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The list of Heritage Stones has been expanded to include 14 new varieties that have played important roles in culture and the economy, both past and present

The International Commission on Geoheritage selects the winners from among the candidates for this coveted title

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IF Design Award for Brazilian designer Vivian Coser’s “B Stool“; Italian Henraux company included in the Register of Historic Trademarks of National Interest; renderings of the Triumphal Arch planned in Washington D.C.; Niall McLaughlin’s draft for the new Cathedral for Sydney, and more…

Report on a visit to Huian near Xiamen

Rongfa Stone Group is a company with a large portfolio of stone sculpture and design products

We leave no stone unturned

Gondwana, Laurasia, Tethys Ocean – these names represent Earth millions of years ago; FIGSI Federation of the Indian Granite has a new Executive Committee; construction of a new air terminal on Malta was launched

Pocketbook about Belgium’s natural stones

The publication in French can be downloaded as a PDF and thus machine translated

Italy‘s stone sector pays tribute to the Winter Games: rings of colorful stones in Verona, a marble “Olympic heart” in Milan, an old farmhouse in Cortina d’Ampezzo modernized with luxurious stone

We leave no stone unturned

“Cuore Olimpico” (Olympic Heart) made of marble in Milan for the Winter Games in Italy; Brazil’s stone sector had 2025 as the best year ever in terms of exports; Unesco: December 11 will be celebrated as International Mountain Day (IMD); Video of the month: the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa has been undergoing restoration

The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has a new look

The logo, logotype, and tagline have been redesigned – but the core of the brand, namely its focus on the values of business and societies, remains unchanged

Love, prosperity, happyness, and – above all – peace for 2026

We leave no stone unturned

Metro station for the Colosseum in Rome; Indian Ambaji Marble received a Geographical Indication (GI); Rocalia Stone fair in December in Lyon; Video of the month: rocks rolling down a hillside in Buster Keaton‘s film “Seven Chances” (1925)

We leave no stone unturned

Pullcast, Portugal: natural stone handles for cabinet doors; “Urban Geology“ in a BBC report; giant granite body in West Antarctica, and more

We leave no stone unturned

Preparation for the 100th anniversary of Antoni Gaudí’s death; “Texas Rocks!: A Guide to Geological Sites in the Lone Star State“; Video of the Month: the Menhirs of Carnac, Brittany

Lecture at Marmomac (Wednesday, September 24, 12.15 pm, Hall 10): How a massive pinnacle in lofty heights at Washington National Cathedral was repaired after the 2011 earthquake

In the STONE FINDER and at Marmomac 2025

We have compiled entries from our worldwide database that are on show at company booths at the stone fair in Verona

We leave no stone unturned

“Palm“ is the name of a new collection by the Portuguese Maeve furniture company; magazine “Mármol. Architecture and Design“ (No 18, June 2025); Booth reservation for the 26th China Xiamen International Stone Fair (March 16-19, 2026); the “World Stress Map” of the earth’s crust; Video of the month: Pufferfish’s “sandcastles”