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The French stonemason couple Orianne and Louis have a TV crew with them for the new start of their “Route de la Pierre”, but from now on they want to take a more relaxed approach to their exploration of stonemasonry culture

Recording of the panel discussion at Coverings 2025: How leading company representatives from the US stone sector are fighting the current challenges, namely tariffs and silica

The Kerdroya Labyrinth in Cornwall celebrates the ancient tradition of the “Cornish Hedges“

The stone layers are a cross between dry stone walls and earthworks

The Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards honor masterful work and superior skills in stone and ceramics

As a special marketing idea, the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) annually donates stylish doghouses to the Pet Alliance

Marsotto Edizioni is breaking away from the previously strict lines of its furniture made of natural stone with Robert Stadler’s “New Wave“ collection

FANTASTIC VIOLET, a marble painted with starlight, exploring the infinite beauty between reality and illusion, quarried by Xiaotian Mining in Cambodia

We present the 2024 NSI Tucker Design Awards and the Bybee Prize

Submissions for the current call for entries are open until June 20, 2025, even for non-members, but at least one NSI member must have contributed to the project.

Portugal’s Natural Stones at the Fuorisalone in Milan 2025: Everyday Objects as Models for Art Objects Made from Regional Materials

Stone Insight: Interview with Jan Knikker, architect and partner at MVRDV, about the use of stone waste for the facades of “Valley”

With “Valley,“ the architectural firm MVRDV has created a mountainous landscape in Amsterdam with three high-rise buildings, both for living and working, and as an attraction for visitors

Marble LUNAR with a beauty like from another planet, quarried by Pedra do Frade company in Brazil‘s state of Bahia

In her new book, artist and scientist Dr. Manal Murshid Al-Harbi gives an overview of sculpture in Saudi Arabia, including its predecessors

We leave no stone unturned

“Today, Carrara is a battleground“; best result in the history of Veronafiere; ideas for a national memorial to Queen Elizabeth II; giant replica of the horse’s head from the Parthenon’s chariot of Selene; video of the Month: Arches made of natural stone bricks

With the mystical installation “Crash“ at Fuorisalone 2025, Italian company Margraf demonstrated the transformation of stones and “the end of their subjugation“

People & Jobs: Canadian PICCO Engineering Expands U.S. Presence with Senior Project Engineer Jeff Liedel