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Designer Luca Erba has created tables with a double top for the Italian company Marelli. “Simmy” is the name of the collection with an upper top made of Travertina Romano and a lower one made of wood with a lacquer finish in various colors. The table legs remind the shape of antique columns. Download catalog.

French stonemasons Orianne Pieragnolo and Louis Dutrieux, who are on the “Route de la Pierre” by bicycle to explore the stone culture in Central Asia, have published their latest travel report online (Englisch, Französisch).

The UK has a new stone magazine called „The Natural Stone Journal“ published in association with the Stone Federation GB by Crosby Associates Media. The well-established trade publication is the Stone Specialist published by QMJ Group which owns the biennial Stone Show in London co-located with Hard Surfaces (1, 2, 3).

At the Cachoeiro Stone Fair 2024 in Southern Brazil, a Buyers Program will bring guests from the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom and India, in contact with Brazilian companies. The meeting is organized by Centrorochas Association and Apex, the country‘s agency for export and investment promotion. The once most important Brazilian stone fair, held in Vitória, was transferred to São Paulo by the owner Veronafiere and renamed Marmomac Brazil (1, 2).

Who has the largest burial mound? A study by the „Roots“ Cluster of Excellence has revealed, for the first time, differences in wealth within the upper classes of prehistoric societies.

Unesco has added the Via Appia to its List of World Heritage Sites. Until October 13, 2024, the Parco Archeologico dell’Appia the exhibition “l’Appia è Moderna”. On display are paintings, photographs, architectural designs, and archive documents showing the 20th century‘s view of the building as part of the city (1, 2).

The Polar Caves in Rumney, New Hampshire offer families the opportunity to discover the wild wonders of granite boulder caves as well as an on-site animal exhibit.
 

Video of the Month: The oldest map of humanity is shown on a piece of clay from Babylonian times Irving Finkel holds in his hands. The curator of the British Museum gives a fascinating interpretation how the people in the 6th century BC saw their world located in today’s Iraq.

(16.08.2024, USA: 08.16.2024)