One stone, seven surfaces.
The same basalt slab can be fired to a glass-smooth enamel, cut straight from the saw, polished to a mirror, or worked by hand into a rugged, tactile face. Each finish changes how a colour reads in a room and how the surface behaves in daily use.
Smaltata — Glazed Enamel
The signature Bellistri finish: a vitreous glaze fired onto the basalt at 1000°C, producing a glass-smooth, colour-saturated face that resists stains, acids and heat indefinitely.
- Glossy or satin
- Non-porous
- UV stable
- Food-safe
Segata — Saw-Cut
The as-cut surface straight from the saw blade — a raw, quietly textured face with visible saw marks, our most essential finish.
- Raw texture
- Visible saw marks
- Most economical
Lucidata — Polished
A high-gloss mirror polish that deepens the stone's natural colour and reflects light like glass.
- Mirror gloss
- Deepens colour
- Shows every vein
Spazzolata — Brushed
A honed surface lightly brushed to open the stone's texture, giving a soft directional grain underfoot of the hand.
- Directional texture
- Low glare
- Ideal for large islands
Levigata — Honed Matte
Basalt ground to a soft, flat matte with no gloss layer — our most requested finish for kitchens and floors.
- Tactile matte
- Natural grain visible
- Requires periodic sealing
Puntellata — Hand-Pointed
Hand-worked with a pointed chisel, leaving a rugged, deeply textured face full of character.
- Deep texture
- Rustic character
- Slip-resistant
Bocciardata — Leathered
Hand-tooled with a fine bush hammer, leaving a subtly pitted, leather-like face that hides fingerprints and light marking.
- Textured, tactile
- Fingerprint-resistant
- Outdoor suitable
Order a sample set
We send a set of seven 10x10cm tiles in your chosen colour, one per finish, so you can compare them against your cabinetry, flooring or lighting before ordering.