White Carrara 2025: the city turns into a design and marble laboratory

From June 13 to September 28, 2025, Carrara hosts White Carrara 2025, an open-air event that turns the historic center
into a creative laboratory. This year’s theme, “Design Here and Now”, invites designers, artists, and architects
to engage in dialogue with local marble, giving life to original works conceived for the city.

A city-wide exhibition: installations, talks, and urban routes

Streets, squares, and workshops become stages for more than 30 designers presenting projects made of Carrara marble,
commissioned especially for the festival. The historic center becomes a “widespread salon,” with open-air exhibitions,
site-specific installations, and a continuous dialogue between art, architecture, and stone material.

Between memory and innovation

Compared to previous editions, White Carrara 2025 shifts its focus: while last year celebrated design pieces created in the past,
this edition emphasizes new works designed specifically for the event — often using advanced technologies and experimental approaches.
Among the featured names is Karim Rashid, who attended the opening of the festival.

What it means for the marble district

For companies like Gualtiero Corsi that work with marble, events such as White Carrara are an important opportu