Draenert: a nightstand that adapts to the ever higher mattresses and bedsteads
At this year’s IMM Cologne 2019, German Draenert Company for exclusive furniture design showed new design developments and product enhancements
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Brazil: competition for the use of natural stone published on Instagram and in Facebook
The country’s Stone Organization Abirochas has chosen social media as a platform to promote the usage of its granites, marbles, etc
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The Geology of Oman and its breathtaking landscapes are spectacular to tourists and geoscientists alike. The Geoscience Information Society awarded the „Field Guide to the Geology of Northeastern Oman“
Marco Piva has redesigned the Pantheon Iconic Rome Hotel with Calacatta Gold marble for the reception desk
Natural stone in the bathrooms and on various other occasions gives the five-star-site in the Eternal City a touch of modernity
Arcolitico by Raffaello Galiotto: „a door towards the next age in the history of stone“
New tools like diamond wire or CNC machinery are opening a whole range of new possibilities for the stone branch
Brexit: „With our portfolio of high-value stone products we will still find our market in the UK”
Interview with Regina Vitório, CEO of Portuguese LSI Stone, about the impacts of the UK leaving the EU
Brexit: „Early orders, at the moment, increased costs for shipping and extended delivery times, on the long run“
Interview with Stephan Bohlinger from German stone tools and machinery company J. König about the UK leaving the EU
Freedonia market research: US Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining Products to Grow 5.2% in 2019
Homeowners are increasingly likely to dedicate parts of their outdoor living spaces to dining and entertaining
Trade Fair BAU in Munich: BIM (Building information Modeling) will soon be a part of every construction company’s curriculum
Sustainability of building is already the norm / Trade Fair digitalBAU 2020 in Cologne
Training for tour-guides: heightening awareness for stone by means of storytelling
Bad Urach UNESCO-Global Geopark in the Swabian Jura is bringing its knowledge pool within reach of tourists
How and how fast glaciers slide: decisive factors are the thickness of the ice and the unevenness of the rock bed
Computer modell of Jülich physicist Bo Persson shows that ice with more than 1000 m tickness flows on a lubricating film of water
Poznan’s „Stone“ Trade Fair registered over 220 exhibitors and 5000 visitors
„Arena Stone“ – A forum for talks on design, architecture and mosaics in natural stone
Peter de Kok Receives 2018 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement
One of the Marble Institute of America’s earliest members and a long-time member of the Building Stone Institute
French government puts on hold its tax increase for diesel fuel used by quarriers
Stone sector’s organizations claim victory for protests which started with the Yellow-Vests-Movement
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Heaven’s Gate the name of a famous rock formation in China’s Tianmen Mountains in the Province of Hunan
Application open for the 2nd Makurazaki International Art Award Exhibition
The city in the South of Japan invites for a contest sculptors working with stone and other artists
New European business vehicle INSTEX might facilitate stone trade with Iran
France, Germany, and Britain announced triangular transactions to circumvent Donald Trump’s sanction against Iran
Comparing life-cycle assessment of floor coverings, natural stone has an outstanding track record
Study by the German Deutscher Naturwerkstein-Verband (DNV) calling other countries to translate the publication’s English version for their own marketing
