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Architecture with natural stone»
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Design with natural stone»
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Markets: Selling Stone»
- „One Million Grams of Granite“: Austrian stonemasons busy themselves with artistic inspiration for one ton of local stone
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Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
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Stone Stories»
- Earthquakes along the Dead Sea Rift may cause tsunamis threatening the coasts of the Gulf of Eilat-Aqaba
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Art: Sculpting with Marble etc»
- Spanish A.R. Los Huertos company: contest for sculptures made of recycled construction materials
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Briefly noted»
Latest news: Vitória Stone Fair CANCELLED due to concerns about safety for exhibitors and visitors
The city of Vitória has seen riots in the streets and the deployment of soldiers from special forces
The most important stone fair in Brazil, Vitória Stone Fair scheduled for February 14 – 17, 2017, is cancelled as announced on the webpage and in a mailing on Friday (February 10th) in the afternoon local time. As the organizer, Milanez&Milaneze S/A, an affiliate of Veronafiere, announces, the reason is concerns about the violence in the streets of Vitória since one week.
(10.02.2017, USA: 02.10.2017)
