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Cattelan Italia: glass with the appearance of onyx or marble for table tops or furniture
The furnishing industry goes beyond the pure imitation of natural stone and has its designers create new “rocks” by hand
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New construction of the Albula Tunnel in the Swiss Alps: at 1192 m driving, the rock is like a “paste and floating” for 21 m
Even 110 years after the 1st tube through the mountain, the challenges for the engineers are still great
Initiators from Italy are planning a new fair called “Stone America” co-located with the KBIS in Orlando and simultaneously from February 09 to 11, 2021
Flavio Marabelli, honorary president of Confindustria Marmomacchine, complains that in times of Corona the stone fairs do not give enough support to the sector
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Archaeologists from the Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History have discovered basalt floors and decorated wall stones from Aztec times
Most of Stonehenge’s large boulders called “sarsens” have their origin in West Woods, Wiltshire, 25 km away
New findings by analysis of the stones’ chemical composition / The smaller so called “Bluestones” forming the inner circle come from Wales
Exhibition „En Passant“ about the influence of impressionism on the art of sculpting
Until October 25, 2020, the Städel Museum in Frankfurt/Main, Germany explores how the attributes of impressionist painting like ephemerality found expression in 3D-art
Consumption by US citizens fell significantly in the second quarter of 2020
The US Department of Commerce has estimated -33.2%, but according to statistical methods common elsewhere in the world this was “only” -9.5%
Swedish textile patterns as mosaic pavement on the Hagatorget in Karlstad
A former roundabout for the cars has been turned into a place for the citizens, which gives them a bit of a feeling of home
Ariostea has in its “Ultra Marmi” collection 3 new ceramic emulations of marbles
The slabs with a size up to 300 x 150 cm are to “explore the charm of precious green marbles with their intense nuances and extraordinary veins”, according to the company
Xiamen Stone Fair postponed to 2021
Until then, the fair’s online version “Cloud” will be held with “more online events like product promotion and webinars to better serve our exhibitors and visitors”
Tourism in the style of simplicity: architect Matteo Thun has designed 20 slate cabins in the style of the old vineyard cottages
The winery Longen-Schlöder in the Moselle valley invites visitors to spend the night far away from internet and TV
Sediments from the Blue Hole off the coast of Belize show the development of the Caribbean hurricanes over the last 2000 years
An increase in storm activity coincided with the decline of the Mayan culture
China’s foreign trade seems to be recovering from the Covid 19 pandemic
In July 2020, for the first time, exports and imports rose compared to the previous year / Medical equipment proved to be an export hit
A pavement of narrow stone straps on the station forecourt in Berlaar, Belgium
The local Bluestone, supplied by Carrières du Hainaut, was used
Natural Stone Institute: Virtual Stone Summit about “How Safe Is Your Business? Creating a Plan to Help Your Company Succeed“
The new education format will be held online on July 29 and 30, 2020 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (ET)