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The <n>Barcelona Pavilion</n>, designed by architects <n>Ludwig Mies van der Rohe</n> and <n>Lilly Reich</n> in 1929.

A slab of <n>Breccia Adonis Marble</n> from Turkey.

Interior of a <n>Japanese Love Hotel</n>. Photo by <n>Nacasa & Partners Inc.</n>

Hand-placed <n>terrazzo tiles</n> at the <n>LINK Business Centre</n> for <n>Lundbergs fastigheter</n>, 2021.

Crazy Pave flooring in the <n>House of Parts</n> residence by <n>L Architects</n>. Photo by <n>Khoo Guo Jie</n>.

<n>Villa Peirsman</n> in Brasschaat, designed by <n>Eduard Van Steenbergen</n> in 1934. Photo by <n>Adam Štěch</n>.

Interior of a Tuscan villa designed by <n>Vincenzo De Cotiis</n> in <n>Verde Alpi marble</n>.

Women surround a Triton statue at a Budapest bathhouse in 1973. Photo by <n>Jonathan Blair</n> for <n>National Geographic</n>.

<n>Screen 100</n>, designed by <n>Alvar Aalto</n> for <n>Artek</n>.

A photo of a <n>Soviet Ded Moroz</n> from a series on Slavic Santa Clauses in the 1980s USSR.

The <n>Art Nouveau</n> bathroom in the <n>Otto Wagner Villa</n> in Vienna. Photo by <n>Isabel Bronts</n>.

Interior of <n>COPS Donuts</n> by <n>Kilogram Studio</n>. Photo by <n>Scott Norsworthy</n>.

A detail of the <n>Cross Steel Column</n> at the <n>Barcelona Pavilion</n>, designed by <n>Ludwig Mies van der Rohe</n> in 1929.

The <n>Piedra Sconce</n> by designer <n>Daniel Boddam</n> for <n>l'aviva home</n>.

<n>Seaton sandstone tiles</n> by <n>Neptune</n>.

A digital render, <n>An imaginary marble stone microcosm</n>, from <n>The Fictional Ruins series</n>.

Detail of <n>Ceppo limestone</n> from the <n>Darling Point Harbourfront Apartment</n> project.

Detail of a 1930s table by <n>Serge Roche</n> featuring a scagliola top.

The <n>Excinere</n> tile collection, designed by <n>Formafantasma</n> and <n>Dzek</n> for the <n>OUTERclé</n> line.

The <n>Grutas de Tolantongo</n> thermal pools in Hidalgo, Mexico.

Grutas de Tolantongo natural hot springs in Hidalgo, Mexico.

A minimalist bathroom featuring walls finished in Moroccan <n>Tadelakt plaster</n>.

<n>The Kiss</n> (1907-11), a plaster sculpture by <n>Hendrik Christian Andersen</n>. Photo by <n>Ida Di Ianni</n>.

Amsterdam apartment interior designed by <n>Michał Głuszak</n>. Photo by <n>Mood Authors</n>.

An AI-generated image of a <n>1970s style</n> bathroom with a heart-shaped tub, created with <n>Midjourney</n>.

A bathroom designed by <n>Retrouvius</n> featuring cupboards clad in <n>Salvaged Leather Panels</n>.

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The <n>Celine Shop in Milano</n>, designed by <n>Sergio Asti</n> in 1978. Photo by <n>Carla De Benedetti</n>.

The <n>Park Lane</n> bathroom by <n>Ome Dezin</n> with a blue stone basin and yellow Zellige tiles. Photo by <n>Austin Leis</n>.

Styled by <n>Colin King</n> for designer <n>Sandra Weingort</n>. Photo by <n>William Jess Laird</n>.