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Luxury design for the elevator cabin: various features against Coronavirus contagion of passengers, light shapes the box, natural stone or full-size monitors for the walls
Italian IGV Group and Studio Marco Piva have transformed the traditional carton into an “On Air” container
The renovation of the Arkadenhof of the Vienna City Hall was awarded one of the Austrian stonemasons’ monument prizes
The play of colours of the natural stones on the facades was made visible again and a variety of ornaments and figures were renovated
Salvatori shows its novelties 2020 only in the media – even without the furniture fair in Milan and Design Week
“A physical presentation of the new products will follow later this year,” according to the press release
Tropical thunderstorm again causes damage to the Taj Mahal
A part of the marble railing on the roof and 2 sandstone minarets were torn away by winds with over 120 kilometers per hour
The recently discovered impact crater in Greenland under the Hiawatha glacier was created less than 3 million years ago and thus is the youngest such structure on Earth
An international team of scientists could roughly date the impact by analyzing organic matter like cellular structures of the charred wood recovered in outwash from the ice
Middle East Stone and The Big 5 in Dubai postponed to next year (2021) September 12 – 15
Organizer dmg events: “The next edition is expected to boost the construction sector’s recovery efforts in the post-COVID-19 era”
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
“Artemis Déjà vu” is the name the Chinese company Xiamen Black White Stone has given its collection of consumer items made of or with natural stone
Vivienda CM in Buenos Aires: travertine for the exterior walls and roof of a residential building
The architects of Además Arquitectura played with classical geometric bodies and put them together in a modern arrangement
Marmomac’s research journey: marble and natural stone in alliance with other materials
In a press release, the fair introduces “ten projects highlighting unprecedented and courageous combinations, as well as surfaces, finishes, effects and formats”
Austria’s stonemasons award their prize for modern gravestones with “individual and personal design”
The craftsmen want to get away from being only dealers and installers for stone products prefabricated in Asia
The challenge of climate change is one of the key themes at BAU 2021 fair (January 11-16) in Munich
The organizers hope that exhibitors will have energy-efficiency, recycling, sustainability and resilience in the focus of their presentation