Architecture news / Archive»
- The German Natural Stone Award (DNP) was awarded for the 19th time
- Call for the creation of a dry stone landscape work in the territory of the Gorges du Gardon Biosphere Reserve in Southern France
Design news / Archive»
- United Alabaster company: “the ‘Glans’ lamp comes directly from nature to your space”
- Pure Talents Contest at imm Cologne 2021: chances for young talents working in the field of furniture to show their ideas to the world
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Covid-19: SapienStone sees changes in living and praises its porcelain stoneware (with natural stone appearance) for it
- Peter’s Corner: the new start after Covid-19, which Marmomac wants to give companies with its “Re-Start” Project, could be more than just back to business as usual
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- New dates announced for next Stone+tec in Nuremberg, Germany: 2021, May 12 – 15
- Next Cersaie will take place in 2021 from September 27 to October 01
Stone Stories»
- After the assassination of Caesar, a volcanic eruption in Alaska caused a worldwide weather anomaly which contributed to the end of the Roman Republic
- Archaeologists discover a massive circle of prehistoric shafts near Stonehenge
Art news / Archive»
- Three lavish residencies for worldwide artists who are interested in a cooperation with scientists researching aesthetic liking and aesthetic preferences
- Chris Booth places really big stone sculptures in the landscape and makes even the smallest things visible
Briefly noted»
Markets: Selling Stone
Recycling as a sales argument: Sell natural stone for shop fittings with a deposit like for bottles
EuroShop trade fair in Düsseldorf (Germany) inspired an idea
The coronavirus will reduce China’s natural stone imports and thus have an impact worldwide
Consequences also for container traffic and trade fair activities / Politician in Massa-Carrara appeals: „We are not intimidated by a virus”
E-Commerce Congress at IMM Cologne: Achieving greater customer satisfaction and a better shopping experience with online trading
From the lectures one could deduce where the strengths of traditional trade and handicraft lie
Grassi Pietre has staged its underground quarry „Cava Acque di Grancona” as a museum for visitors
It shows the importance of Pietra di Vicenza for the region since the times of Andrea Palladio
Topics of the year 2020: Climate change and design – great marketing opportunities for the natural stone branch
Peter Becker, editor-in-chief of Stone-Ideas.com, asks what is coming in the next 12 months and what the sector should contribute
Despite all Western sanctions, Iran has become a big stone producer and exporter in the last years
In his statistic yearbook, Dr. Carlo Montani notes that the country’s deliveries go almost only to markets in the East
Dr. Carlo Montani made his case for developing synergy not competition from artificial stone
At this year’s Marmomac, the founder of natural stone market statistics presented the 30th edition of his yearbook
New York, Tokyo and the San Francisco Bay Area are the cities with the highest standard of living of the population world-wide
London, Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore follow according to the economic analysts of New World Wealth
Brazilian Guidoni Group will set up a manufacturing facility for its quartz Topzstone and a headquarter in Georgia
The company will invest US-$96 million and create 455 jobs
Silestone Institute by Cosentino: study sees the kitchen as „the heart of the home”
An international online consumer survey confirms that lifestyle trends in Western consuming countries are valid globally
