Rosso Levanto
Deep Burgundy, Written in Stone
Rosso Levanto is dramatic and expressive: a deep wine-toned stone traced with white and green veining. It brings permanence, contrast and refined luxury to a space.
Quarried on the Ligurian coast of Italy, Rosso Levanto is chosen for its depth, richness and unmistakable presence. Its burgundy base, broken by fine white veins and flashes of green, gives each piece a character no two tiles share. Rosso Levanto is best used where materiality takes the lead.
The Design Palette’s Rosso Levanto stone mosaics translate this Italian stone into refined, architectural formats. KitKat, hexagon and penny round designs bring colour and drama to kitchen splashbacks, bathroom feature walls, powder rooms, bars and hospitality interiors. Based in Sydney and supplying projects across Australia, we work with architects, interior designers, builders and homeowners who want natural stone with confidence and a strong point of view.
ROSSO LEVANTO
ORIGIN + History
Rosso Levanto comes from the hills around Levanto, a seaside town on the eastern Ligurian coast. Though sold as marble, geologically it is an ophicalcite: a brecciated stone in which fragments of serpentine are bound together by white calcite. Its fractured, veined surface is a record of intense geological movement, still visible in every piece.
Rosso Levanto was already quarried by the Romans, and from the Middle Ages it was traded widely across Italy. It became a stone of high value, used to embellish the architecture of Liguria and the religious buildings of Tuscany, and later for fireplaces and fine architectural detail.
At The Design Palette, we see Rosso Levanto as a stone for spaces with conviction. It remains beautiful for decades, gaining character over time rather than wearing out. In a design culture of constant replacement, that endurance is its own form of sustainability.