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“Gothenburg floor“ as a trademark for the redesign of a shopping center in the Swedish city
Architectural firm Sweco and sculptor Pål Svensson intersperse the granite slabs with spread brass strips containing civic data
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Best of 2021: Architecture with natural stone
Die Redaktion von Stone-Ideas.com hat diejenigen 5 Berichte zusammengestellt, die im vergangenen Jahr am häufigsten angeklickt wurden
The New Era Coffee & Bar in Schwabing aims to bring together the modern image of the new coffee brand and the lifestyle in an artists’ quarter
The interior designers of the Ippolito Fleitz Group have also used natural stone for this purpose, but only as a special accent in the design
Best of 2021: product design with natural stone
The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled the 5 reports that got the most clicks during last year
The façade of the Argenta Bank on Belgiëlei in Antwerp blends unobtrusively with the adjacent residential buildings
The architects from Emmanuel Lenders & Partners have given the entrance to the new “campus“ of the financial company a nevertheless striking street frontage
Pibamarmi supplied the stone parquet for the Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris
5 mm thin stone strips on PET foam and aluminum honeycomb give the floor resilience to abrasion and vibration from visitor traffic
The central square in the Swedish town of Eslöv has been transformed into a “space of possibilities“ for citizens
Different materials, among them natural stone, and different levels mark zones for specific uses
Antolini supplied the natural stone for the interior design in the new hotel of the Vik chain in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. in Milan
Art also characterizes the rooms, so that guests may well imagine themselves in a contemporary gallery
The extension of the Bendura Bank in Liechtenstein exudes solidity and reliability
Swiss company Bärlocher supplied and installed Chinese basalt for the natural stone façade
With the “Claustra“ plug-in system, slabs of natural stone become walls with a view and air circulation
The development by Professor Giuseppe Fallacara of the Polytechnic University of Bari (Poliba) was presented to the public for the first time at the Rocalia trade show in France
Showroom of the Italian fashion company forte_forte in Rome: green onyx all over the walls and floor
The young designers wanted to create a clear contrast to the old city with its travertine facades
The Natural Stone Institute announces the Pinnacle Award Winners 2021
Submissions must show the “beauty, creativity, ingenuity, and professional mastery in the use of natural stone“ / Entries for the next issue open until May 20, 2022
Stone-Ideas.com touring the world: ten ideas for designing paths and squares with natural stone
Our examples show animals of all kinds, a bit of Crazy Paving and – of course – a lot of geometry