Antolini’s Exclusive Collection: “Natural stone has the power to profoundly transform the kitchen space by adding character to a worktop or transforming it into an architectural surface“

David Chipperfield is Pritzker Prize winner 2023

His works are characterized by sensitivity to the site and the environment and show mastery of formal language

The architects of Studio PMPG have transformed a stone farmhouse in Portugal into a smart weekend home

The modernization of the cottage, part of a farmstead, was largely confined to the interior

Natural stone offcuts can be used to build walls just like bricks, as shown by architect Pepa Díaz and the company Rosalstones

The Natural Stone Institute’s Grande Pinnacle Award 2022 goes to ”Utopia” by sculptor Jaume Plensa with ethnic faces of women from around the world, created in marble by Canadian Picco Group

AGI architects build a residential tower in Kuwait that uses the thermals to cool the building

The courtyard inside and the facades create a flow and heat dissipation upwards and across the building, respectively

The 18th International Congress on Dry Stone Walling will be held in Goult, France, October 02-08, 2023, and will have lectures and practical exercises

The overall topic is the usage of the ancient construction technique as a sustainable way for landscaping and water management

Swedish Natural Stone Award 2022: the paving of the pedestrian zone in Uppsala as the winning project, a park in Helsingborg and a facility for urn graves as finalists

Prizes are awarded for new ideas that also highlight the sustainability and beauty of the material

With “The Henge,“ a modern stone circle moved into the Canary Wharf office complex during the London Design Festival 2022

The structure is quick and easy to erect and dismantle and is ready for subsequent use

New findings show how Cyanobacteria spread biofilms on rocks to dissolve minerals as nutrition

Various application for such a technology reach from processing mining ores to building colonies on the moon and Mars