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Shelf “Monument” by La Chance and Atelier Cocorico: easy to assemble and disassemble without tools
In the version made of natural stone alone, the empty piece of furniture weighs 380 kg
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TU Graz researchers discover new sediment archive for historical climate research at the Styrian Erzberg in Austria
Specifically, these are sedimentary fillings of faults and fractures which consist of the carbonate minerals dolomite, aragonite and calcite
Spanish Cosentino Group launches HybriQ+, a new type of its Silestone that moves away from quartz and uses more recycled glass
With the new material recipe, the company wants to get its artificial stone out of the lawsuits around silicosis from respirable crystalline silica
Science: gemstones can grow in minutes, nanodiamonds can also form through low pressure, new species of small pterosaur discovered, global “Climate Reference Curve“
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics
No more hybrid: in 2021, BAU in Munich will only be held in digital form
In a survey, the exhibitors have pleaded for the trade fair only online without a presence part
How the competitors of the stone sector do the marketing: Object Carpet, manufacturer of carpets and rugs, designs its restaurant with collages of different materials
The architects of the Ippolito Fleitz Group have designed the meeting place in the new business center of the German brand
Nasa’s spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has collected dust and pebbles from the surface of asteroid Bennu, as telemetry data indicates
The celestial body is currently more than 200 million miles (321 million kilometers) away from Earth
Vase collection “Bangle” by Cristina Celestino for Budri: echoes of jewelry from the time of the Bakelite
The designer has replaced the plastic from the beginning of the 20th century by natural stone with striking colors and in different shapes and surfaces
Special edition of imm cologne 2021: shortened to 4 days, hybrid with a real trade fair and a virtual platform, but without Living Kitchen
Compact booths and the online meeting place “imm@cologne“ shall enable as much business as possible even in times of Corona
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
On October 20, 2020, Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is planed for a touch-and-go visit at near earth asteroid Bennu
Now online: volume 2 of Xiamen Cloud’s video series “Quarry Planet, Journey around the New Quarries”
Chinese stone producers are turning towards „improved safety in production and enhanced sustainability,“ the fair informs
