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»
Markets: Selling Stone
Europe has endorsed considering social and ecological issues in public procurement
Up until recently municipalities were obligated to allot contracts to the lowest bidder
Euroroc informs: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) approves tariffs against Quartz Products from China
USITC says: Those artificial stones are subsidized and violate fair trade / Accusations also against quartz from India and Turkey and against ceramics from China
Lisbon is the new star in Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ ranking of economic prospects of European cities
The study „Emerging Trends in Europe 2019“ sees the ranking as a mix of newcomers and large well-tested markets
Promoting the „green“ side of natural stone in a sales pitch
A compilation of facts underscoring the strength of marble, granite, and other types of natural stone
„Trump’s tariffs create extremely favorable expectations for Brazilian Exports to the US”
Interview with Carlos Rubens A. Alencar, head of the Fortaleza Brazil Stone Fair
France imported stone products with a value of 325.7 million € (1.04 million t) in 2018
Trade Magazine Pierre Actual has published detailed statistics for import and export / 2024 Olympic Games
Market analysts rank countries by the wealth of their citizens
First place goes to the USA followed by China, Japan, the UK Germany, India, Australia and Canada
The Turkish Natural Stone Trade Organization EIB launched its WeChat-Account at the Xiamen Stone Fair 2019
The Aegean Stone Producers will use the Chinese social media for marketing purposes
Reclaiming stock: Salvatori is reconstructing slabs using the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi
Rund um die Marke „The Lost Stones“ gibt es allerlei Wortgeklingel aus der Designerkiste
Salone del Mobile in Milan 2019: „The client wants marble“
The furniture branch is introducing items with natural stone affordable for the middle class, too
