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The 2025 Gravestone Awards of the Canton of Basel-Stadt: “Artistically designed gravestones stand out due to their exceptional expressiveness and individuality”

The 2025 Gravestone Awards of the Canton of Basel-Stadt: “Artistically designed gravestones stand out due to their exceptional expressiveness and individuality”

This year, the Cemetery Commission’s jury examined 302 gravestones. Five of them were recognized as exemplary in their craftsmanship and artistry

US artist Barry X Ball merges advanced digital technologies with traditional craftsmanship

US artist Barry X Ball merges advanced digital technologies with traditional craftsmanship

23 of his works are brought together at the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, through November 22, 2026

Project “Mass Piedra”: This time, stonemasons from three European countries built a vault for Santa Teresa of Avila

Project “Mass Piedra”: This time, stonemasons from three European countries built a vault for Santa Teresa of Avila

As usual, the project focused on traditional construction methods where natural stone plays the load-bearing role and where CO2 emissions are minimal

Every Saturday, we invite our readers to have a look into our archive. See the Right Column of the webpage

Every Saturday, we invite our readers to have a look into our archive. See the Right Column of the webpage

With their current collection, “Arc-Hive,“ Budri and Patricia Urquiola look back on almost 20 years of artistic collaboration

With their current collection, “Arc-Hive,“ Budri and Patricia Urquiola look back on almost 20 years of artistic collaboration

We ask: Does the current collection also contain a statement on artificial intelligence?

NielsenIQ study about the retail purchasing power in Europe: Wide gaps persist across countries and regions

NielsenIQ study about the retail purchasing power in Europe: Wide gaps persist across countries and regions

Luxembourg is on top followed by Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

The Spanish sculptor José Manuel Castro López folds the stone or peels away sections of it in ways that are inherently impossible

The Spanish sculptor José Manuel Castro López folds the stone or peels away sections of it in ways that are inherently impossible

“Tecton“ bathroom collection by Italian company Monitillo 1980 and French architect and designer Félix Millory

“Tecton“ bathroom collection by Italian company Monitillo 1980 and French architect and designer Félix Millory

The material is the Violet Calacatta marble, whose intense violet veining spans across the stone like brushstrokes left by nature

Italian limestone from Grassi Pietre for a modern villa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Italian limestone from Grassi Pietre for a modern villa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The architects from the Barcelona-based firm Mesura drew inspiration from the local colors and climate

At an online-meeting, the NSSA strengthened governance and expanded global cooperation in support of natural stone

At an online-meeting, the NSSA strengthened governance and expanded global cooperation in support of natural stone

One of the topics of the stone industry’s new global organization is to create a worldwide Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), another occupational health