Architecture news / Archive»
- Call for architects to develop ideas about “Living Upon the Play”
- Swedish textile patterns as mosaic pavement on the Hagatorget in Karlstad
Design news / Archive»
- Is the table lamp “Kryptal” a volcano that serves as a launch pad for a rocket?
- The US-Chinese company Mikol uses thin stone to produce accessories for the special marble lifestyle
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Also in Brazil, the corona lockdown seems to bring about a greater citizens’ appreciation for their homes
- Consumption by US citizens fell significantly in the second quarter of 2020
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Initiators from Italy are planning a new fair called “Stone America” co-located with the KBIS in Orlando and simultaneously from February 09 to 11, 2021
- Xiamen Stone Fair postponed to 2021
Stone Stories»
- Above the US, this year’s Perseid meteor shower will have its peak in the night from August 11 to 12, in the pre-morning hours
- Plato’s cubes, California coast’s surface sinking, the Faroe Bank Channel Overflow in the deep North Atlantic, and the last ice age
Art news / Archive»
- James Brunt: Land-Art with wonderful geometries from small elements of nature such as leaves, sticks and stones
- Exhibition „En Passant“ about the influence of impressionism on the art of sculpting
Briefly noted»
Euroroc
Euroroc’s General Assembly at Marmomac surprised all with its verve
Representatives of the national European Natural Stone Organizations discussed how the branch could better position itself
Euroroc’s two new presidents: „Communication and collaboration are the key issues”
Stijn Renier and Kristof Callebaut from Belgium share their presidency for the term from 2018 to 2020
Euroroc: „Securing natural resources“ is also about keeping quarries in operation
Peter Handley is the newly appointed EU-Commissioner for sustainability / His credo is Circular Economy
London Calling: visit of Euroroc-members at the invitation of Stone Federation Great Britain
Topics were: Albion’s Portland Stone quarries, London and its stone highlights, Britain’s stone industry and its market strategies
How producers of ceramics, quartz composites, and engineered stone practice plagiarism
Protecting names such as „Marble“ or „Calacatta“ is the topic of discussions / A clean slate for the stone branch?
Euroroc: turning the ECJ judgment on „Soya Milk“ into a virtue to protect natural stone names such as „Marble“ or „Granite“
The European umbrella organization for the natural stone branch is undertaking an investigation of plagiarized product-names
Crystalline silica in stonemasons’ workshops is a major issue in many countries
In part the issue involves quartz composite materials in particular, and in part general labor protection is the topic of interest
Marketing: Using emotions to make natural stone stand out among the competing materials
„Selling Stones With Emotions“ was one of the major themes at this year’s World Stone Congress in Xiamen 2017
Euroroc-members visited the Xiamen Trade Fair
25 representatives of natural stone trade organizations accepted an invitation to China
EUROROC informs: Brussels is working on new regulations to reduce crystalline silica
For the first time, threshold values are to be regulated for all EU-countries / perforce the trade organizations accepted the limits set by the commission but hope to coordinate implementation in dialog
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