A polished quartz tower is made from natural quartz, but the finished tower is not a naturally occurring point. Its surfaces and point are shaped and polished by a lapidary.
At Ita, that work follows the length, balance and outline already present in the rough instead of forcing every piece into the same repeated silhouette.
The result is polished, but the individuality begins with the stone.
The rough decides the tower
Place several pieces of rough quartz side by side and the differences appear immediately. One may have a wider base. Another may lean slightly in one direction. Some hold internal veils, fractures, clouds or flashes of rainbow.
Those characteristics guide the work. The base can be stabilized, the point refined and the surface polished, but the overall composition begins with what the quartz already offers.
The finished tower still carries that first decision. Its width, angle and internal landscape belong to the piece of quartz selected at the beginning.
What polishing reveals
The outer surface of rough quartz can make its interior difficult to read. Polishing creates a smoother window into the stone, allowing clarity, inclusions and internal reflections to become more visible.
It does not erase the history inside the quartz. The features formed within the material remain part of the finished piece and help distinguish one tower from another.
As a polished tower moves, light travels across its surfaces and through its interior. Details that appear quiet in a photograph begin to change from one angle to the next.
At Ita, a polished quartz tower is the meeting point between natural material and lapidary judgment. The finish is intentional. The individuality begins with the stone.
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Written by Bruna de Paula
