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
Shortfall in new homes is keeping the pressure on house prices and rents
„2019 State of the Nation’s Housing Report“ by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies
Stonethica takes old ideas for use of marble remnants one step further
Laminated slabs can be used by architects in construction projects to obtain optimal sustainability results
Japanese Nikkei Asian Review: deliveries to the US relabeled in Vietnam
US-President Donald Trump’s tariffs cause complex chain reactions in the world economy and are not his „easy to win trade war“
Project „Life in Quarries“: give endangered species living space in active quarries
Providing living space for flora and fauna next to active quarry areas can be achieved with little or no effort
„One Million Grams of Granite“: Austrian stonemasons busy themselves with artistic inspiration for one ton of local stone
The finished works are on display at Upper Austria’s Landscape and Gardening Show
GfK market analysis: EU newcomers have significant increases in per capita purchasing power
But the distance to the average of the countries in the West is still big
Peter’s Corner: why is there no innovation in the natural stone awards?
Only one worldwide distinction exists for innovation in building and design with natural stone
„Despite a decline of our block-exports to China, Trump’s tariffs can be favorable for Turkish deliveries to the US“
Interview with Banu Bekisoglu, member of the Board of the Aegean Minerals & Natural Stone Exporters (EIB)
„Çin’e yapılan blok ihracatındaki düşüşe rağmen Trump’ın uygulamaya koyduğu tarifeler, Türkiye’nin ABD’ye olan ihracatını olumlu etkileyebilir”
Ege Maden İhracatçıları Birliği Yönetim Kurulu üyesi Banu Bekişoğlu ile röportaj
Europe has endorsed considering social and ecological issues in public procurement
Up until recently municipalities were obligated to allot contracts to the lowest bidder
