Call for 10 artists for the 11th International Wooden Sculptors’ Symposium in South Tyrol, Italy

The theme is Animals of the Alps / Deadline for applications: March 31

„Chilgrove“ tables by designer Sjoerd Vroonland for Dutch „Revised“ company

Solid wood frame in combination with table tops in a selection of marbles or in oak, and walnut

At IMM Cologne Fair 2020, noun products presented its new „puro” light object made of transluzent Corian Engineered Stone

Hygienic properties and a soft brightness allow the luminaires to be used also in doctors’ surgeries, pharmacies or clinics

15 Clerkenwell Close, London: a solid stone façade that plays a bearing role and symbolizes history

Amin Taha has created an extraordinary architecture that sparked controversy and criticism for some time

Grassi Pietre has staged its underground quarry „Cava Acque di Grancona” as a museum for visitors

It shows the importance of Pietra di Vicenza for the region since the times of Andrea Palladio

Call for entries: International Lucas-Cranach-Award 2019/2020 for Woodcarving, wood engraving, woodcutting by the city of Kronach, Germany

„Percorsi d’Arte“ shows how new technologies open doors for sculptors (4)

Four artists and industrial designer Raffaello Galiotto developed works previously impossible to accomplish

On the q.t.: in 2018, a giant underwater volcano formed offshore the Comoros archipelago between Africa and Madagascar

Scientists analyzed the emptying of a magma chamber of 3.4 cubic kilometers in about 30 km depth in the Earth mantle

Goethe-Institut offers artists who live and work in Germany a residency in Bangalore from October to December, 2020

Participants shall get involved with creative partners in India / Application until February 29, 2020

IMM Cologne 2020: More natural living is the top trend

Natural stone was once again a material used in furniture making, with marble varieties being used a lot, especially with strong colors

Natural Stone Institute (NSI) Announces Winners of 2019 Pinnacle Awards

Twenty-two projects honored with prizes for Excellence / Grande Pinnacle Award bestowed to Pei Cobb Freed & Partners for 7 Bryant Park

Application open for 15 artists for the 25th Woodcarving Symposium in St. Blasien, Black Forest, Germany (August 30 – September 06, 2020 )

For the first time, combining wood with other materials – peferably stone – is possible / Deadline for entries: April 17

Lapicida: new collection with „vibrant mural-styled ceramics and dramatic marble-effect porcelains“

The British company famous for natural stone products extends its portfolio in stone emulations / Novelty „Rex Brown“ porcelain

„Change?!“ is the theme of the 10th Wind Art Festival in August 2020 in Hesse province near Kassel, Germany

Five works which must wind and weatherproof will be awarded in a competition / Entries until April 03, 2020

Draenert and designer Alexia Mintsouli present groundbreaking innovations for design with natural stone

For the dining table „Kallisto”, a slab with a striking structure is cut and reassembled

Belgium Municipality of Éghezée launches a call for a durable artwork for outdoor

The aim is to upgrade the district around the train station and to strengthen the community feeling

Best of 2019: Architecture with natural stone

The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled the 5 articles and reports with the most clicks in 2019

France’s natural stone fair Rocalia 2019: Quetzalcoatl as drystone wall

In its 2nd edition, the biennial event in Lyon offered a rich program of creative ideas and registered 13% more visitors

About climate change and how it influences the outflow of „green” versus „blue” water from the mountains

Researchers at ETH Zurich explain the phenomenon that in dry periods vegetation at high altitude grows better than normal / Far-reaching consequences