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France’s Natural Stone Award „Building with natural stone in the 21st century” again showed numerous innovative ideas
There is no prize money to be won, which probably is why the number of entries is low (but the quality high), this time 22
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Why Anorthosite consists of only one mineral and how the white-colored layers in many intrusions worldwide were created
Scientists at Wits University in Johannesburg say it is the decompression that causes plagioclase-saturation of rising magma
Recycling as a sales argument: Sell natural stone for shop fittings with a deposit like for bottles
EuroShop trade fair in Düsseldorf (Germany) inspired an idea
Miscellaneous: Ideas with Natural Stone
The interior decoration of an exclusive show flat in Beijing with natural stone and wood was bestowed one of the Red Dot Awards 2019
The coronavirus will reduce China’s natural stone imports and thus have an impact worldwide
Consequences also for container traffic and trade fair activities / Politician in Massa-Carrara appeals: „We are not intimidated by a virus”
Exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art: „Bacchus Conservation Project: The Story of a Sculpture”
The statue is composed of more fragments from ancient quarries than previously thought and now undergoes re-restoration
Professor Giuseppe Fallacara designs and builds an acoustic shell made of hexagonal natural stone elements
„Stereotomy” is the name given to the age-old direction of architecture, which uses the weight of the stone for construction
„Percorsi d’Arte“ shows how new technologies open doors for sculptors (5)
Four artists and industrial designer Raffaello Galiotto developed works previously impossible to accomplish
In Alsace, the „Chemin des Carrières” leads to 4 former porphyry gravel quarries
The architects of the Norwegian firm Reiulf Ramstad Architekter put the landscape and its people in the foreground
Analyzing dust from the moon atom by atom saves the valuable material and helps to understand space weathering
Scientists apply the atom probe tomography (APT) known from material sciences to space geology
E-Commerce Congress at IMM Cologne: Achieving greater customer satisfaction and a better shopping experience with online trading
From the lectures one could deduce where the strengths of traditional trade and handicraft lie
The Natural Stone Institute has announced the 2019/20 recipients of its industry recognition awards
Included are the Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Women in Stone Pioneer, the Natural Stone Craftsman of the Year, and the Person of the Year