The splendor of the floor mosaic of five million small stones in Hisham’s Palace in Jericho can now be seen from above

The complex, dating from the early days of Islamic art, has been roofed over and given an elevated walkway for tourists to enjoy

Now also for students and furthermore for projects from all over Europe: submission open for the German Natural Stone Award 2022

The entry fee has been reduced to 200 €, fee for students / Submissions in German language only

Blue agate and stainless steel give the Iris Bar in the new Hyatt Regency at Zurich Airport a “luminous and memorable“ image

The counter was designed by Prisma, an Italian company for professional kitchens

The village of Kaisten on the Swiss Upper Rhine has a branch of the Raiffeisenbank in which natural stone is used effectively and yet modestly

In the customer foyer, a counter stands succinctly in the room like a kitchen island, giving it the expression of intrinsic value and down-to-earthness

“SuperHink“: a new Swiss architectural award for natural stonework (2)

For the first time, the award was presented in the categories of landscape design and architecture by the Pro Naturstein consortium

A granite paving like an “Albanian carpet“ for the redesign of the shore in the village of Shiroka

The architects of the firm Casanova+Hernandez have made the area tangible as a unit with a mosaic in the style of local textile art

Architect Andrea Laudini and Antolini stone company: an interior design for a villa in Treviso where every room becomes a habitat magnificus

Architect Andrea Laudini and Antolini stone company: an interior design for a villa in Treviso where every room becomes a habitat magnificus

A magnificent mosaic in the Lateran Basilica in Rome was the model for the floor in a villa in Ukraine

The Italian company Athena Marmi, located not far from Verona, made the puzzle with different types of marble in many colors and shapes

Stone detail: how to do the final cleaning after laying and subsequent impregnation of a valuable marble floor according to the rules of art and properly

A complex of 3 trulli in southern Italy has been rebuilt as a modern vacation home with stylish additions

An example of trulli restoration and modernization is “La Cipressa“ in Apulia, southern Italy