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»
Markets: Selling Stone
Latest news: tariffs postponed for Chinese stone imports to the US
President Trump announced the planning of a summit with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping in Florida
The modern kitchen is the „culinary high-tech heart and soul of the home” according to German AMK association
IMM Cologne/Living Kitchen showed state-of-the-art furniture and interior design ideas
Brazil: competition for the use of natural stone published on Instagram and in Facebook
The country’s Stone Organization Abirochas has chosen social media as a platform to promote the usage of its granites, marbles, etc
Brexit: „With our portfolio of high-value stone products we will still find our market in the UK”
Interview with Regina Vitório, CEO of Portuguese LSI Stone, about the impacts of the UK leaving the EU
Brexit: „Early orders, at the moment, increased costs for shipping and extended delivery times, on the long run“
Interview with Stephan Bohlinger from German stone tools and machinery company J. König about the UK leaving the EU
Freedonia market research: US Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining Products to Grow 5.2% in 2019
Homeowners are increasingly likely to dedicate parts of their outdoor living spaces to dining and entertaining
Training for tour-guides: heightening awareness for stone by means of storytelling
Bad Urach UNESCO-Global Geopark in the Swabian Jura is bringing its knowledge pool within reach of tourists
New European business vehicle INSTEX might facilitate stone trade with Iran
France, Germany, and Britain announced triangular transactions to circumvent Donald Trump’s sanction against Iran
Comparing life-cycle assessment of floor coverings, natural stone has an outstanding track record
Study by the German Deutscher Naturwerkstein-Verband (DNV) calling other countries to translate the publication’s English version for their own marketing
Theme of the year 2019: stone marketing with new ideas, e.g.: product design and emotions
Peter Becker, editor in chief of Stone-Ideas.com, asks what is in store for the next twelve months and what should the branch be delivering
