Every Ishatva piece begins with the right stone. We source each material with the same care and intention that goes into the craft itself, directly from the quarries of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Portugal, and beyond.
Quarried from the ancient bedrock of Rajasthan, our sandstones carry centuries of sun and earth within their grain. Warm to the touch and rich in character, sandstone is the soul of Indian sacred architecture.
Deep terracotta red with warm ochre veining
One of India's most iconic building stones, used in the construction of the Red Fort and numerous heritage monuments. Its deep terracotta hue deepens with age, acquiring a rich, burnished character that makes it ideal for heritage and traditional spaces.
Soft dusty rose with cream undertones
A refined cousin of the red, Dholpur Pink offers a gentler, more feminine warmth. Its blush tones sit beautifully against white marble inlays and carved jali work, making it a favourite for bespoke Mandirs and sacred spaces where colour must feel luminous, not heavy.
Warm wheat-beige with subtle grey tones
The most versatile of the Dholpur family, a stone that speaks softly and works in almost any context. Its neutral, warm-beige palette bridges traditional and contemporary aesthetics, making it equally at home in a modern courtyard or a classically carved water feature.
Warm buff-yellow with russet grain
Quarried near the ancient trade routes of Rajasthan, Bansi Paharpur sandstone has a distinctly rustic warmth. Its buff-yellow surface is alive with natural grain and subtle colour shifts that reward slow looking, a stone for those who appreciate imperfection as a form of beauty.
Cool near-white with faint mint-green cast
A rare, luminous sandstone with an almost ethereal quality: near-white in tone with a very faint cool green cast. Mint White brings lightness and clarity to any space. Its clean surface takes fine carving beautifully, making it a preferred choice for minimal and contemporary sacred pieces.
Rich teak-brown with ochre and amber bands
Named for its uncanny resemblance to aged teak wood, Khatu Teak Sandstone carries deep brown and amber banding across its surface. It brings an organic warmth that pairs naturally with timber and bronze, ideal for projects that seek the richness of wood with the permanence of stone.
Multi-tonal with red, pink, cream, and grey strata
A truly extraordinary stone. Each slab of Rainbow Sandstone is a unique composition of stacked geological time: layers of red, pink, cream, grey, and buff running in dramatic horizontal bands. No two pieces are alike. Chosen for feature walls, monumental pieces, and anywhere a stone must hold its own as a work of art.
Marble has been the language of sacred and luxury spaces for millennia, from Makrana quarries that built the Taj Mahal to the white hills of Vietnam. Each marble we work with is sourced for its character and chosen for its purpose.
Pure cool white with faint grey veining
A fine-grained white marble from southern Rajasthan, Banswara White is prized for its consistent colour and smooth surface. It responds beautifully to hand carving, making it a preferred marble for sacred idols, prayer niches, and intricate Mandir work where detail must read clearly against a clean background.
Luminous white with fine translucency
Imported from the mountains of northern Vietnam, this marble has a luminous, almost translucent quality that makes polished surfaces glow with an inner light. Cooler and more contemporary in feel than Indian marbles, it brings an international luxury aesthetic to modern sacred and residential spaces.
Deep black with fine gold and white veining
A dramatic, statement marble. Deep black with fine veins of white and gold running through its surface like rivers on a dark sky. Marine Black is the material of choice for bold, contemporary pieces: fireplace surrounds, monolithic sculptures, and luxury architectural features where contrast and impact are essential.
Warm golden-yellow with cream fossil patterns
Technically a limestone-marble hybrid, Jaisalmer Yellow is one of India's most storied building stones, the same material from which the golden city of Jaisalmer was built. Its warm, honeyed tone and fossilised surface patterns give it a sun-soaked warmth that transforms any space it touches.
Warm gold with flowing amber and cream veins
Ita Gold carries the warmth of golden hour in its grain: amber veins flow across a honey-gold base, creating a surface that seems to radiate light. A premium choice for luxury interiors where warmth, richness, and natural drama are all required in equal measure.
Deep forest green with white and black veining
A rare and striking marble from Gujarat, Baroda Green commands attention with its deep, forest-toned surface threaded with veins of white and black. It brings a richness and vibrancy to any piece it forms, a stone for those who want their space to feel alive with colour and energy.
Crystalline pure white with minimal veining
Quarried near the sacred town of Ambaji, this white marble holds a particular significance: it is considered auspicious in the Hindu tradition and is widely used in temple construction across India. Its crystalline purity and minimal veining make it ideal for sacred idols and Mandir installations where the stone itself becomes part of the offering.
Soft white with warm grey and beige undertones
A finely grained marble with a softer, warmer white than Makrana; slightly warmer undertones give it a lived-in luxury feel rather than clinical brightness. Agariya White is a versatile, premium marble suited to a wide range of applications from carved Mandirs to large-format flooring.
Luminous pure white, the standard of all whites
The most revered marble in Indian history: Makrana White built the Taj Mahal. Translucent to natural light, brilliantly white, and capable of the finest hand carving, Makrana is the gold standard against which all other marbles are measured. For Ishatva, it represents the highest expression of our craft, reserved for pieces that will be cherished for generations.
Limestone speaks in quiet tones: a stone of aged elegance, muted warmth, and timeless restraint. We work with one exceptional limestone, chosen for its Mediterranean character and its rare ability to look more beautiful with every passing year.
Warm creamy beige with fine fossil inclusions
Quarried from the limestone beds of central Portugal, Moca Crema is one of Europe's most sought-after natural stones. Its warm, creamy-beige surface is subtly textured with fine fossil inclusions that give each piece a quiet, geological depth. Used extensively in Mediterranean architecture, it brings an Old World elegance to fireplaces, courtyard fountains, garden benches, and feature walls, surfaces where time and beauty are allowed to evolve together.
Formed in the cooling of volcanic lava, basalt carries within it the memory of fire. It is the darkest, densest stone we work with: deeply grounding, intensely tactile, and unlike anything else in our palette.
Near-black charcoal grey with a fine, even grain
Sourced from the ancient volcanic plains of the Deccan Plateau, our basalt is a dense, near-black stone with a strikingly fine and even grain that polishes to a deep, glassy surface. It is equally powerful in its natural, rough-hewn state, raw, elemental, and quietly authoritative. Basalt is our material of choice for minimal contemporary pieces: wall fountains where a sheet of water runs over pure dark stone, monolithic sculptures that need no ornament, and planters where the drama comes from material alone.
Tell us about your vision and we will guide you to the stone that brings it to life, in texture, tone, and permanence.
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