Natural stone
Every slab is one of a kind. Seeing it in person is where good specifications start.
Specification gallery · Texas Hill Country
Hill Country Design Gallery
A specification gallery for natural stone, surfaces, and tile in the Texas Hill Country — built for the designers, architects, and custom builders who specify them.
Showroom opening soon on the I-35 / Hwy 46 corridor.
Stone is chosen in person, in good light, with the people who will build with it. We are a specification gallery — not a fabrication shop, and not a quartz warehouse.
What we do
Specify. Source. Coordinate.
From the first slab conversation to the finished install, one gallery and one point of contact for the materials that define a room.
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Specify
A curated gallery of natural stone, engineered surfaces, and tile you can see and touch in person — so finish, veining, and color are decided against the real thing, not a screen.
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Source
When the right material isn’t on the floor, we track it down. We handle material selection and sales, so your specification arrives as specified.
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Coordinate
Fabrication and installation through vetted partner fabricators, managed with one point of contact from template to install.
A note on how we work: we don’t cut stone ourselves. We select and supply the material, then coordinate fabrication and install with trusted partner shops — so you get specialist craftsmanship without managing another vendor.
Materials
Material-first, by design.
Natural stone at the center, with the engineered surfaces, tile, and architectural materials that complete a project.
Natural stone
Marble
Classic veining and soft, luminous depth for kitchens, baths, and statement pieces.
Natural stone
Quartzite
The movement of marble with the hardness of a true quartz-based stone.
Natural stone
Limestone
Warm, quiet, and deeply rooted in Hill Country architecture, inside and out.
Natural stone
Granite
Durable, dense, and endlessly varied — a working stone with real character.
Surfaces
Engineered surfaces
Consistent color and low-maintenance performance where a project calls for it.
Tile
Tile
Floor, wall, and feature tile selected to sit well alongside stone and surfaces.
Architectural
Architectural materials
Related finish materials that carry a palette from countertop to wall to floor.
For the trade
A trade program built around your projects.
For interior designers, architects, and custom home builders working on custom residential and boutique commercial projects across the Hill Country and the San Antonio–New Braunfels area.
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Published trade pricingOne clear trade price list for program members.
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Appointment-based selectionsUnhurried time in the gallery with you and your clients.
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Sample supportSamples to help you build boards, present options, and get approvals.
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Project coordinationFabrication and install coordinated through our partner fabricators, with one point of contact.
Apply for the trade program
Tell us a little about you and your work. We’ll follow up personally.
Homeowners
Homeowners are always welcome.
Most homeowners come to us with their designer or builder, and that’s the best way to make selections that carry through to a finished project.
Already working with a designer or builder? Ask them to set up a selection appointment with us. Don’t have one yet? Reach out and we’ll connect you.
Reach outAbout
Rooted in stone and the Hill Country.
Hill Country Design Gallery is a newly formed company with a simple idea: give the region’s designers, architects, and builders a material-literate gallery close to where they work.
Mitchell Clarkson
Industry partner
Mitchell brings more than 20 years in stone and custom building.
John Rucker
Operations partner
John runs the business side of the gallery as its operations partner.
Contact
Get in touch.
Questions about a project, a material, or the trade program? Send a note and we’ll get back to you.
Showroom
Showroom location coming soon.
We’re planning our gallery along the I-35 / Hwy 46 corridor between New Braunfels and north San Antonio — the Schertz, Selma, and Garden Ridge area.
Trade
Designers, architects, and builders: apply for the trade program.