Stonemasonry is a craft that works stone for many purposes, including building, sculpture and landscaping. The craft has a rich history and is one of the oldest trades. It has had a strong influence on architecture, art and culture all over the world.

Stonemasonry began to develop when people started to use their minds and their hands. Stone was the most accessible material for people at the time, and they made their first tools from it. Stonemasonry was once a way of life. Today it focuses mainly on making headstones and fitting out interior and exterior surfaces.

Modern stonemasonry

In modern stonemasonry, specialists work stone in many ways with a range of techniques and technologies  – from traditional hand methods to modern machines and tools. The aim of stonemasonry is always to create attractive and functional products from a natural material. 

Stonemasonry also plays a very important role in preserving cultural heritage, as traditional techniques are passed down from generation to generation and kept alive through new works of art and the restoration of old monuments and buildings. Modern stonemasons work with many types of stone, such as marble, granite, limestone and slate.

Stonemasonry is turning more and more to sustainable practice, which includes using local and environmentally friendly materials and recycling waste stone. This helps to reduce the impact on the environment and encourages responsible use of natural resources.

Marnit stonemasons

The company Marnit is a family business with more than 100 years of tradition in working and installing natural stone. Selling stone and stone products is a strong part of our history, as Marnit's roots go back to the 1890s. Marnit is a family business. We have more than 100 years of tradition in working and installing natural stone.

It was founded in 1991 to carry the stonemasonry tradition forward successfully. Today many people and companies trust us. We work with many world-renowned suppliers of granite, marble, limestone, travertine, sandstone, porphyry, quartzite and slate. We have direct contacts with quarries all over the world.

We offer a wide choice of raw-edge slabs, paving and tiles in natural stone. We stock more than 80 types, over 30,000 m² in thicknesses from 1 to 12 cm. We take pride in very good quality and fair prices for materials and services. We are also happy to give you sound advice on choosing natural stone products and services.

Our strengths come from our long tradition and our uncompromising quality, which commits us to excellence at every step. Thanks to an optimised work process, we also achieve very competitive prices, and we aim to make stone products accessible to everyone interested in buying them.

We are also happy to give you sound advice on choosing products and services in natural stone.

What Marnit does

At Marnit we sell natural stone products to private customers, carry out complete stonemasonry services (from measuring and making the pieces to fitting them) and sell semi-finished and finished natural stone products wholesale.

Our work covers all services in stone processing and sales, with a focus on selling natural stone products to private customers and on stonemasonry services that include every stage of the process: measuring the surfaces, making the pieces and final fitting. Customers can also come to us for wholesale semi-finished and finished products made of natural stone.

Stonemasonry is expected to keep developing and innovating in the future and to remain an important part of craft and artistic culture. With sustainable practice and modern technology, stonemasonry will remain a key field that adds to the beauty and function of our spaces and helps preserve heritage and culture.

Stonemasonry is a noble and rare trade, but sadly I feel it is slowly dying out, as fewer and fewer young people choose to learn this old and very interesting craft.