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»
- Cattelan Italia: glass with the appearance of onyx or marble for table tops or furniture
- Call for ideas for luxury products using glass and glass fiber together with tiny artificial diamonds
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Consumption by US citizens fell significantly in the second quarter of 2020
- China’s foreign trade seems to be recovering from the Covid 19 pandemic
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»
- Plato’s cubes, California coast’s surface sinking, the Faroe Bank Channel Overflow in the deep North Atlantic, and the last ice age
- New construction of the Albula Tunnel in the Swiss Alps: at 1192 m driving, the rock is like a “paste and floating” for 21 m
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»
Briefly noted
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
Stonehenge: Ancient Mysteries and Modern Discoveries now open at The Houston Museum of Natural Science
Shown are 300 original artifacts and remnants of the society who created the monument and how and why
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
A Nasa satellite captured imagery of the fires and the resultant billowing smoke cascading off the edge of Australia
