Rethinking artist’s role as robot arms are making their way into stone sculpting

Exhibition and panel discussion with 4 internationally well-known artists using CNC-machinery in Hall 1 of Marmomac

Turnover in natural stone in Germany amounted to 623 Million € in 2017

Sustained high level of consumption / Construction sector: for 2019, expectation for 2019 amounts to growth of +2.9 %

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

The 131 rock-cut sandstone graves of Mada’in Salih, Saudi Arabia are UNESCO world heritage

In Hall 1, Grassi Pietre’s limestone Pietra di Vicenza comes back to its formation in the oceans of primeval times

Under the title „The Stone and The Water“ the company shows an artistic installation referring to sea-life 40 million years ago

AKDOLAM: stone sandwiches „totally customizable“

The thin, light-weight panels in large formats allow a reduction of the construction costs with marble / High impact-resistance

Zanettin combines stainless-steel and stone to indoor and outdoor furniture and to modern types of gabions

Applications range from gardening to art and even anti-terrorist blockings

At Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, FILA Surface Care Solutions impregnated the natural stone façades

At Marmomac, acid protection of kitchen counter tops and stone washing tables is an important center of focus

Shoebaloo flagship store in Amsterdam: a shop without windows, but with a spectacular entrance in natural stone

Dutch MVSA Architects created a place aimed to give the customer an experience of the products

Sandstone RORSCHACHER SANDSTEIN from the shores of the Lake Constance in Switzerland

Cave di Arzo: a defunct stone manufacture showing the true beauty of local marble

In the Swiss Canton of Tessino, an old production site was given a new lease on life for leisure and tourism

Refurbishment and new cladding for the former distillery in Cagliari: „perfectly white“ with ceramic tiles

Architects chose Laminam’s „Bianco Assoluto“ / The company also has a Nero Assoluto

Brazil’s Vitória Stone Fair for the first time with a Natural Stone Design Show

Also the country’s stone branch aims to increase the value of the natural resource with the aid of design

Archaeologists find earliest and largest monumental cemetery in eastern Africa in Kenya

Relict of an egalitarian society, without a stratified social hierarchy which has been believed to be necessary for early complex societies

Apple’s new store in Macau’s Gamers’ Paradise: an „inviting, contemplative space“

Foster + Partners, Architects, implemented ultrathin natural stone in a glass-sandwich, transforming the building into a Chinese lantern

Angelo Mangiarotti’s iconic pieces of furniture at the RBC showroom in Paris

„Skilful Reflections“ is the title of the exhibition until November 23, 2018 / Agapecasa is the distributor

In one part of Antarctica, the bedrock released from the ice lifts much faster than expected

The phenomenon gives scientists information about the Earth’s mantle deep below / Has the uplift a stabilizing effect on the ice?

Euroroc: „Securing natural resources“ is also about keeping quarries in operation

Peter Handley is the newly appointed EU-Commissioner for sustainability / His credo is Circular Economy

Disastrous fire in Brazil’s national museum in Rio de Janeiro

The building not only hosted precious items of art and science but was also was a document of the former colony’s history

People’s Choice Awards at the Chelsea Flower Show went to Projects incorporating drywalls

Designers created gardens relating to their sponsors