Stone-Ideas.com Stone-Ideas.com

The Online Magazine with
All the Great Stone Brands
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Archive: all the stone news

New construction with solid (massif) supporting natural stone façade built at 62 rue Oberkampf in Paris

New construction with solid (massif) supporting natural stone façade built at 62 rue Oberkampf in Paris

Using Pierre de Brétignac limestone, young architects at Barrault Pressacco helped the city achieve climate objectives

„Crystalart Finish“ by Cattelan company makes glass tabletops look a bit like onyx or marble

„Crystalart Finish“ by Cattelan company makes glass tabletops look a bit like onyx or marble

The Italian company uses a printing technique which allows a large variety of colors and structures

Hart wie Granit: HERDECKER RUHRSANDSTEIN von der Firma Grandi aus NRW

Hart wie Granit: HERDECKER RUHRSANDSTEIN von der Firma Grandi aus NRW

The Bent Pyramid with its Limestone cladding almost completely preserved is again accessible for tourists

The Bent Pyramid with its Limestone cladding almost completely preserved is again accessible for tourists

The more than 4600 years old building still poses riddles due to its unique outer shape

Citco Privé presents Pop Art with marble: Freddie Mercury, Batman, and a Mural with ample multicolored natural stone

Citco Privé presents Pop Art with marble: Freddie Mercury, Batman, and a Mural with ample multicolored natural stone

Italian Company propagates „a more fun and joyful use of marble“

Craftspeople from all over the world may apply for the „Loewe Foundation Craft Prize“

Craftspeople from all over the world may apply for the „Loewe Foundation Craft Prize“

The award worth 50,000 € for the winner and an exhibition for the finalists shall „celebrate excellence in craftsmanship“

Shortfall in new homes is keeping the pressure on house prices and rents

Shortfall in new homes is keeping the pressure on house prices and rents

„2019 State of the Nation’s Housing Report“ by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies

Lluc Mir, master drywall mason, based on the Balearic Isle of Mallorca, was awarded the Richard H. Driehaus-Prize for heritage building

Lluc Mir, master drywall mason, based on the Balearic Isle of Mallorca, was awarded the Richard H. Driehaus-Prize for heritage building

US-American entrepreneur set up the foundation to support and revive classic architecture and traditional construction methods

Stonethica takes old ideas for use of marble remnants one step further

Stonethica takes old ideas for use of marble remnants one step further

Laminated slabs can be used by architects in construction projects to obtain optimal sustainability results

Stone Sculpture Symposium in Sprimont, Belgium from August 09 until 25 2019

Stone Sculpture Symposium in Sprimont, Belgium from August 09 until 25 2019

The event’s focus is on the local limestone „Petit Granit“ and its new information center CIP

The 45th edition of WorldSkills will take place from August 22nd to 27th 2019 in the Russian city of Kazan

The 45th edition of WorldSkills will take place from August 22nd to 27th 2019 in the Russian city of Kazan

Some 1400 young craftspeople including stonemasons will submit to challenges revolving around their work and will compete against one another

Helaine Blumenfeld: „marble as a means to show our spiritual side“

Helaine Blumenfeld: „marble as a means to show our spiritual side“

Works of the American sculptress are on show at Huygens’ Hofwijck in The Netherlands during summer 2019

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

An ancient Athenean neighborhood from the 4th century BC until the 12th century AD was opened as part of the Acropolis Museum in Athens

Application open for the 2020 European Heritage Awards until October 31, 2019

Application open for the 2020 European Heritage Awards until October 31, 2019

Out of 30 winners, 4 Grand Prizes worth 10,000 € each are given to outstanding projects of conservation and restoration

Red Älvdals-Quartzite for Mora’s pedestrian mall in Sweden

Red Älvdals-Quartzite for Mora’s pedestrian mall in Sweden

Landscape architects from Sweco set out to give the city center a feeling of home for the citizens