Harrogate luxury stone specialists Lapicida, who have one of the UK’s most impressive stone showrooms, are taking their message out to designers and the public with a ground-breaking iPhone application.

It provides designers with a portable sample portfolio.

Claimed to be the first of its kind in the world, the Lapicida Design-in-Stone App provides instant access to more than 200 high resolution swatch samples from Lapicida’s collections of natural stone.

Available to download free, Lapicida Design-in-Stone includes a room set gallery to show how the stone can be used to create impressive interiors – ideal for designers to use to inspire their clients.

Jason Cherrington, the founder of Lapicida, says: “We’re very excited about this application. This is an ideal tool for busy interior designers and architects. At the touch of a button they can easily explore hundreds of tile and marble samples to create stunning schemes.”

Lapicida customer Andy McLean, Senior Design Consultant at Stephen Neall Interior Furnishings in Harrogate, says: “Lapicida Design-in-Stone is a must have for anyone wanting to experiment with stone or marble in interiors.

“It certainly beats waiting for tile samples. Instead you get instant inspiration from this incredible range. We’ve already found it indispensable.”

Ranges available on Lapicida Design-in-Stone include granite, limestone, marble, onyx, sandstone, slate and travertine.

Each swatch includes a full stone specification and there is also a tap-to-call number for pricing enquiries in addition to a direct link to the Lapicida website.

The application is available from the App Store at Lapicida – Design-in-Stone.