Design: Natural stone jewelry
(May 2013) Finland’s University of Applied Sciences in Imatra is offering courses in Jewellery Art toward a bachelor degree
News
Stone stories: 150-year-old underground with 150 million-year-old limestone
(May 2013) London’s „Tube“ is celebrating its 150th jubilee / Station Green Park with artistic design
Briefly noted: Genuine Stone is now Word Mark and Trade Mark
(May 2013) The Natural Stone Council announces its writing’s and icon’s official registration by US-authorities
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(May 2013) Marble feels cold, because of its low heat conductivity according to the Dubai Chronicle. On the contrary, marble conducts heat away from our skin so quickly that it feels cool
People and Jobs: to keep the profession young and to integrate young people
(May 2013) Ernesto Ghenzi is the new president of the Swiss association of sculptors and master stone masons (VSBS)
Design: Luminescence in and on marble
(May 2013) Italian company presents an advanced product-idea for glowing stone tiles
Trade fairs: A football tournament, a new hall and a new type of copies
(May 2013) The Xiamen Stone Fair has developed to a global meeting place for the stone branch
Briefly noted: 250 pieces of marble „Blanco Macael“ for the pavement of the Court of the Lions
(May 2013) Cosentino Group has participated in the restoration of the Alhambra
Markets: Italy showing sustained strength in export
(May 2013) The Italian natural stone branch is coming close to the pre-financial-crisis level of export / Imports down
Art: „Without having to explain what it’s about“
(May 2013) Belgian-born New Zealand-resident Renate Verbrugge merely wants her natural stone works to leave an impression
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(May 2013) A mysterious stone hill in the Sea of Galilee is the subject of a report in the Journal of Nautical Archaeology
People & Jobs: Ilkka Ylitalo is the new head of Kiviteollisuusliitto ry
(April 2013) The Finnish Natural Stone Association has elected a new chairman
Architecture: A playful wall and a house of God on Goa
(April 2013) The „innovative usage of dimensional stones from India in outstanding projects“ is the object of the biannual All India Stone Architectural Awards (AISAA) presented at the Jaipur StoneMart Trade Fair
Architecture: invitation to neighbors and passers-by
(April 2013) Slovak Catholic priest’s home is neither representative nor dignified
Blog: „The ceramic tile is our competitor!“
(April 2013) New entries in our blog about how to better promote natural stone
Markets: ideas for new products made of stone
(April 2012) Peter Becker from Stone-Ideas.com will lecture about „What natural stone can and what it can’t“ at the Coverings fair
