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Photo Gallery: Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026 (April 21 – 26)

We’re showcasing some of the products that caught our eye. More reports in the coming months

Report on a visit to Huian near Xiamen

Rongfa Stone Group is a company with a large portfolio of stone sculpture and design products

As part of the “Mass Piedra” project, French stonemason apprentices in Spain learnt to understand and apply the ancient principles of stereotomy

The aim is to create self-supporting complex vaults and other structures using stone elements that fit together perfectly

Grande Pinnacle Award 2025: Helix Park at the Texas Medical Center’s (TMC) medical research campus is the winning project

The park has nine stone-clad water features within the unique double helix configuration extending throughout the length of the site

At the memorial to the victims of the 2014 earthquake in Longtoushan Town, China, the architects have recreated the tearing of the earth’s crust using polygonal slabs of local stone

New contemporary art trail at the waterfront in Viareggio

“Between Marble and Sea” (Tra Marmo e Mare) is the title of the exhibition of eleven works by international sculptors

The DACH countries – Germany, Austria and Switzerland – play a key role as importers of natural stone

Stone+tec in Nuremberg (June 17 – 20, 2026) focuses on these markets

The 25 artists of the 7th Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium in the Saudi capital Riyadh 2026 and their works

The 7th Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, focused on the rapid development the country has undergone, partly as a result of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s “Vision 2030”

Finland’s Natural Stone Association, and thus its member companies, can now mark their stones with the important “key flag”

The trademark is very popular in the Scandinavian country and is used not only in sales but also in situations of national importance

“Juno” and “Splash” by designer Bruno Tarabella – sex appeal and a snapshot in white marble

These “functional sculptures” were produced by the Italian companies Rapsel and Up Group

In the sculpture project “Fusion,” the Fondazione Arkad, based in Seravezza, brought together sculptors from Europe and Hong Kong to combine local materials – white marble and tropical wood, respectively

Oixdesign from Canada offers table lamps made of onyx or marble that bring joy and a smile to your face

In addition, the company, based near Vancouver, offers many beautiful small items made of natural stone, including travertine

We leave no stone unturned

Gondwana, Laurasia, Tethys Ocean – these names represent Earth millions of years ago; FIGSI Federation of the Indian Granite has a new Executive Committee; construction of a new air terminal on Malta was launched

Brazil’s natural stone sector is currently experiencing a major export boom, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula

Fábio Cruz of Centrorochas shared some insights in a radio interview on how to deal with customers in the Gulf