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Outdoor kitchens in marble and stone

CALACATTA ORO · SOLID MARBLE · BESPOKE

Michelessi SRL designs and builds outdoor kitchens in marble, granite, quartzite, sintered stone and stainless steel in its own workshop in Aprilia (Latina), between Rome and Latina, Italy, where it has been working marble since 1976. Models with barbecue, sink, wood-fired or gas oven, custom-made for gardens, terraces and poolsides. Free site survey and quote in Rome, Latina and all of Lazio; installation across Italy and shipping worldwide.

Elegant, enduring surfaces, made for open-air living untroubled by water or wind. Designed and made to measure in our Aprilia workshop, in the finest Italian tradition.

In brief

Outdoor kitchens

A Michelessi outdoor kitchen is a bespoke kitchen for the garden, the terrace or the poolside, with worktops in granite, quartzite, marble, travertine or sintered stone and a structure in refractory stone, steel or treated timber. The barbecue, wood-fired oven, sink and fridge are built into the stone. It is made in the workshop at Aprilia, between Rome and Latina, where stone has been worked since 1976, with a free quotation, a free survey across Lazio, 3D design, fitting by our own team in Italy and shipping abroad.

A kitchen like this, made to measure for you.Free, no-obligation quotation · free site survey in Lazio · 3D design · since 1976

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The outdoor kitchen — a Michelessi vision

From the block,
the fire

01 A raw block of Calacatta Oro on the terrace above the sea, under the brass lamp, at the hour when the sky turns from orange to blue. Mallet and chisels lie on the floor: the kitchen is still all inside the stone.

02 Two stonemasons, standing beside the block, work it with mallet and chisel. The faces are squared, chips fly, white dust rises in the sea wind; then come the long shape of the island, its sides, the openings of the fronts, the fire channel and the sink, carved slowly. Finally the stone is honed and the gold veins come out.

03 The top is polished, the sink set in, the brass tap mounted, the fire lit in the channel. The stonemasons walk away and the kitchen stays, lit above the sea, with a veil of dust on the floor.

Keep scrolling — the scene follows you

The collection archive

Outdoor kitchens,
model by model

A wide range of proposals makes up our outdoor kitchen catalogue: standard configurations and fully customisable compositions, from affordable kitchens to grand islands in stone and marble, from the Bull and Fogher models to the Cabinex series with BeefEater barbecues.

Leaf through these pages as you would an album and, when a model speaks to you, take it as a point of departure: every kitchen can be adapted in its dimensions, materials and elements, because for us the catalogue is not a boundary — it is where the conversation begins.

Terrace with stone and dark wood outdoor kitchen, pizza oven and dining table with seating

Stone and wood

A Signature Terrace, Where the Kitchen Lives in Wood

A floor of dark decking stretches out like a stage, and the camera crosses it slowly: on one side the table laid with its light seating, on the other the outdoor kitchen running along the flowering wall, with dark wood doors and a pale worktop. Above, the dome of the oven stands against the facade of the building, a promise of long, fragrant evenings.

Greenery spills from the planters and softens the geometry, while natural light draws crisp shadows across the timber of the terrace. This is the balance Michelessi seeks in every project: elegant, resilient surfaces, ideal for outdoor settings, free of any worry about water or wind. A kitchen designed to measure for your space, where the same Italian artisan skill that has always accompanied marble transforms a corner of the terrace into a place to be lived in every day.

Modern budget outdoor kitchen with sliding doors, integrated sink and inner shelves, minimal style

Economy Outdoor Kitchen 27

Sliding Doors, Minimalism That Glides

The doors slide and the kitchen opens like a piece of design furniture: behind the dark bronze panels appear orderly shelves with plates and tableware, while on the pale counter the integrated sink vanishes into the continuous surface, accompanied by the green of aromatic plants. The volume is pure, monolithic, without handles or protrusions: only material and proportion, the golden light of sunset grazing the courtyard and lengthening the shadows of the trees.

This is the Michelessi Economy Outdoor Kitchen 27: sliding doors, integrated sink, a modern and minimal style — proof that the Economy series can also speak the language of the most pared-back design. Italian craftsmanship fine-tunes the sliding action, alignments and finishes with millimetric precision; bespoke workmanship adapts the volume to your space and can dress it, on request, in stone surfaces or precious marble. Request a free quotation: our experts will accompany you from the first idea to the final drawing, all the way to installation.

Outdoor kitchen with lit wood-fired barbecue, sink, black bases and lacquered wood worktop

Economy Outdoor Kitchen 40

The Black Fire, the Wood That Dresses It

The flame burns in its black frame and lights the wall clad in lacquered wood, which answers with amber reflections: a dialogue between darkness and warmth, orchestrated with an elegance almost worthy of an interior. Black bases run beneath the counter carrying the sink and the working spaces, shelves order tableware and objects on the wooden wall, and the dark beams of the covering close the scene above. The wood-fired barbecue, protagonist, promises fragrant cooking and long evenings.

This is the Michelessi Economy Outdoor Kitchen 40: wood-fired barbecue, sink and side worktop clad in lacquered wood — a project showing how refined and enveloping the Economy series can be. Italian craftsmanship tends joinery and details; bespoke workmanship adapts the composition to your space, with precious finishes in stone and marble if desired. We work from drawings and to measure: tell us about your space and we will propose the most fitting solution.

Fogher Larès modular FKC 023 in black with steel top, sink, barbecue and service module

Fogher outdoor kitchen, modular LARES model — composition FKC 023

Larès FKC 023: Steel Above, Black Below

The FKC 023 composition entrusts the top to steel and the structure to black: above, the technical surface runs uniform, carrying the sink with its spring tap and the built-in barbecue beneath its cover; below, door-fronted modules and a side service unit keep order and multiply the landing space. The contrast between the sheen of the top and the matt of the bases gives the line its clean, professional character. It is the configuration of those who work hard and clean fast: steel forgives everything and never ages.

The Larès, Fogher's modular line, remains sectional and customisable to needs and tastes: the best of home cooking, brought outdoors with style and unique build quality. Fogher signs the modules; Michelessi the counsel, with bespoke stone or fine marble work made possible by Italian craftsmanship. Let our experts guide you towards the product closest to your needs and desires.

Outdoor kitchen with built-in appliances, light granite worktop and treated wood structure, U-shaped

Modern Kitchen

The Great U of Teak and Granite in the Woods

The U spreads generously over blue stone paving and the woods embrace it on every side: the treated wood structure, with its warm, orderly doors, bears the light granite worktop running along three sides, carrying the barbecue with its steel hood, the sink, built-in appliances and the counter where high seats await company. Little plants on the tops add their domestic green to the great green of the trees.

This is Michelessi's Modern Kitchen: built-in appliances, granite and treated wood in a composition that works like a brigade and welcomes like a veranda. Granite bears decades of service; treated wood faces the seasons without losing warmth. Bespoke work — the expertise the company devotes to marble as well — draws the U around your space, with Italian craftsmanship. We can adapt dimensions and equipment to every need: ask us for a proposal designed around your space.

Circular outdoor kitchen in treated marble and granite with professional steel barbecue and night lighting

Circular Outdoor Kitchen

The Curve of Stone That Welcomes the Evening

The night is an accomplice: warm lights run beneath the counter and trace the curve of the kitchen like a luminous ribbon, while the base of stone in irregular courses anchors the composition to the garden. The dark stone counter follows the circumference without a single hard corner, receiving the professional steel barbecue on its left flank and then stretching toward the bar, where tall seats await the guests. Treated marble and granite, protagonists of the construction, withstand the seasons while keeping their depth; the built-in refrigerator works discreetly in the base.

Around, illuminated trees close the natural amphitheatre. This is the Michelessi Circular Outdoor Kitchen: a project that refuses the straight line in order to embrace those who live it. The bespoke working of stone and marble — the age-old craft of Italian artisans — shapes every curve to your space and your evenings. For every project we prepare a 3D drawing, so you can appreciate the final result set within your own surroundings.

Modern U-shaped outdoor kitchen with light marble tops, wooden bases, fridge and built-in barbecue

U-Shaped Outdoor Kitchen

The Great U with Marble Worktops

The U opens generously into the woods and lays out a true piazza of taste: great slabs of light marble run along three sides, luminous against the deep green of the trees, while wooden bases with classic doors pace the perimeter with ordered warmth. The built-in barbecue works beneath its steel hood, the fridge stands guard in the base, and white parasols open their corollas over the scene, ready to shade long lunches. The house with its great windows watches from behind.

This is Michelessi's Outdoor Kitchen U: modern, enveloping, its marble tops carrying into the woods the nobility of stone cut to measure — the craft the company has always cultivated. Slabs, joints and recesses are finished with Italian craftsmanship: every vein chosen, every edge refined, so the U becomes the exact centre of your summers. Every project can accommodate sink, burners, fryer or oven: compose your equipment with our experts' advice.

Stone-effect outdoor kitchen with copper pots hung on a wood-slat wall, table with candles and flowers

Stone-effect

Copper, Candlelight and Refractory stone: Dinner Is Served

Candles burning in the foreground, orange flowers in the vase, glasses at the ready: the table is laid, and the camera lifts its gaze towards the protagonist. Against the wall of dark wood slats, the stone-effect kitchen extends its pale volumes; above it, copper pots hung in a row catch the light of the flames like small suns. Aromatic herbs in wall-mounted pots, the steel barbecue set into the worktop, the diffuse warmth of evening: every detail builds an atmosphere somewhere between alpine refuge and metropolitan terrace.

It is proof that an outdoor kitchen can be scenery and instrument at once: beautiful to behold during dinner, precise to use while preparing it. Michelessi composes these spaces to measure with the sensibility of Italian craftsmanship: materials that resist the seasons, meticulous finishes — up to the distinction of marble — and a precise idea of hospitality, where the kitchen is the warm heart of the evening.

Large modern wood-fired barbecue with double grill, black metal hood, stone walls and log store

Modern Wood-Fired Barbecue

Wood-Fired, Beneath the Great Black Hood

The fire already lives within the mouth of the barbecue: embers glow beneath the double grill, ready to receive the meat, while the great black metal hood descends from the ceiling like a technical curtain, gathering the perfumes of the wood. At the sides, stone walls in irregular courses frame the scene with their ancient roughness; below, open bays keep logs stacked in order, beside drawers of contemporary line and the adjoining sink.

This is the Michelessi Modern Wood-Fired Barbecue: a project that returns cooking to its origin — the living flame, the crackle of wood — within a rigorous, current design. Stone, metal and fire coexist with the naturalness of well-conceived things. Italian craftsmanship and bespoke workmanship allow dimensions, materials and finishes, down to precious marble details, to be adapted to the character of your outdoor space.

Outdoor kitchen in marble and brick-format marble with sink, barbecue, refrigerator and wooden canopy

Kitchen With Canopy

Beneath the Canopy, Marble Facing the Hills

The dark wooden canopy frames the landscape like a panoramic screen: beyond the counter, the hills fade into the sunset light and the evening begins. Beneath this built sky, the kitchen works with elegance: marble counters, brick-format marble cladding giving rhythm to the vertical surfaces, the sink, the barbecue and the refrigerator each recessed in its place. The great screen at the side accompanies the evenings, the fan stirs the air, and the table laid at the centre awaits its guests with glasses ready.

This is the Michelessi Canopy Kitchen: a project uniting the shelter of a wooden roof with the nobility of marble worked to measure — the craft the company has always cultivated through Italian craftsmanship. An outdoor kitchen conceived as a room open onto the landscape, where every dinner gains a horizon. If you have pictures or drawings to show us, we can reproduce exactly what you need, measure after measure.

Cabinex Premium series outdoor kitchen with 5-burner BeefEater barbecue, drawers, black sink and fridge display

Cabinex outdoor kitchen, Premium series with 5-burner BeefEater BBQ

Premium with 5 Burners, the Brigade Grows

Five BeefEater burners at the centre of the anthracite line: the Premium series in this size allows parallel cooking and true service tempo, the generous grill beneath its black lid and the row of steel controls within reach. At the sides, the kitchen organises the trade: the black sink with its flexible tap, the column of drawers that distinguishes the Premium series, doors guarding provisions and gas bottle, the refrigerated display keeping the evening cool.

The dark counter runs unbroken and binds every element into a single formal gesture. Grand and superbly equipped, this is the outdoor kitchen for those who truly love life in the open air. BeefEater, the iconic Australian barbecue brand, signs the fire; Cabinex the design; Michelessi adds counsel and, on request, the bespoke stone and marble workmanship of Italian craftsmanship. We can adapt dimensions and equipment to every need: ask us for a proposal conceived for your space.

Outdoor kitchen in irregular stone with marble counter, oven, hooded barbecue and warm night lighting

Outdoor Kitchen With Irregular Stone

Irregular Stone, the Evening Turns to Theatre

The night lights sculpt the irregular stone and exalt its every protrusion: the base of the kitchen becomes a warm bas-relief winding through the garden, crowned by the marble counter that softly reflects the glimmers. Along the curve work the oven with its mouth at the ready, the hooded barbecue, and the round built-in grill adding its fire to the brigade; further on, the bar receives tall seats for those who watch and raise a glass. Pale paving draws the stage; the dark fencing and the trees close the wings.

This is the Michelessi Outdoor Kitchen in Irregular Stone: a project where raw material and worked marble coexist in theatrical balance. The bespoke working of stone and marble is the craft that Michelessi's Italian artisans have always practised: every curve and every counter is born around your space. We can build it in different materials, with fine marble finishes: speak with our experts.

Complete outdoor kitchen with sink, wood-fired stone barbecue, bar table with stools and wooden pergola

Economy Outdoor Kitchen 38

The Pavilion of Fire, Stone and Pergola

It is a small pavilion devoted to fire: the wooden pergola with its bold beams covers the space, the wall of stone in irregular courses receives the wood-fired barbecue with its mouth at the ready, and before it the bar table with tall stools invites you to sit exactly where everything happens. Hanging lanterns, shelves set into the stone and the service sink complete the equipment, while the lawn breathes around in the sunset light.

This is the Michelessi Economy Outdoor Kitchen 38: a complete kitchen — sink, wood-fired barbecue, bar table — conceived as an independent room in the middle of the garden. The Economy series proves that even a pavilion can be accessible: Italian craftsmanship tends stone, wood and proportions, and bespoke workmanship adapts the structure to your space, with the possibility of precious finishes in stone or marble. Write or call us: together we will devise the composition best suited to your garden or terrace.

Detail of outdoor kitchen with integrated sink, lively grained stone counter and sliding doors

Economy Outdoor Kitchen 39

Detail of a Counter: The Grain That Tells

The camera drops to the counter and discovers its grain: a surface of minute pebbles, alive as a polished riverbed, receiving the pepper mills and the cooking grill with material ease. The integrated sink opens in the surface with its flush lid, ready to disappear when a resting surface is needed; below, sliding doors — here in a pale wood tone — glide silently on the cream-coloured base.

It is a detail, but it says everything about the Michelessi Economy Outdoor Kitchen 39: care for the centimetre, the choice of surfaces that age well, the logic of elements that integrate rather than accumulate. The Economy series brings this quality of thought to every budget: Italian craftsmanship signs recesses and glides, and bespoke workmanship can render the counter in stone or embellish it with the marble worked by Michelessi. A 3D drawing, available on request, will show you the kitchen in your own setting before work even begins.

Complete outdoor kitchen with gas barbecue, rotisserie, burner, sink and lacquered wood doors

Economy Outdoor Kitchen 41

Rotisserie and Refractory stone Beneath the Green

The great black hood descends over the barbecue and its rotisserie, ready to gather the aromas of slow cooking; beside them, the burner and the gas barbecue add their quick fires, while the round sink carved into the black counter awaits the service. The refractory stone structure with its living surfaces carries everything with solidity, and lacquered wood doors warm the bases with their golden grain. Above, the pergola filters the light; around, the green presses in generously.

This is the Michelessi Economy Outdoor Kitchen 41: a complete kitchen — gas barbecue, burner, sink — where every kind of cooking has its instrument and every instrument its place. The Economy series makes this completeness accessible: Italian craftsmanship tends refractory stone, joinery and recesses, and bespoke workmanship can tomorrow enrich the counters with precious stone or marble. Let our experts guide you toward the product closest to your needs and your desires.

Outdoor kitchen complete with burner, wine cooler, shelves and worktop, with sliding wooden doors

Economy Outdoor Kitchen 52

The Dresser of Fire, Wood and Anthracite

It looks like a designer dresser, and it is a complete kitchen: the anthracite body with its rigorous profile receives great sliding doors of warm wood, opening onto inner shelves and onto the wine rack where bottles rest horizontally, visible as in a small wine shop. On the counter work the burner and the preparation spaces, the pot already on stage and the tray at the ready. Everything glides, everything closes, everything stays in order.

This is the Michelessi Economy Outdoor Kitchen 52: burner, wine cooler, shelves and worktop in a single elegant volume, conceived for those who want the outdoor kitchen without the look of a kitchen. The Economy series makes this grace accessible: Italian craftsmanship tends glides, alignments and finishes, and bespoke workmanship can render the counter in stone or embellish it with the marble worked by Michelessi. Contact us to study materials, finishes and dimensions together: every detail is born around your space and your habits.

Complete outdoor kitchen with gas barbecue and closable wooden structure, beneath canopy with tall table

Economy Outdoor Kitchen 6

Closed It Is Furniture, Open It Is a Kitchen

At first glance it is an elegant piece of slatted wooden furniture beneath the refractory stone canopy: the closed doors protect everything — the gas barbecue, the counters, the tools — and leave the patio its architectural composure. But open the closable structure and the complete kitchen comes into service, ready for the grill and for the guests meanwhile settling at the tall table with its stools. The green around the canopy frames the scene with discretion.

This is the Michelessi Economy Outdoor Kitchen 6: a project that thinks also of the days when no one cooks, protecting the investment and the order of the space. The Economy series makes this intelligence accessible: Italian craftsmanship tends joinery, hinges and proportions, and bespoke workmanship adapts the structure to your patio — with the possibility, tomorrow, of stone counters or precious marble finishes. We work from drawings and to measure: tell us about your space and we will propose the most fitting solution.

Fogher Agher modular outdoor kitchen in Salvia Antica with open barbecue and sink, in a garden

Fogher outdoor kitchen, modular AGHER model — Salvia Antica

Agher Salvia Antica: Green at Home in Green

Among hedges and lawn, the Salvia Antica finish proves its vocation: a dusty, gentle green that does not compete with nature but stands beside it, as an equal. The steel lid of the built-in Fògher barbecue is raised and ready; the sink and tap wait at the side, and doors beneath the top close the volume with formal clarity.

The Agher is a versatile, richly equipped model, perfect for any space: two customisable bays — sink, cooking systems or more — and a palette of four unique colours that also includes Ossidiana, Terra di Siena and Seta Materica. Garden light grazes the matt surface and reveals its quality. Fogher guarantees the construction; Michelessi provides the counsel and, for those who wish, integration with bespoke stone or fine marble, handcrafted in Italy. We work to drawing and to measure: tell us about your space and we will propose the best solution.

Fogher Larès composition FKC 021 in black with overhead grid structure, barbecue and burner

Fogher outdoor kitchen, LARES model — composition FKC 021

Larès FKC 021: the Technical Pergola

The FKC 021 composition gives the Larès its third dimension: above the black modules with built-in barbecue and burner top rises the grid structure — a technical pergola in metal, ready for hooks, shelves and lights, turning the kitchen into a small self-standing architecture. The exposed frame lightens the volumes, doors guard the equipment, the steel top works tirelessly.

It is the standard modular kitchen of the Fogher range, sectional and customisable to needs and tastes: the Larès unites the best of home cooking with the open-air experience, in a combination of style, function and build quality that makes it one of a kind. Fogher guarantees the construction; Michelessi offers its counsel and, on request, integration with bespoke stone and fine marble finishes by Italian master artisans. We can adapt dimensions and equipment to every need: ask us for a proposal designed around your space.

Fogher Larès modular composition FKC 004 in black with sink, built-in barbecue and burner

Fogher outdoor kitchen, modular LARES model — composition FKC 004

Larès FKC 004: the Long Line of Service

The FKC 004 composition stretches the Larès into one long, complete line: the sink with its professional spring tap opens the sequence, the built-in barbecue under its dark cover holds the centre, and the auxiliary burner closes the flank. The steel top runs unbroken above black modules and their doors, while the exposed frame lifts everything from the ground with technical lightness. It is the configuration for those who work in sequence — wash, prepare, cook — without a single wasted step.

A standard modular kitchen, sectional and customisable to needs and tastes: the Larès brings the best of home cooking into the open air, with style, function and build quality unique of their kind. Fogher signs the line; Michelessi the counsel, with bespoke stone and fine marble work available through Italian craftsmanship. On request we prepare a 3D drawing, so you can see the finished result in your own setting in advance.

Outdoor kitchen with wooden canopy, stainless steel appliances and cladding, island with sink

Outdoor Kitchen With Canopy

Laminated Timber and Inox: the Technical Pavilion

The laminated timber structure rises in good order and filters light through its slatted roof: below, the kitchen plays the perfect contrast between the warmth of the canopy and the noble coolness of stainless steel. Satin-metal wall units and bases align along the wall with the professional barbecue and technical modules, while the central island carries a pale worktop with sink and pull-out spray tap. Stoneware paving joins inside and outside without a seam.

This is Michelessi's Outdoor Kitchen with Canopy in its most architectural version: an open room where inox guarantees the hygiene and endurance of a professional kitchen, and wood makes it all liveable. Bespoke work draws structure and modules around your space; every junction is finished with Italian craftsmanship, with stone tops or precious marble available. Let our experts guide you towards the product closest to your needs and desires.

Outdoor kitchen in stone-effect stoneware with exposed dome oven and treated wood doors, among planters

Outdoor Kitchen With Open Oven

The Roof Garden with the Black Dome

Planters overflow with succulents and herbs, and amid this hanging garden the oven's black dome rises like an almost ancestral presence: its mouth ready for flame, its perfect form promising pizzas and breads as tradition demands. Around it, the kitchen extends its volumes in stone-effect stoneware — textured grey surfaces, resilient and discreet — with treated wood doors adding their measured warmth. Dark decking and buildings blurred on the horizon tell of an urban refuge reclaimed from refractory stone.

This is Michelessi's Outdoor Kitchen with Exposed Oven: ancient fire within a contemporary design, stoneware that protects, wood that welcomes. Bespoke work composes oven, tops and bays around your terrace; every detail is tended with Italian craftsmanship, with precious marble finishes available on request. Let our experts guide you towards the product closest to your needs and desires.

Outdoor kitchen in rough stone and granite with professional barbecue, counter and stools under a lit pergola

Stone Outdoor Kitchen

Golden Stone Beneath the Pergola, by Night

Night kindles the scene and the stone answers in tones of gold: the curved counter, built in rough stone, runs beneath the dark-beamed pergola while warm lights sculpt each block. Above, the granite top spreads its dark, patient surface; stools with wrought-iron scrolls await the guests, and the professional barbecue works in the shelter of the structure. Beyond the perimeter, the lit garden climbs towards the rocks like a small natural amphitheatre.

This is Michelessi's Outdoor Kitchen in Stone: rough stone and granite, the most solid pair nature offers, composed with the knowledge of Italian craftsmanship. Bespoke work draws curves, tops and recesses around your space — the same expertise the company devotes to marble — for evenings that deserve a worthy setting. A no-obligation consultation is all it takes to begin: your outdoor space deserves a project conceived just for it.

Custom terrace kitchen with barbecue, sink and burners under a white pergola, dining table and sea view

Terrace kitchen with table

A Terrace over the Sea, the Table Already Set

The white pergola with its adjustable louvres governs the light, and beneath it the kitchen stretches its grey line along the parapet: barbecue, sink, burners and serving counters, all turned towards the horizon where the sea closes the view. At the centre of the timber-decked terrace, the table is already open, waiting for chairs and company.

It is a scene that tells the Michelessi method: a custom kitchen, built at the client's request — a 3D drawing is developed to your specifications, any material and finish may be chosen, and the equipment composed as you wish: barbecue, sink, burners and everything your way of living the terrace requires. Italian craftsmanship then turns the drawing into reality, tending every recess and every join; the working of stone and marble remains the signature available for tops and fine finishes. Every measure, every material and every finish is chosen together, so that the result is truly, and only, yours.

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Outdoor kitchens

The kitchen steps outside
and makes the garden its home

There are evenings when the house is no longer enough: the table longs for open sky, for the scent of embers, for the long light of sunset. Michelessi outdoor kitchens are born for exactly this — surfaces of rare elegance and resistance, conceived for outdoor living, untroubled by water or wind. We have been working marble in Aprilia since 1976: the same Italian artisan hand that selects and hones the slabs now shapes kitchens that live in the garden, on the terrace, at the pool's edge.

Everything is made to drawing and to measure: if you have images or plans to show us, we can recreate exactly what you need. You choose the materials with us — marble, granite, quartzite, sintered stone, porcelain stoneware, stainless steel, treated wood — with fine marble finishes that carry the nobility of natural stone into the open air. And the project can embrace everything conviviality calls for: a barbecue, available in a range of models, as well as a sink, a fryer, burners, an electric or wood-fired oven.

For every project we prepare a 3D drawing, so you can admire the finished result set within your own surroundings before a single stone is cut. Give your imagination free rein and let our specialists advise you: we build bespoke kitchens for every budget, with the care of Italian craftsmanship and an installation scheduled around your time. Below you will find ten visions from our drawing board — the kitchens we imagine for you, before they exist — and, further down, the complete archive of the collection, model by model.

Vision 01 — Nero Marquina

The Black Stonethat Defies the Horizon

NERO MARQUINA · COPPER BRAZIER · BRASS INLAY

A blade of Nero Marquina reaches past the cliff edge and hangs suspended above the sea as the sun slips below the horizon. At the centre of the worktop, a copper brazier burns within the stone like a lit heart; a thread of brass runs along the flank, stitching the marble to the departing light.

This is a vision from our drawing board: the kitchen distilled to its essential gesture — stone, fire, and the void all around. A project we tailor to your own landscape, with the marble craftsmanship we have practised in Aprilia since 1976. Tell us about your clifftop: we shall attend to the rest.

A Michelessi vision: monolithic Nero Marquina blade cantilevered over a sea cliff at sunset, with a copper brazier set into the worktop

The detail · Nero Marquina

Vision 02 — Travertine

Travertine by Firelight,the Night of the Pergola

ROMAN TRAVERTINE · CHARRED TIMBER · WOOD-BURNING FIREPLACE

Beneath a pergola of charred beams, black as the night around them, the great Roman travertine island gathers all the light of the fire. Flames dance within their carved stone surround, a brass rail runs the length of the worktop like a single gilded line, and the material — warm, porous, Roman — plays counterpoint to the burnt timber.

This project springs from a simple idea: to set side by side two ways of crossing time — travertine, which accumulates it, and charred wood, which recounts it. It is a vision we can adapt to your own garden, with the fireplace, barbecue or wood-fired oven you prefer: every element is drawn together, made to measure.

A Michelessi vision: Roman travertine island with a brass rail beneath a charred-timber pergola, a stone fireplace burning in the night

The detail · Travertine

Vision 03 — The Monolith

A Monolithin the Wild

TRAVERTINE · SATIN BRASS · MOONLIGHT

The moon climbs above the hills and finds, amid the Mediterranean scrub, a block of travertine laid down like an offering. Nothing more: a sink hollowed from the mass, a satin brass tap catching the faintest gleam, rosemary bushes all around and a gravel path holding the last of the light.

It is the most radical of our visions: the kitchen reduced to a single block of stone, carved to stand in the open air as an element of the landscape itself. A project for those who long for the pure gesture — water running over marble, beneath the sky. We make it in the stone you choose with us, to the exact measure of your corner of the earth.

A Michelessi vision: monolithic travertine block with a carved sink and brass tap, set among Mediterranean scrub as the moon rises

The detail · Satin brass

Vision 04 — Lava Stone

The Rough Rock,the Mirror of Embers

SPLIT-FACE LAVA STONE · ABSOLUTE BLACK GRANITE · LIVE CHARCOAL

The flank is living rock, left split-faced as the quarry intended; the top is absolute black granite, polished until it becomes a mirror. Between them the embers breathe in their steel bed, sending up a thread of smoke: the glow of live charcoal plays across the honed stone until the surface itself seems to burn.

In this vision we place the same material before its double: raw and polished, mountain and mirror. It is precisely the kind of contrast our workshop knows how to build — the split calibrated blow by blow, the polish carried to its depths — and one we can shape for your own garden, with the grill, hob or oven the project calls for.

A Michelessi vision: split-face lava stone island with a polished absolute black granite top and a sunken live-charcoal brazier, at night in a garden

The detail · Live charcoal

Vision 05 — Onyx

The Stone that Lightsthe Night

BACKLIT ONYX · MIRRORED WATER · CYPRESSES

When the whole garden falls dark, the onyx comes alight. The poolside bar glows from within, a lantern of stone: golden veins run through the light, the stools wait in line, the cypresses keep their dark watch beyond. And the water, perfectly still, doubles it all into a second, inverted bar.

It is the most theatrical vision in the collection: stone become a source of light, a bar that needs nothing else to make an evening. Backlit onyx is among the most precious crafts of our workshop: if you have a pool, a terrace, a night waiting to be lit, we will draw the project around you.

A Michelessi vision: backlit onyx bar glowing in the night at the edge of a pool, with stools and cypresses, reflected in the still water

The detail · Backlit onyx

Vision 06 — Verde Guatemala

The Green that Converseswith the Domes

VERDE GUATEMALA · BURNISHED BRONZE · ROMAN TERRACOTTA

On a terrace of Roman terracotta, at the blue hour, the Verde Guatemala island converses with the Eternal City: the dome on the horizon, umbrella pines for a stage set, wine glasses already waiting on the counter. A burnished bronze frame draws the marble's perimeter, and a warm light hidden in the plinth sets the whole volume upon a cushion of gold.

This vision is an act of homage: the deep green of the marble set against the reds of terracotta and the Roman sky. A project conceived for terraces with a view worth honouring — yours — where the kitchen becomes the belvedere of the house. We design it to measure, with the taps, the burners and the proportions the place deserves.

A Michelessi vision: Verde Guatemala marble island with a burnished bronze frame on a Roman terracotta roof terrace, the dome of St Peter's on the horizon

The detail · Burnished bronze

Vision 07 — The Ring

The Marble that Embracesthe Olive Tree

CALACATTA · CENTURIES-OLD OLIVE TREE · BRASS HOB

In the stone courtyard the marble bends into a circle and embraces the olive tree. The great Calacatta ring turns about the ancient trunk like a ring upon a finger: golden veins chase along the curve, a brass hob is set into the mass, and a single beam from above ignites the silver crown at the centre of the scene.

It is the vision closest to our heart: a kitchen that does not occupy the landscape but turns around it, with the tree as the centre of the table. Curving marble into an unbroken crown is a test of workshop mastery we take on with pride: if a tree worthy of a throne lives in your courtyard, this project already belongs to it.

A Michelessi vision: ring-shaped Calacatta marble counter encircling a centuries-old olive tree in a stone courtyard, with a brass cooking hob

The detail · Brass hob

Vision 08 — The Vineyard

A Blade of Marbleabove the Mist

GREY VEINED MARBLE · BURNISHED STEEL · BRASS EDGE

The vineyard sleeps beneath the mist and the marble watches over it from above: a single grey slab, veined like a March sky, suspended on one leg of burnished steel. The grill and the basin are carved from the mass, a brass edge runs the length of the rim, and a mild light warms the worktop as the vine rows dissolve into white.

This vision was born for the countryside: the kitchen as a slender bridge above the rows, a place to cook before a vineyard that changes with the seasons. The single slab, the calibrated cantilever, the flush recesses: this is structural tailoring, and it is our trade. Bring us to your hillside and we will draw the exact blade that belongs to it.

A Michelessi vision: suspended grey veined marble worktop with recessed grill and basin, above a vineyard wrapped in morning mist

The detail · Brass edge

Vision 09 — Rosso Levanto

The Red, the Copperand the Fire

ROSSO LEVANTO · HAMMERED COPPER HOOD · OPEN-FIRE GRILL

Three reds answer one another in the night: the Rosso Levanto of the island, crossed by its white veins; the hammered copper of the great hood, descending from the ceiling like a cathedral bell; and the live flame of the grill, which sets them both alight. Beyond, the moonlit sea keeps time.

It is the most convivial vision in the collection: the kitchen as a monumental hearth, built for evenings when the fire is the spectacle and no one wishes to leave the table. Marble, copper and flame call for different crafts and a single design: ours. Tell us where your sunset falls, and we shall build the rest.

A Michelessi vision: Rosso Levanto marble island with an open-fire grill and a monumental hammered copper hood, before a moonlit sea

The detail · Hammered copper

Vision 10 — The Amphitheatre

The Amphitheatreof Fire

TRAVERTINE · CONCENTRIC TIERS · BRASS RING

The darkness is absolute and the earth opens in circles: tier after tier, the travertine descends towards the centre where the brazier burns, and sparks climb in a column towards the only light. A ring of brass crowns the outer rim and closes the figure, like the seal upon a letter.

It is the vision that closes the tale: no longer a kitchen set before its guests, but guests within the kitchen — a small amphitheatre carved for gathering around the fire as we have done for millennia, and as we hardly do any more. Carving the circle into stone is no small undertaking: we know how to conduct it. You bring the stories to tell.

A Michelessi vision: circular travertine amphitheatre carved into the darkness, with concentric tiers, a brass ring and a burning brazier at its centre

The detail · Brass ring

At a glance

Marble and stone outdoor kitchens:
what is worth knowing

  • Custom outdoor kitchens in marble, granite, quartzite, sintered stone, stainless steel and treated wood
  • A catalogue of models, from the Economy range to solid stone islands
  • BeefEater and Bull barbecues, wood-fired oven, sink, fridge and wine cooler built into the stone
  • Workshop and showroom in Aprilia (Latina), on the Via Pontina, since 1976
  • Free site survey and quote in Rome, Latina and Lazio; installation across Italy, shipping worldwide
  • 3D design for every kitchen and installation by our own team

Which stone lasts outdoors: marble, granite, quartzite, lava stone, sintered stone

Outdoors, stone works under rain, frost, sun and salt air, and not every stone reacts the same way. Granite and quartzite are the safest choices: compact, low-absorption, resistant to temperature swings and to the acids of lemon and wine. Lava stone withstands open fire and frost, and can be hand-glazed for a coloured countertop. Sintered stone (Dekton, Laminam) is ultra-compact: it does not absorb, resists scratches and is unaffected by sun or frost. Marble remains the most beautiful: we recommend a honed or brushed finish, a water-repellent sealer renewed every season and, where possible, a spot under a pergola or in a sheltered corner. Compact travertine, sealed, also gives excellent results. The slab is chosen in person in our workshop in Aprilia.

Stone outdoors, at a glance
MaterialFrost and rainAcids and stainsScratchesRecommended finish
GraniteUnaffectedResistantResistantHoned or flamed
QuartziteUnaffectedResistantResistantHoned or brushed
Lava stoneUnaffectedResistant, better if glazedResistantNatural or glazed
Sintered stone (Dekton, Laminam)UnaffectedResistantResistantMatt
MarbleWith water-repellent sealerWipe up promptlyCan be re-polishedHoned or brushed, never polished
Compact travertineWith water-repellent sealerWipe up promptlyCan be re-polishedHoned and filled

Island, linear, corner, U-shaped layouts

The shape comes from the space. A linear kitchen runs along a wall or a railing and needs little depth: it is the simplest solution for a terrace. The corner layout uses two sides and separates the cooking area from the washing area. The island is seen from every side, with stools gathered around the counter, and is the centrepiece of the garden or the poolside. The U-shape wraps around the cook and gathers barbecue, sink, fridge and worktops into a single block: the choice of those who entertain often. Add to these the circular and rounded kitchens, the steel monobloc units, the peninsulas with a two-level counter and the marble table that grows out of the kitchen itself. Every layout is adapted to measure: the catalogue models are a starting point, not a limit.

Outdoor kitchen in refractory stone with barbecue, wood-fired oven, sink and fridge

An outdoor kitchen of ours is built on site: a structure in refractory stone blocks, clad in stone, topped with a worktop in marble, granite or sintered stone cut in our workshop. Inside go the elements of conviviality: the gas or charcoal barbecue — we work with BeefEater and Bull, with the Cabinex series and with Fogher modules — the wood-fired oven with its dome, the plancha, the burners, the sink with outdoor taps, the fridge and the wine cooler, the drawers and doors in steel or treated wood. The design provides for drains, water, gas and power before installation, so the worktop arrives already cut for every built-in element. As an alternative to solid stone, structures in steel or treated wood are lighter and suited to a terrace.

How much a custom outdoor kitchen costs

The price depends on four things: the stone chosen and its thickness, the metres of worktop, the structure (refractory stone, steel, wood) and the built-in elements, from barbecue to fridge. This is why we publish no price lists: two kitchens of the same size can cost very differently. The Economy range, in refractory stone with standard modules, is the most affordable way to begin; a bespoke island in solid marble or granite is an investment that lasts decades and shrugs off the seasons. The quote is free and starts from a floor plan, a few measurements or a photo of the garden; we pair it with a 3D drawing, so you see the kitchen set in your own space before deciding.

From survey to installation: 3D design, lead times, fitting

It begins with a meeting, in our workshop in Aprilia or with a site survey at your home: we measure the space, check the water, gas and power connections, and learn how you use your garden. Then come the design, with a 3D drawing showing the finished kitchen in your setting, and the quote. Once the slab has been chosen in person, the worktop is cut, shaped and finished in our workshop, with the cut-outs for built-in elements already made. Lead times are agreed at the time of order, according to the stone and the complexity of the project, and installation is scheduled around your needs. Fitting is done by our own team: we deliver the kitchen, set it in place, connect the elements and leave it ready for the first evening.

The area

Where we work

Our workshop and showroom are in Aprilia, on the Via Pontina at Km 45,350, about 35 km from Rome-EUR and 25 km from Latina. We survey, deliver and install in Rome and its province, the Castelli Romani, Pomezia, Ardea, Anzio, Nettuno, Cisterna, Velletri, Latina and the rest of Lazio; we build kitchens across Italy and abroad on request, as in Dubai.

Why refractory stone

Made for fire,
not merely enduring it

For outdoor kitchens and barbecues in stone we choose a material made for fire: with thermal shocks ordinary structures deteriorate inside and after a few years they start to give way. Our outdoor kitchens and barbecues are built in refractory stone, the very material ovens are made of: it is born to stand beside the flame and it holds the heat over time.

It is a choice you cannot see in a photograph, but you feel it over the years: the kitchen stays the one you had on day one, season after season, under the sun and under the frost.

Materials compared

Granite, quartzite, sintered stone, steel, marble or travertine: sun, sea air, grease and seasonal care

Six materials we take into the garden, judged on what a frost-and-scratch table leaves out: the sun, sea air and pool water, the grease of the fire and the care each asks for year after year.

Outdoor kitchen materials compared
MaterialSun and UVSea air and pool waterGreaseSeasonal careWhere we recommend it
GraniteExcellent: the colour does not changeExcellentGood: clean after useMinimalFull sun, poolside, the fire zone
QuartziteExcellentExcellentGood: clean after useMinimalFull sun and pale worktops beside the barbecue
Sintered stone (Dekton, Laminam)Excellent: the colour does not fadeExcellentExcellent: non-absorbentMinimalTerraces, lightweight structures, poolside
Stainless steelGood: heats up in the sunCaution: near the coast a marine-grade steel is neededExcellentLow: a wipe after useMonobloc units and kitchens that may need to move
MarbleGood, with a honed or brushed finishCaution: water-repellent treatment, away from chlorine splashesCaution: wipe away at onceSeasonal: treatment to be renewedBeneath a pergola and in sheltered spots
Compact travertineGoodCaution: water-repellent treatmentCaution: wipe away at onceSeasonal: treatment and filling to be checkedPergolas and country houses

Step by step

How your outdoor marble kitchen comes to life with Michelessi

  1. First contact and a free survey
    Send us a few measurements and a photograph of the garden, terrace or poolside. In Rome, Latina and across Lazio the survey is free: along with the measurements we look at the load the ground can bear, the falls that let water run off, the prevailing wind that carries the smoke and the distance from plants, walls and neighbours. From further afield we guide your remote measurement.
  2. Choosing the stone, in person or by video call
    Outdoors the stone is chosen for the place: granite and quartzite for full sun, sintered stone for the terrace, marble or travertine beneath a pergola. Slabs are seen in person at Aprilia or by video call, and samples reach your home so you can judge them in real daylight, dry and wet, because outdoors a stone must be looked at in both states.
  3. 3D design and quotation
    Our technical office draws the kitchen in three dimensions within your space and arranges the three zones — fire, washing and preparation — around how you move and where the smoke goes; it sets the worktop heights, the position of the oven flue and the exact point of every service connection. With the drawing you receive the free quotation and the lead times defined for your project.
  4. Fabrication in the Aprilia workshop
    The worktops are cut, shaped and finished at Aprilia, with the edges worked by hand and the water-repellent treatment already applied in the workshop. The refractory stone structure, the same material as a wood-fired oven, is prepared to bear the heat of the fire over the years; before shipping the pieces are dry-assembled, so that on site everything fits.
  5. Delivery and fitting, in Italy and abroad
    In Italy the kitchen arrives with our own team: we level the structure, fix the worktops, build in barbecue, oven and sink and test every element with you; the water, gas and power connections are made by qualified installers. Abroad we ship in protective crating and follow the installation with our technicians, as we did for the Dubai project.
  6. Care advice, season after season
    We explain its seasonal care: water and a neutral cleaner, grease wiped away after use, the water-repellent treatment renewed on marble and travertine, the first firings of the wood-fired oven taken gently, the fire elements covered in winter. We remain your single point of reference over the years.

Further reading

Explore the outdoor kitchen in depth

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The next step

We design and build in Aprilia, Italy and deliver worldwide — Dubai project completed

Free quotation, free site survey across Lazio

Every work in marble begins with a meeting. Describe the space and your idea, attaching measurements and photographs where you can: we prepare a 3D design and a detailed quotation, with no obligation whatsoever. In Rome, Latina and throughout Lazio the site survey is free; elsewhere in Italy and abroad we guide you through remote measuring, step by step.

Ask for a free quotation

Telephone +39 06 9275383 · WhatsApp · info@michelessi.it · Aprilia showroom, Via Pontina Km 45,350.

Have a marble sample sent to your home

The colour of a marble cannot be judged on a screen. That is why we send samples of the stones and finishes you are considering, so you can compare them in the real light of your garden or terrace, dry and wet, next to the paving and the walls of the house. Should you prefer, we will show you slabs and samples in our Aprilia showroom, on the Via Pontina.

Request your samples

Tell us which stones and finishes interest you: we reply to every request.

Write to us on WhatsApp

The quickest way to reach us is a message. Send us a photograph of the garden, terrace or poolside, a measurement taken by hand or a picture that caught your eye: we reply from the Aprilia workshop with initial advice on the material, the finishes and the next steps, from survey to 3D design. Write to us in English or Italian.

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+39 06 9275383, the same number as the workshop.

Frequently asked questions

Marble outdoor kitchens: questions and answers

Does a marble outdoor kitchen withstand frost and sun?

Yes, if the stone is chosen well and the finish is not polished: granite, quartzite and sintered stone are indifferent to frost, rain and sun; compact travertine withstands them when filled and sealed; marble should be honed or brushed, sealed with a water-repellent treatment and the hob covered in winter.

Which stone is best outdoors: marble, granite or Dekton?

For heavy use we recommend granite or quartzite, which resist acids and temperature swings; Dekton is ultra-compact and resists scratches, frost and sun; marble is the most beautiful and ideal under a pergola or in sheltered areas, with seasonal maintenance.

How much does a custom outdoor kitchen cost?

It depends on the stone, size, barbecue and accessories. Our refractory stone Economy range starts at modest prices; a solid stone island is an investment that lasts decades. Free quote from measurements and photos of the garden.

Which barbecue can be built in?

Gas or charcoal barbecues (we work with BeefEater and Bull), wood-fired oven, plancha, burners, fridge and sink: the design integrates everything into the stone.

What is the base made of?

The structure is built in refractory stone blocks, the material that stands up to the flame; where a lighter solution is called for, steel or treated wood. We decide together during the site survey, according to the ground, terrace or poolside.

How do I clean a stone outdoor kitchen?

Water and a neutral detergent, never acids or aggressive descalers; renew the water-repellent sealer each season and cover the cooking area in winter.

Can it go on a terrace?

Yes, with lightweight modules and tops in sintered stone or thin granite, checking the load during the site survey.

Do you deliver outside Italy?

Yes. Free site survey and quote in Rome, Latina and all of Lazio; delivery and installation across Italy and shipping worldwide, with a project completed abroad, in Dubai.

Do I need planning permission for an outdoor kitchen?

In general terms a freestanding or modular kitchen, such as a steel or treated-timber island, counts as garden furniture; a fixed refractory stone structure with an oven and flue may need to be notified to the local authority, depending on local rules and any restrictions on the site. We check this together at the survey, with your architect or surveyor if required.

Can it be covered in winter?

Yes, and we recommend it: a breathable cover over the barbecue, the oven and the fire elements, taps drained, the fridge switched off and left ajar. Granite, quartzite and sintered stone worktops can stay uncovered without concern; marble and travertine are grateful for a cover or a pergola during the rainy months.

Does a gas barbecue work without mains gas?

Yes: the gas bottle sits in a ventilated compartment within the structure, away from the heat of the fire, behind a door that leaves the ventilation unobstructed, and the gas connection is made by a qualified gas fitter. If you prefer charcoal or wood, the fire needs no connection at all; what remain are water and drainage for the sink and power for the fridge, wine cooler and lighting, which the 3D design marks before installation.

Can an outdoor kitchen be moved later?

Modular kitchens in steel or treated timber, with a sintered stone or granite worktop, can be dismantled and reassembled. A refractory stone kitchen with a wood-fired oven is built to stay where it is made. At the survey we work out together which of the two routes is right for you.

Can the kitchen be built by the pool?

Yes, and it is one of the settings we like best. The worktops must shrug off chlorinated water and constant splashing, so granite, quartzite or sintered stone, with a non-slip finish on the surrounding paving, and the barbecue should face away from any wind that would carry smoke over the water. We can clad the pool in the same stone.

Do you make just the stone barbecue, without the full kitchen?

Yes. A refractory stone barbecue with a marble or granite top and a built-in gas or charcoal grill is the first step of many outdoor kitchens: it is made ready to take a sink, a fridge or a wood-fired oven later, in the same stone.

The other kitchens

The other Michelessi kitchens

The same workshop, the same marble: indoors, in refractory stone, or with modular furniture.

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Tell us about the space you have and the kitchen you imagine: our specialists will advise you on materials, finishes and elements, prepare the 3D drawing and follow you through to installation, with the care that Italian craftsmanship deserves. Write to us or call: the quotation is free.

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