Recently published
Architecture with natural stone»
- The new James-Simon-Galerie in Berlin is a treasure for the Museum Island and shines throughout the City
- LafargeHolcim Awards for sustainable construction solutions combined with architectural excellence
Design with natural stone»
- For its second collection Marsotto LAB again cooperated with Lausanne’s ECAL School of Fine Art
- Natural stone as a connector and accentuator for furniture design
Markets: Selling Stone»
- „One Million Grams of Granite“: Austrian stonemasons busy themselves with artistic inspiration for one ton of local stone
- GfK market analysis: EU newcomers have significant increases in per capita purchasing power
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- New trade fair: Obra Blanca Expo (OE Expo) for stones and tiles in Mexico City from October 15 to 17, 2019
- „Young Creative Ideas Platform” – second appearance at the Marble Trade Fair Izmir
Stone Stories»
- Earthquakes along the Dead Sea Rift may cause tsunamis threatening the coasts of the Gulf of Eilat-Aqaba
- The „breathing“ of magma chambers below the ocean may cause soft earthquakes related to the tides
Art: Sculpting with Marble etc»
- Spanish A.R. Los Huertos company: contest for sculptures made of recycled construction materials
- „One Million Grams of Granite“: Austrian stonemasons busy themselves with artistic inspiration for one ton of local stone
Briefly noted»
Love, peace, and prosperity for 2018
Stone-Ideas.com wishes its readers and clients a happy and prosperous New Year.
A hearty thanks to all our readers for the many wonderful natural-stone-ideas from around the globe which we used for our publication.
Stone-Ideas.com is taking a few days off: Our next issue will appear on January 5th 2018.
We are looking forward to 2018.
Everybody knows the photo: it was taken by the Apollo 17 crew during December 1972. Titled „Blue Marble” it went around the world. Remarkable from today’s view, 45 years later, is: the white cloud bands which once were only fascinating make us scared of next year’s hurricanes and tiphoons. Photo: Nasa / Wikimedia Commons
(28.12.2017, USA: 12.28.2017)
