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61 Beautiful natural stone with winding rivers of fi ssures and crystalline grains, pools of aquamarine and emerald, clouds of gold, all this from a slab originating from deep within the earth's molten mantle … taking million of years to form and weighing upwards of 20,000 pounds when unearthed. Corian pales. I n the rare-air world of extraor- dinary quarried stones, green hues are highly coveted for their beauty and rarity. One of the most in-demand and hard-to-fi nd colors in the stone-slab market, Aria Stone Gallery's latest shipment contains not just one, but four varieties of rare green stones: emerald green, a crosscut quartzite that has a mottled, cloud-like appearance ($2,209 per slab); onyx green, with very little of the undesirable orange veining typi- cally found in onyx ($7,211 per slab); emerald sea, a green quartzite with no rust veining ($4,793); and perhaps the most elusive of them all, sea pearl, which came from a Brazilian quarry that was closed for nine months until the purest shade of pale green could be unearthed ($3,889). Through Aria Stone Gallery, Decorative Center Dallas, 1617 Hi Line Dr., Suite 310, 844.425.2742, ariastonegallery.com. Rebecca Sherman Green House EFFECT TRÈS CHIC A ustin-based jewelry designer Kendra Scott launches Kendra Scott Home — a natural extension of her jewelry — with bold, colorful objets including trays and decorative boxes that marry ornate filigree with labradorite, banded agate, chevron amethyst, and blue sodalite. Scott also offers quick-ship custom options via the Kendra Scott Color Bar, where designers and customers select their filigree and stone for the ideal box or frame. $65 to $500, at Kendra Scott boutiques, kendrascott.com. Anne Lee Phillips ROCK OF AGES F rancisco Acosta owned a successful wholesale natural-stone import company for more than 30 years before selling it and retiring in 2007. But his enduring passion for beautiful rock has lured him back into business. In May, he and his wife, Margarita, opened the Stone Boutique, a 5,000-square-foot showroom in the Dallas Decorative Center that showcases rare and striking quartzite, marble, and onyx from Brazil, Italy, India, and Spain. "I love stone too much to stay away for long," says Francisco, who addressed the challenges customers must navigate when selecting stone. That process typically includes trekking to a massive un-air-conditioned warehouse on the outskirts of town with thousands of slabs to sort through — all of which contribute to an overwhelming STONE BINGE experience, Francisco says. He's flipping that process on its head: "Our idea was to keep designers and customers out of the warehouse by bringing everything to them." Slabs cataloged and photographed from their local warehouse can be inserted virtually into your project via 3-D renderings, thanks to proprietary technology developed by the Acostas. The software has the ability to search and narrow selections. "If you only want to see white stone, you click a button and that's all you see," he says. The application also allows sampling of different textures, patterns, finishes, and lighting for any of the stones. "We have created a complete shopping experience that is based on technology," he says. To the trade. Stone Boutique, 1532 Slocum St., 972.635.4000, stone.boutique.com. Rebecca Sherman Aria Stone Gallery's emerald sea quartzite. Kendra Scott Home The new Stone Boutique