Developing Ideas that make History

PIMAR SRLDeveloping Ideas that make History

PiMar is a natural extension of the activity of the Marrocco family in the field of natural stone, and which finds itsroots in the last century.

The acquired know-how is very high with a history of about 150 years, transmitted from generation to generation.

The main activity of PiMar is represented by the extraction of natural stone from its own quarries and thetransformation of the same products for architecture and construction items.

The company has an area of about 40 hectares of quarries and it is areference point on national and international markets with prestigiousarchitectural projects.

PiMar is proud of his prestigious collaborations with architects, designersand internationally renowned artists such as Philippe Starck, Alvaro Siza,Renzo Piano and Steven Holl.

Equipped by highly skilled artisans and architects with great experience,PiMar produces design objects and architectural elements that becameunique and original objects.

150 YEARS OF HISTORY, EXPERIENCE AND ARTISAN TRADITION

PIMAR QUARRIES

In our quarries and high-tech laboratories have been projected and created a lot of wonderful projectsdesigned by important international architects and designers. Let’s see some names…

ALVARO SIZACAVE EX MARCO VITO, LECCE - ITALY

Alvaro Siza is now working for the requalification of Cave Ex Marco Vito in Lecce, huge quarries wich will become a green area full of culture and nature.

ALVARO SIZARIFUGIO

Always with Alvaro Siza it has been realized, just few week ago, the conceptual project ‘’Rifugio’’, installed in a Century old Oliveto in the heart of Salento, Apulia.

UGO LA PIETRAUgo La Pietra for Triennale Design Museum of Milan

PHILIPPE STARCKALHONDIGA BILBAO - SPAIN

With Philippe Starck It has been realized 8 coloumns in Pimar Beige Limestone for the interior colonnade of the Alhondiga Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

RENZO PIANOCIS NOLA - ITALY

All the interior and exterior cladding of this project has been realized with our coral limestone using the most modern ventilated façade systems. A “crater” opens up in the center of the circular building with a 320 meter diameter.

RENZO PIANOCIS NOLA - ITALY

STEVEN HOLLINVERSION HYBRID, MILAN - ITALY

Steven Holl opened the installation INVERSION, presented as part of INTERNI's Hybrid Architecture exhibition event, during Design Week in Milan in the Cortile ‘700 of the Università degli Studi di Milano, with six void-cut PiMar Limestone blocks, which framed a sheet of water.

LUCA SCACCHETTIEOS HOTEL

LUCA SCACCHETTIHILTON GARDEN INN

AR

CH

ITEC

TUR

E&

D

E S

I G

N

During last years PiMar faced new challenges in new markets, PiMar startedto think and work itslimestone under new pointof view…

PIMAR DESIGN COLLECTION

PiMar Design Collection

GALATONELudovica + Roberto Palomba

PiMar Design Collection

CAPASE, VASI e BRACIERESilvio De Ponte

PiMar Design Collection

GALATINALudovica + Roberto Palomba

CASETTELuca Scacchetti

PESIMaurizio Prina

ONDULATIONMatali Crasset

RIVELLINODe-Signum Lorenzo Longo

FUNDUDiego Vencato

MODULAR STONEHabitapulia, Salone del Mobile 2015

STONE SKY – G. FallacaraCarpets of Stone

Marmomacc 50° anniversary

DESIGN TEXTURES

Head Office and Laboratory

S.S. 16 Lecce-Maglie - 73020 Melpignano (LE) ITALY

Tel. (+39) 0836 .42.65.55 - Fax (+39) 0836 .42.99.26

info@pimarlimestone.com // www.pimarlimestone.com