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Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone
Architectural office Foster + Partners, in collaboration with Boston Dynamics, has created a robot which “has the ability to climb stairs, avoid obstacles and traverse rough terrain
Archive: all the stone news
On our list for the time after Covid-19: a visit at the Louvre in Paris
Until then, in our series we we only take a virtual look at famous destinations and their stones around the world
Underlying Rock types have a strong influence on vegetation density and biodiversity
Areas with granites or sand and claystones have dense plant growth and high levels of animal diversity, limestone areas are less densely overgrown and home to species
News from solid construction with natural stone: not erecting thick walls, but “using the precious resource with moderation and purpose“
Studiolada architects use only thin natural stone ashlar and a timber framework for a health care building in eastern France
Best of 2020: product design with natural stone
The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled the 5 reports that got the most clicks during last year. We show them in the order in which they appeared
Science news: mother-of-pearl’s perfect structure, news from the Yellowstone hotspot and its past supereruptions, drylands are not getting drier, why Australia’s Platypus is so bizarre
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics
The British sculptor William Peers creates elegant and seemingly effortless forms in marble
Even if the results seem weightless, for him the hard way of working on the stone is important and a prerequisite for his art
Xiamen Stone Fair 2021: restarting business after Corona as an event for more than only one material and with new ideas for the usage of natural stone
“Good design is good business“ will be the new guideline for presentations on interior design and product development
Budri and Patricia Urquiola apply natural stone to Valextra luxury handbags
Stone varieties with strong colors were worked down to a wafer-thin thickness and used for the handles and clasps
On our list for the time after Covid-19: the Capitol in Washington, DC
In our series we plan virtual visits to objects worldwide and their natural stones
The limestone floor tiles bring the Mediterranean lifestyle to a terrace
The Spanish company Rosalstones offers its limestone Abadía Rosal with a hand-aged surface
Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone
Corona masks are the latest product made of the “MARM \ MORE” material, an innnovative textile consisting of more than 50% marble powder
