Nero Assoluto

Over the years we have sold Nero Assoluto Granite from India as our standard deepest glossy black granite. For a period in recent years we offered Zimbabwe Black, from southern Africa as an alternative. The two stones are extremely similar in appearance and practical properties, to the extent that only an industry specialist would be able to tell them apart. See pictures below and here. Kitchen installations in Nero Assoluto therefore serve as a good guide to how a Zimbabwe Black worktop will look and vice versa.

Nero Assoluto Granite / Zimbabwe Black worktops have a uniform appearance in colour and texture which works extremely well in contemporary kitchens with sleek lines and a minimal look. Dramatic contrasts can be created using gloss kitchen cabinets. Pure black worktops seem to be paired especially with white, black, red or the slightly softer cream shown below. Contrasted with stainless steel appliances and accessories pure black worktops really give a kitchen a striking showhouse feel. Pure black granite shines like a mirror; the reflective properties under lights are breathtaking.

One of the advantages of using a pure black is that there is no danger of being tied to a colour or worries about colour schemes. Colour can be brought into the kitchen using accessories, and these can easily be changed when a change is needed. This makes Nero Assoluto or Zimbabwe Black the natural choice for developers where appeal to maximum number of buyers in the market is a major factor.

• Nero Assoluto is also called: Absolute Black, Black India, Indian Black, Indisch-Schwartz, Indisch Black, Nero India
• Other similar stones: Belfast Black, Imperial Black, India Black, Swedish Black, Zimbabwe Black