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Redefine the existing cemeteries or alternative sites of burial as „spaces for mourning”
Scientific studies in Germany have shown the importance of saying goodbye and the role of individual rituals in this context
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Natural Stone Institute: online discussion „How the Stone Industry Is Responding to COVID-19“ on April, 30 (1:00-2:00pm EST, 18:00 GMT)
Participation is free and open also for non-NSI-members / More specified webinars for fabricators
The Digital Stone Project (DSP) teaches artists the basics of creating new types of stone sculptures with the help of CNC machines
For the seventh time the initiative around sculptor Jon Isherwood together with Garfagnana Innovazione has organized a four-week „Digital Stone Carving Residency”
It was a rapid climate extreme that brought down Niniveh, once the biggest city in the world
An abrupt 60-year megadrought weakened the Assyrian state so much that its capital could be overrun by Babylonians and Medes who could rely on irrigation
With „Collapse” Moreno Ratti creates marble vases with a „touch of humor”
The weight of the stone is indicated by the shape of the glass, the stone itself imitates brass weights from old merchant’s shops
Italian Tato company has among its new products Ignazio Gardella’s coffee table „Stand” from the the 50s with marble base
The brand combines contemporary design and authored re-editions of classics
Freedonia market research: the US market for „Outdoor Living Products” will grow 4% to $9.9 billion in 2020
Above all equipment for cooking, barbequeing, lighting etc. was examined, but great opportunities for the natural stone industry can also be identified
Using the immaterial cultural property (stonemasonry know-how) to preserve the material cultural assets (stone ruins)
The German Archaeological Institute runs two projects not far from the Sea of Galilee in Umm Qays in Jordan
China’s economy is slowly recovering: at least in imports there was an increase of (+)2.4% in March 2020 compared to the previous year
The government wants to bring production back on track and temporarily eases customs clearance
Miscellaneous
On April 15, 2020, the fire disaster almost destroyed Notre-Dame in Paris. In a detailed article, Science magazine has gathered expert information on the cathedral’s limestone
Corporate Architecture with natural stone for the winery Maison Delas Frères
The architects of the office Carl Fredrik Svenstedt have placed a striking building facade like a theatre curtain in a small Rhône town
Laurameroni Design Collection: „Infinity” tables with modular top that can be customized combining marble, plain or lacquered wood
The plate is divided into segments and embellished by a central ornamental element
Earthquakes generate a small but immediate change in gravity which can be measured before the destructive waves arrive somewhere else
The case is difficult as the quake also changes the density of the rocks for a short time so that the gravity oscillates to some extent in sync with the shock