World Wealth Report: which countries are the preferred whereabouts for the rich and super-rich?

The top 10 targets in 2022 will be UAE, Australia, Singapore, Israel, Switzerland, the US, Portugal, Greece, Canada, and New Zealand

Under the name “LASA !ndividual®“, the well-known white marble is now also available in a product line with colors and structures that were previously unusual for this stone

New in our Stone Finder: KRASTAL MARBLE with light grey-white to bluish-grey tones and high dimensional stability, from German Lauster Steinbau company

On our own behalf: Every Saturday, we invite our readers to have a look into our archive. See the left column of the webpage

“Visionary Stone“: at Marmomac (September 27 – 30, 2022), industrial designer Raffaello Galiotto will again explore what can be made of natural stone with the help with CNC machines

74 stone design objects on show in Lisbon‘s Coach Museum through September 25, 2022

The works were created by 36 international architects, designers, and artists in the framework of the “Primeira Pedra“ project

Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock

It is the meteor shower caused by the tail of the comet Swift-Tuttle, through which the Earth flies every year

Production of large amounts of biomass in pitch-black groundwater with rock as energy source

Some microorganisms are active even without sunlight

The stepwells in India are among the most unusual stone structures in the world

Geometrically complex staircases lead to the water reservoirs sometimes 30 m deep / Ornaments with diverse stone sculptures