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»
NSI Channel (Natural Stone Institute)
Use Natural Stone program featured on US tv show „Make This Place Your Home“
The video features a tour of the historic Danby Quarry with Jim Hieb as kind of an anchorman in several scenes
Over 100 Articles Available on Use Natural Stone Website
Promotion tool for the sector: Stone companies are encouraged to share texts and photos with clients and employees
Natural Stone Institute Releases Quarrier Toolbox Talks
Exams and 10 documents outlining best practices to maintain health and safety of quarriers are available for free
US-„Women in Stone” met with German „Meisterfrauen” during Stone+tec in Nuremberg
Both initiatives aim to strengthen the role of women in the stone business / Italy has „Le Donne del Marmo”
How to trade successfully with natural stone in the USA and Canada: a foreign supplier must work hand in hand with installers „to build a team“
Experts of the Natural Stone Institute speaking at the Marble Trade Fair in Izmir explained how North America’s markets function
The Natural Stone Institute’s testing lab is expanding its facilities with new staff
Dacia Woodworth shall expand the stone sector’s awareness of this service and also work for the „Use Natural Stone”
Testing Frictional Properties of Natural Stone Walking Surfaces
New Technical Bulletin for download in the Natural Stone Institute’s Resource Library
Natural Stone Institute Announces 2018 Tucker Design Awards Winners
Honored in the biennial competition are members of the design community who exhibit innovation and excellence in the use of natural stone / Bybee Prize
Awards by the Natural Stone Institute: Women in Stone, Person of the Year and Pinnacle
The most important stone association in the US honors people from the sector and works realized in the states and outside
Silica Exposure Control Plan Released by the Natural Stone Institute
The new US-limit is 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m³), calculated as 8-hour time-weighted average, effective June 23, 2018, for fabricators
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