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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»
Design: Godfather Mauritius C. Escher
(June 2008) Perhaps Mauritius C. Escher was godfather to the mosaic-creations by the Brazilian Company Mosarte presented at the Revestir trade fair in São Paulo in March 2008. E.g. Prisma Branco: The tiles depicted combine Carrara and Thassos marble with glass – reminiscent of Escher’s Staircase. The tiles are 24,8 by 25,9 cm.
Distinquishing factor of Mosarte’s designers has long been the interplay of various materials. Recently they have begun to grow in the diversity of forms : Fluxos P&B is one example, Sonoras Ferrugem another. Fluxos combines white and black marble, Sonoras polished slate with glass.
All models are also availabe in a wide variety of other natural stone.
