Architecture news / Archive»

• Vivienda CM in Buenos Aires: travertine for the exterior walls and roof of a residential building
• The lobby of Arizona State University’s Washington Center is adorned with desert sandstone worked with CNC-cuts and sandblasting

Design news / Archive»

• Marmomac’s research journey: marble and natural stone in alliance with other materials
• Until June 30, 2020: Submissions open for the Goldreed Industrial Design Award (GIDA)

Markets: Selling Stone»

• Italian Biesse Group has published the 3. edition of its Sustainability Report
• In the BioProMarL project, researchers hope to give the stone surfaces new properties, modelled on the lotus effect

Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»

• Message from Xiamen Stone Fair as the Covid-19 virus is spreading in some regions in the Americas, Africa, and India: “We care much about you”
• Marmomac’s research journey: marble and natural stone in alliance with other materials

Stone Stories»

• Tectonic plates started 3.2 billion years ago
• Drugs hidden in blocks of marble

Art news / Archive»

• Is Barbara Liotta’s art “AirArt”, where stone LandArt is hung on threads?
• The winners of the “Talents” competition for young craftsmen were determined online this time

Briefly noted»

• Message from Xiamen Stone Fair as the Covid-19 virus is spreading in some regions in the Americas, Africa, and India: “We care much about you”
• Austria’s stonemasons award their prize for modern gravestones with “individual and personal design”