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India Stonemart postponed to February 17 – 20, 2022, taking place as usual at the Concention Centre (JECC) in Jaipur, Rajasthan

The NSI informs: 2020 CEU Educator of the Year Awarded to Stone Panels International LLC, and North American Quarry Advocacy Group Steering Committee Created

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

“Accessory” is the title of Greek sculptor John Bizas‘ latest work. It is made of Belgian marble and 22k gold plated bronze buttons

Apuo Versilia Produce’s magazine (#123): Craftsmanship and training for the stone sector

Euro 2020: How international soccer championships are and have been reflected in natural stone

A granite soccer ball from Austria, a web page of the country‘s Geological Survey and a marble bathtub from Germany

Stone+tec gets a new organizer, but will stay at the exhibition center in Nuremberg

AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH will manage the next edition, but the date has not yet been published

Spanish Rosal Stones had a life cycle assessment drawn up for its Albamiel limestone and thus landed a hefty order in Paris, 1000 km away

The example shows that investments in product data are worthwhile and that natural stone does not lose its sustainability even when transported over medium distances

After 16 years of renovation, La Samaritaine in Paris can once again be experienced as a temple of consumerism

The facades facing the Seine are striking, with magnificent natural stone decor in Art Nouveau echoing the Second Empire and Baron Haussmann

Three Natural Stone Institute awards to women (“in a male dominated industry“): Barbara Cohen (Lifetime Achievement), Brie Pfannenbecker (Women in Stone Pioneer), and Katie Jensen (Person of the Year)

A geological carpet in Belgium shows the layers of stone from 540 million years of the earth’s history

“Geological Wall“ (Mur géologique) is the title of the new attraction, which is almost finished near the village of Comblain-au-Pont about 30 km from Liège

“Sten“ magazine (2/2021 )presents the nominations for the Swedish Natural Stone Award 2021

Science news: balanced rocks for earthquake assessment, 9000-year-old obsidian tools, the height of the ‘Roof of the World’, footprints of the last dinosaurs to walk on UK soil

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics

Spain’s natural stone sector comes through the pandemic year 2020 with almost no decline in exports

Around two-thirds of deliveries are semi-finished or processed material / Most important target country is France, followed by the UK, the USA and Germany

Are art and culture not different from consumption and commerce? is the real question in a farce in the Moselle town of Traben-Trarbach in Germany

The dispute is about the local tourism fee which stone local sculptor Jürgen Waxweiler refuses to pay

Villa in Tuscany: for each of the 6 bathrooms a different stone with a different finish

The architects who carried out the natural stonework are from Studio Zeno Pucci, Laperla Marmi