Architecture news / Archive»
- “Stone House” on the island of Menorca: façade with a charming contrast of external plaster and limestone
- Groundbreaking ideas for architecture with natural stone: exhibition „The New Stone Age” in London re-opened until August 28, 2020
Design news / Archive»
- At the stone fair in Vitoria the exhibition “Brazilian Stones Original Design” was shown once again
- Zanettin develops novel gabions that are more than just rectangular wire baskets filled with pebbles
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Eurostat publishes for 37 countries in Europe their Gross Domestic Product per capita, Consumption per capita and Price Level Indices
- Covid-19: SapienStone sees changes in living and praises its porcelain stoneware (with natural stone appearance) for it
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Finally: GaLaBau in Nuremberg only again in 2022, September 14 to 17
- Marmomac 2020 canceled, but the “Re-Start Project” is to take place digitally from September 30 to October 02, 2020
Stone Stories»
- Enhanced weathering of milled rocks could indeed remove CO2 from the atmosphere – but there are limits to the feasibility
- Restless Earth: scientists find out that the Eifel volcanic region in Germany remains seismically active
Art news / Archive»
- For US-artists: call for entries for an artwork at the new gateway plaza in Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Three lavish residencies for worldwide artists who are interested in a cooperation with scientists researching aesthetic liking and aesthetic preferences
Briefly noted»
Briefly noted
Miscellaneous: Ideas with Natural Stone
The interior decoration of an exclusive show flat in Beijing with natural stone and wood was bestowed one of the Red Dot Awards 2019
In Alsace, the „Chemin des Carrières” leads to 4 former porphyry gravel quarries
The architects of the Norwegian firm Reiulf Ramstad Architekter put the landscape and its people in the foreground
Analyzing dust from the moon atom by atom saves the valuable material and helps to understand space weathering
Scientists apply the atom probe tomography (APT) known from material sciences to space geology
The European Stone Festival 2020 will take place in Freiburg, Germany from May 15 – 17
The theme will be „900 years of stonemasonry and stone carving from the Middle Ages to the present day”
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
A special promotion for the local stone branch was renewed at this year’s natural stone fair in Vitória: postponement of the ICMS tax for transactions realized during the event
Lapicida: new collection with „vibrant mural-styled ceramics and dramatic marble-effect porcelains“
The British company famous for natural stone products extends its portfolio in stone emulations / Novelty „Rex Brown“ porcelain
About climate change and how it influences the outflow of „green” versus „blue” water from the mountains
Researchers at ETH Zurich explain the phenomenon that in dry periods vegetation at high altitude grows better than normal / Far-reaching consequences
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Usenaturalstone.org is one of the Natural Stone Institute’s (NSI) initiatives to strengthen the stone sector worldwide
Deep diving scientists discover bubbling CO2 hotspot they call „Soda Springs“ next to thriving coral reefs
A nearby volcano in the Verde Island Passage between the Philippines’ islands vents out gases through cracks in the ocean floor
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Swedish company Iris Hantverk has rediscoverd volcanic Pumice stone for skin care
