin op on. he hot ne trend prod ct in stone is nat ral art ite. at ral art ites eat re the loo and eel o mar le, ith all o the en efits o ranite s d ra ility and hardness. stomers loo in to stand o t rom the norm are see in op ons that di ert rom the tradi onal characteris cs o nat ral stone. s a res lt, there has een an increase in color l nat ral stone o erin s, a star di erence rom the more m ted h es o en associated ith nat ral stone. is nc e einin paired ith ne pected pi ments s ch as al le s erc ry is an e ample o this ro in color trend. Large sizes sizzle; mosaics multiply In addi on to colors, specific si es are ro in in pop larity ithin the nat ral stone se ment. One o the hot test trends in the ind stry is e tra lar e pieces. his si e cate ory is appealin eca se it empo ers c stomers to create con n o s, seamless desi n. From oors and alls to co ntertops, lar e ormat nat ral stone creates a l rio s statement in spaces. On the opposite end o the spectr m, e are seein ro th in stone mosaics. space once dominated y lass mosaics, stone has stolen the spotli ht, as it allo s desi ners to sho o their personal style. aila le in polished, honed and split ace finishes, these nat ral stone decora e pieces pro ide an ne pected rea o te t re in other ise con n o s, slee spaces. ro in trend in applica ons, more desi ners are li in nat ral stone on areas eyond co ntertops. er primarily sin nat ral stone on oors and co ntertops, desi ners are no sin stone to create a contemporary, con n o s eelin on alls or as an eye catchin accent all. his trend is ein oosted y the ne e tra lar e sla o erin s, hich help to create a statement in rooms. odern, earthy, and su re ely durable, the new ne uart ur aces est illage series is er ect or trans or ing counterto s, re laces, bathroo s, or even lobbies, with war ing, dar tones and earth hues or odern se ngs collection o natural li estone and arble, enter ity offers neutral colors, conte orary si es, and o ular sha es hree large- or at si es, including a lan and a linear osaic, give this collection a i - and- atch, odular ca ability ro a color ers ective, the industry has shi ed toward grey, white and blac shown in the ity enter inset , colors o en ound in li estone and arble