sandstone
Welcome to our sandstone world
The Roman quarry near Sankt Margarethen in Burgenland
is believed to be one of the most significant still active quarries in Austria, with a rich cultural and historical significance. The St. Margarethen limestone, which dates back 2000 years and is 15 - 16 million years old, was already used in the construction of Carnuntum.
The most significant rock-forming minerals are the skeletons of red algae of the Corallinaceae family and foraminifera shells, which also contribute to the distinctive hue of the stone.
From the 16th century onwards, sandstone gained supra-regional importance and was used to build churches and buildings, including St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, St. Charles' Church and various buildings on Vienna's Ringstrasse.
Since that time, the quarry has been owned by a branch of the Esterházy family and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 due to its historical significance together with the Fertő Lake Cultural Landscape
We use the typical yellowish sand lime brick in combination with precious woods, leather and various design elements to create various accessories and exquisite interior objects such as our WINE COOLER.
We are happy to accommodate individual requests (design, engraving). Just contact us.
Find examples of our work in the SLIDE
Wine cooler from
St. Margarethen sand-lime brick.
protected designs
Round Version:
Tube outer diameter: approx. 120 mm
Tube inner diameter: approx. 90 mm
Square Version:
Side length: approx. 14o mm
Cylinder bore: 90 mm
Height: approx. 240-245 mm
The wine cooler is intricately carved from solid stone. Inclusions such as shells, fossilized water veins, etc. cannot be excluded and are a special feature of the cooler.
The wine cooler is hand-finished with an inlay that we make ourselves in our ceramic studio.
The inlay can be customised in terms of shape (round, square, oval, etc.) and motiv.
The coolers are equipped with ceramic spacers on the bottom or on the coaster.
COOLING EFFECT
The high water absorption capacity of the sand-lime bricks (6-8 kg/(m²*√t)) combined with the porosity of the natural stone results in an optimum temperature gradient within the cooler due to the effect of evaporation cooling. This ensures that the wine, once cooled to drinking temperature, can be kept at that temperature for a long time.
How it works:
I
Moisten the inside and outside of the cooler with cold water.
II
Place the moist cooler on the dry coaster.
III
Place the pre-cooled bottle in the cooler.
IV
Evaporative cooling keeps the bottle at the right temperature.
VI
ENJOY
Our wine cooler is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use and is a timelessly elegant natural product
from the Lake Neusiedl region.
