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Since 1976 — a Michelessi vision

Bespoke solutions,
from drawing to stone

Windowsills, thresholds, worktops and cladding in marble, travertine, natural stone and granite: drawn to your measurements, delivered all over the world.

The bespoke sill — a Michelessi vision

From the rough piece,
to the bespoke sill

01 A piece of white-veined marble, still rough as it leaves the quarry, rests on trestles in front of the arched opening. Mallet and chisels lie on the floor: the sill is still all inside the stone.

02 Two stonemasons, seen from behind, work with slow, repeated blows: the piece is squared, thinned, brought to its exact width with its thicker front edge. Then the chisel gives way to the rasp and diamond pads, the drip groove is cut, the edge is bevelled. The shape comes out of the stone slowly, without haste.

03 Last come honing and polishing: the marble turns glossy, the grey veining comes alive and reflects the window. The sill is ready, measured on your opening, to be set to the millimetre.

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The method

Your marble maker:
industry and the artisan hand

Every home has measurements that fit no catalogue: the window a touch wider, the threshold that must follow an ancient wall, the worktop that must marry a piece of furniture already loved. This is why your marble maker exists. Michelessi products in marble, travertine, natural stone and granite are the outstanding result of two worlds combined: the advantages of industrial production and the perfection of artisan work. State-of-the-art automated machinery of the latest generation guarantees the highest standards of quality; the hand and the eye of those who have worked stone since 1976 give every piece the character of a one-of-a-kind work.

Ask us for a custom product — a windowsill, a threshold, a worktop, a cladding — and we will draw it around your needs, delivering it finished, protected and ready to lay. The finishes are refined one by one, the protective treatment defends the stone from time and water, production times are swift and prices are fair, with deliveries all over the world. The quotation is free: simply tell us the service, the material and the type of finish you desire.

In the cards that follow you will find two examples of this method: the technical sheet that shows how a travertine windowsill comes into being, and the three-dimensional design of a bathroom entirely clad in veined white marble. Because made-to-measure, in marble craftsmanship signed by Michelessi, always begins with the drawing.

Travertine

Travertine, Measure by Measure

Every detail has a name, and every name a reason. The technical sheet of this travertine windowsill tells how a made-to-measure solution by Michelessi comes into being: the slab, seen in gentle perspective, reveals a polished surface where the warm veining of the travertine flows horizontally like sand laid down by time, in shades of ivory touched with gold. Below, the sectional drawings disclose what the eye does not catch at first glance: the double drip groove that carries rainwater away from the façade, the polished, beveled edges that soften the profile of the stone.

The measurements speak plainly — width from 15 to 50 centimetres, length from 50 to 150, a thickness of 3 — because in the working of marble and natural stone, made-to-measure is not a promise but a method. This is where Italian craftsmanship meets the precision of industrial production: modern machinery in the service of the expert hand, for windowsills and thresholds that dress your windows in the elegance of travertine. Watch the light caress that honed surface: it is the instant in which stone ceases to be a building material and becomes a detail of architecture, made to last and drawn around your needs.

Project vision: 3D render of a bathroom with veined white marble walls, 2.15-metre washbasin top and wooden vanity unit

Veined white marble — a Michelessi vision

A Bathroom Drawn in Veined White Marble

Before the marble comes the design: lines, dimensions, proportions taking shape as if on a drawing table. This three-dimensional rendering shows a bathroom conceived entirely around veined white marble: the walls open into broad, luminous expanses crossed by grey veining that mirrors itself from panel to panel, composing symmetrical patterns like outspread wings. At the centre, the washbasin top holds the inset basin and understated fittings; beneath it, a wooden vanity in warm natural tones lends a domestic note to the purity of the stone, while the glass-walled shower lets the marble be glimpsed within.

The dimensions are stated without reserve — 1.15 metres for the mirror, 1.80 in height, 2.15 for the washbasin top — because in Michelessi's bespoke solutions nothing is left to chance: the working of marble begins long before the first cut, in the careful study of your spaces and your habits. It is a method made in Italy, applied to the contemporary project: first imagine, then measure, finally create. Looking at this room still suspended between drawing and reality, you can already feel the coolness of the marble beneath your fingertips and the morning light sliding along the veins.

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The next step

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.

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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 room, against your floors and cabinet doors. 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 room, 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

Bespoke solutions, from drawing to stone: questions and answers

How thick is a marble windowsill or worktop?

The typical thickness is 2 or 3 centimetres: the travertine windowsill on our technical sheet, for instance, is 3 centimetres thick, 15 to 50 centimetres wide and 50 to 150 centimetres long. For a kitchen or bathroom worktop we usually choose between 2 and 3 centimetres, with the option of a mitred, built-up edge that makes the top look more substantial. The right thickness is decided together, according to the use and the stone.

What is the drip groove on a windowsill, and why does it matter?

The drip groove is a channel cut into the underside of the sill along its outer edge: it breaks the run of rainwater and stops it from creeping back towards the façade. On our travertine windowsills it is doubled, and it goes together with polished, bevelled edges that soften the profile. It is an invisible detail that protects the wall for decades.

Can I order a made-to-measure piece that is not in your catalogue?

Yes, that is precisely our trade: windowsills, thresholds, worktops and cladding in marble, travertine, natural stone and granite are drawn around your measurements. Three details are all it takes to receive a free quotation: the measurement, the material and the type of finish. Where needed, our technicians come on site to take the measurements themselves.

Does exterior marble stand up to water and frost?

Yes, provided the stone is well chosen and well laid: every piece leaves the workshop with a protective treatment that guards the surface against water and weathering, and a drip groove with the right fall keeps water from pooling and freezing in the stone. For exposed sills and thresholds we recommend travertine, granite or compact marbles, with a honed or split-face finish rather than polished. Marble is calcium carbonate and is sensitive to acids, so harsh cleaners are best avoided.

Are Michelessi bespoke products made in Italy?

Entirely. Every windowsill, threshold, worktop and cladding panel is made in our workshop in Aprilia, between Rome and Latina, where state-of-the-art automated machinery meets the hand and eye of people who have worked stone since 1976. Each piece arrives finished, protected and ready to lay.

Do you deliver and install abroad?

Yes, we deliver worldwide, in wooden crates built for the weight of stone. Every element is numbered according to the drawing, so installation is straightforward even for a local contractor; on request, our own team can oversee installation outside Italy as well. Shipping times and costs are confirmed with the quotation, depending on the material and the destination.

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One measurement, the material, the type of finish: three details are all it takes to receive a free quotation. The rest — drawing, crafting, protective treatment and delivery — is ours to take care of, here in Italy.

Bespoke solutions,from drawing to stone

Your marble maker:industry and the artisan hand