Carnevale Gets Migliore Honor

The honor is named for the late Vincent Migliore, long-time MIA technical director and the first winner of the award.

Carnevale and Ed Lohr, both 21 years old at the time, established Carnevale and Lohr 50 years ago, and built it into one of the country’s most successful stone firms focused on quality and craftsmanship. After working primarily as installers, Carnevale and Lohr established a full-service mill shop in Bell Gardens, a suburb of Los Angeles.

Over the years, the company produced some of the most-memorable stone work in California, including the Getty Museum and the Getty Villa; the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Building in Century City; and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in Los Angeles.

Carnevale’s career shows him to be not only a craftsman and ethical businessman, but also a mentor for those aspiring for a career in the stone business. Many of Carnevale’s former employees started their own companies with encouragement and advice from him.

“There is plenty of work for everyone who does a good job,” he said.

He served as MIA president in 1989/1990. During his term, he helped bring the Dimension Stones of the World (Color Plates) to the industry, which is still in use by architects and designers.

Other winners of the award in previous years are Joe Kapcheck, Malcolm Cohen, Bernie Polak and Vic Green.

Carnevale received the award last month at the MIA awards luncheon during StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas in Las Vegas.

Get the best in insightful and informed coverage of the stone industry every month with Stone Business magazine. Sign up for a free subscription (or renew your current account) and don’t miss a single issue – just click here.