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Draenert 2025: a new version of the asymmetrical top for the “Kent“ table and an outdoor variant; the 30th anniversary of the “Adler“

“Kent” was bestowed one of the prestigious German Design Awards / And: numerous new exotic natural stone varieties

Volcanic eruptions set off a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe

Clues contained in tree rings have identified volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence that led to the devastation of the Black Death in Europe 1347-1353

Fairburn Tower in Scotland is a residential tower from centuries past and, after its restoration, now serves as a holiday apartment

The Landmark Trust protects historic buildings in Great Britain from decay and repurposes them

Manod quarry in Eryri (Snowdonia) kept Britain’s art treasures safe during the Second World War

An inscribed tablet, made from slate unveiled at the National Gallery in London, remembers the Triumph of Art

The Poetry of Stone: Marmo Arredo renovates a private residence in Cittadella in the northern Italian province of Padua

Lithea from Sicily presents “Motus Animi,“ an innovative concept for natural stone wall tiles, designed by Egidio Panzera

The collection translates as “Emotional States of the Soul,“ and customers and interior designers can experiment with the individual elements in countless ways

Stone Insight: Tutankhamun’s Tomb Treasures, Including the Gold Mask, are on Display on the Second Floor of the Grand Egyptian Museum

The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo showcases the splendor of its treasures with translucent alabaster

Triangles are the central theme of the façade, which thus establishes a close connection to the nearby Pyramids of Giza

The 5th “Amorf“ Design Competition of the Turkish Natural Stone Association (EIB) honors six ideas, some of which are unusual, but all of which have the potential to become marketable products

Europa Nostra Award 2025 for the restoration of the Art Deco Hôtel Solvay in Brussels

A miracle of Art Deco, where architect Victor Horta gave special attention even to the smallest detail of the building

Dornbracht launches its “The Rock“ edition, producing bathroom faucet handles in both solid metal and solid stone

Fifth edition of “Forever Is Now“ showcases contemporary art at the Giza Pyramids

The exhibition features a series of sculptures and installations exploring the concept of “forever”

In the new “Carbon Garden“ in London’s parks, architect Jonathan Mizzi makes climate change and natural building materials the subject of a botanical installation

White CALACATTA LINCOLN® marble, quarried in Colorado and one of the stones used for the 16th US President’s memorial in Washington D.C.

During the late Middle Ages, alabaster was an important material of choice for sculptors in Europe, even surpassing white marble

A multinational research project is tracing the locations of the quarries, the processing of the stones, and the trade networks for the works of art