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Cantori Design Challenge: luxury yachts for imaginary owner couples such as James Bond & Honey Ryder, Penelope & Ulysses, Warhol & Basquiat, Federico Fellini & Giulietta Masina

The company Lithea and designer Daniel Eltner named their new collection “Vello D’Oro“ (Golden Fleece) after one of the great myths

Another current product line from the company is “MóGORO“ by Pierluigi Piu, referring to a woven pattern from Sardinia

The magnificent French marbles from the time of the Sun King Louis XIV

In her book, Françoise Heidet-Naudet advocates the rediscovery of the multicolored varieties that give not only the Palace of Versailles a special splendor

ROSA AURORA, the Portuguese pink marble renowned for its nobility, exclusivity, and timeless elegance

We leave no stone unturned

Pullcast, Portugal: natural stone handles for cabinet doors; “Urban Geology“ in a BBC report; giant granite body in West Antarctica, and more

Edmore Sango’s stone sculptures depict leaves and stems blowing in the wind and people interacting with one another

The artist from Zimbabwe cultivates abstract art, which in some ways is more of an African Realism

The North Carolina-based US furniture company Caracole is entering the European market with a unique yet practical design concept featuring marble and onyx accents

Martha Roberson from Granite Group International and Peter Prvulovic from Vermont Quarries Corp are new Natural Stone Institute board members

Ukraine in wartime: the country also fights on the economic level utilizing modern quarries and new processing plants

Oleg Majewski tells the story of Golovinski Stone company and its iridescent and mystical GOLOVINSKI LABRADORITE from the Zhytomyr region

Bärlocher AG has delivered a 7 m long maxi fountain for a residential complex using natural materials

The monumental piece belongs to a residential complex in the town of Buchs in eastern Switzerland and was reduced from 25 to 13 t during processing

Submissions for the German Natural Stone Award open for architects from Germany and abroad until January 31, 2026

Projects must have been completed in Europe after January 01, 2020, and a German company must have been involved in the realization

Submission open for the Coverings Installation and Design (CID) Awards and the Rock Stars Program, until December 01, 2025

Natural stone focus on the Arabian Peninsula: The Sultanate of Oman wants to become a player in the global market with its domestic marbles, Italy is focusing more on Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Marble ROSSO VERONA, the stone that adds nobility and eternity to Romeo and Juliet’s city through the patina of the street paving and the walls of the Roman Arena

The Finnish city of Kotka has preserved the song lyrics of its son Juha Vainio in boulders along a street

The prolific artist, with around 2,433 lyrics and songs, as well as 245 recordings, never became known beyond his homeland