S2E1 – The Art of Assured Execution

A centuries-old limestone quarry on the island of Menorca, its walls rising 100 feet on every side — this is one of the most extraordinary places in the Balearic Islands to marry, and one of the most demanding. For this editorial, Fox & Quinn designed a celebration in a single uninterrupted color: terracotta and rust running from the linen to the florals to 300 feet of chiffon that fell the height of the quarry wall and ran like a river across the stone floor.
But the beauty is only half the story. Inside, we break down the three quarries of Lithica and how a wedding actually moves through them — ceremony, cocktails, and dinner each in its own space — along with the real logistics of marrying in a protected heritage site: capacity, access, and everything it takes to build a celebration into ancient stone. Design is one thing. Producing it is another.

There is a stretch of road in the south of Menorca that narrows as it goes, cobble and farmland on either side, until it gives way to a honey-coloured manor at the end of it. That is Son Vell. The air arrives before the building does: jasmine, warm and humid, and birdsong that does not […]