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“Troupe“ fungi cluster by sculptor Ben Russell; Garis Distelhorst, former CEO of the Marble Institute of America (MIA), passed away; The Swedish Government has approved funding for the renovation of the Royal Opera building in Stockholm; Greece restored part of the Parthenon’s western façade; Video of the month: Mount Nemrut, Turkey

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

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

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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

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

“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

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

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

Lithea company and its designers draw inspiration for their new collections from the works of ancient cultures around the Mediterranean

The situation is serious: The NSI has started a fundraising campaing for research, training, and advocacy on workers‘ protection from Silicosis

Donations received through July 31, 2026, will receive an additional match by an anonymous donor, up to $50,000

Job losses in the U.S. are Centrorochas’s main argument against President Trump‘s tariffs on imports of various types of Brazilian stone

Approximately 99.9% of Brazil’s natural stone exports to the U.S. consist of semi-finished slabs that American companies use in fabrication, distribution, and installation activities

The planned television series “Master of Stone” is storytelling for natural stone at its finest

The project by stone enthusiast Pierre Bidaud and director Frederico Miranda explores the role of stone in culture and history

The exhibition “New Imprint in Stone“ of works by Raffaello Galiotto is about the convergence of sculpture and advanced technology

On show through July 31, 2026, in Mestre-Venice, it confronts the geological weight of the material with modern surfaces and even imagines new forms of life