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Questions answered about the orientation of the „Chinese Pyramids“ made of rammed earth

Some of them point to the celestial pole, others to the star to which the pole would be approached in the future (seen from that time): Polaris

Stones from the board game Go serve as an installation in front of Vienna’s famous Herrengasse high-rise

An unobtrusive modern monument to commemorate the triumph of computers over the world master game board player makes reference to the building

MOCA CREME, a well-known Portuguese limestone with a beige background, available in three varieties: Medium Grain, Fine Grain, and Gross Grain

In Bauhaus style: Designer Chris Basias was inspired by Oskar Schlemmer’s Triadic Ballet when drafting his suspended lamp collection

The characteristic elements of the design are clear geometric shapes: cubes, disks, or cones with an imaginary line drawn by the wire

Guidoni Group: the many shades of white in natural stone and quartz composite

The Brazilian company starts the new year „with powerful personality striking designs“

Slam dunk: US basketball player lends an arm to the restoration of an ancient statue

3-D scanning of Wyatt Walker’s arm to be used as model for new addition to the Statue of Bacchus in the North Carolina Museum of Art

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

„Envie de Pierre“ (Desire for Stone) is the name of a new web-portal of France’s stone sector

The loft of Salzburg’s Panzerhalle (Tank Hangar) has a 7 m long kitchen unit with volcanic stone as the „epicenter“ of the room

Vienna’s Smartvoll Architects have integrated a spectacular ensemble in a former military site

PIERRE BLEUE BELGE limestone (Belgian Blue Stone – Petit Granit) from Belgium

Stone Federation Great Britain: 2018 Natural Stone Awards

Prizes were awarded for exceptional implementation of natural stone

Natural Stone Institute Announces 2019 Stone Industry Education Series

So called Stone Summits in 10 cities across the US will discuss shop efficiency, measuring success or OSHA safety regulations, among other topics

„Saul under the Influence of the Evil Spirit“ by William Wetmore Story at the North Carolina Museum of Art

The monumental neoclassical marble figure shows the biblical king’s affliction by the panic in his face and by his cramped hands

Mosarte of Brazil with its new collection: slate with and without metal inclusions

Geometric shapes define design novelties like „View“, „Round Copper“ and „Black Rust“

In France the Organization of „Ecological Stonemasons“ is warning the public of dangers emanating from quartz composite materials

The old adage that engineered stone poses a health-threat to both of users and anyone working the material is warmed over

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

The Singapore Stone is a fragment of a once large sandstone slab with undiciphered inscriptions. Some date it back to the 10th century