India’s stonemasons strive for professional qualification
A Rajasthan competition was recently invoked to find participants for the upcoming WorldSkills
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Moral at Nuremberg‘s Stone+tec was high and the mood upbeat – could this be a first sign of a fresh start?
Nevertheless, there were fewer exhibitors and fewer visitors / National trade fairs have an important role as „family gatherings“ for small natural stone enterprises
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
„Triumph-Table“ is the name, Aparentment Disseny Design Studio has given its latest piece of marble furniture
US-outdoor kitchen market: all types of equipment forecast to grow +6.2% annually to $735 million in 2022
Freedonia Group market researchers see an important „lifestyle of regularly cooking and entertaining outdoors“
Of the colors of marble and the depth of water
Budri Company’s new collection „Agua“ by designer Patricia Urquiola is all about water and stone
People from Easter Island used smart techniques to place the hats on the statues
The raw cylindrical forms were rolled to the sites and put in place by parbuckling / „Rapa Nui people made remarkable achievements through their ingenuity,“ a scientist concludes
Of merry fish and mosaic innovations
Chinese FishFun Company combines ancient philosophy with modern management ideas
New research unveils true origin of ancient American turquoise
Geochemical analyses of ancient turquoise artifacts refute long-held claims that it was imported to Mexico from the US
Asia7: wealth expected to grow by up to 200% in the coming decade by 2027
According to research by New World Wealth, China’s population is set to attain US-American level within 10 years
Meteorite found only a few days after impact on Earth
On June 02, 2018 a fireball exploded over Botswana / Modern technologies and field search helped to find a fragment of the celestial body
Coverings 2018 records some 1,100 exhibitors and almost 25,000 professional visitors
Installation & Design Awards distributed / 2019 will see the fair in Orlando, Florida
Lithea, „Mediterranean Grafts“: Design objects in natural stone inspired by the Mediterranean culture
The company based on the island of Sicily sees the sea between Europe and Africa as „an ancient melting pot with history and legends“
Modulnova’s „Twenty“ kitchen on display in London: outside sculptural elements in marble, inside high functionality
Presented at DesignSpace London’s Wigmore Street showroom
Nineteen new sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, many of them use stone
The Unesco committee met in Bahrein’s capital Manama in June 2018
The new Thibaut T952 is an all-in-one machine – a combination sawing center, machining center and polishing center
French producer has targeted small stonemasonry enterprises as its clients
The exhibition „Classic Beauties“ in Amsterdam unveils the sensual enchantment of Neoclassicism
Shown are 8 sculptures by Antonio Canova, including his iconic „The Three Graces“, „Amor and Psyche“ and „Hebe“
Reading in chert tools: Ötzi was probably socially isolated and in serious trouble
Researches interpreted the bad shape of his blade and the arrowheads concluding that the Iceman had not been able to refill his inventory
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Minimalist wallets is what US-Mikol Company is calling its latest creation made of ultra-thin stone
Swiss triennal of sculpture in Bad Ragaz and Vaduz until November 04, 2018
Bad RagARTz open-air show exhibits 77 artists from 17 countries with more than 400 works, some of natural stone
