Archive: all the stone news
Hama Lohrmann: stone, wood, clay or plants brought to order by human standards – for a time
The German LandArt sculptor Hama Lohrmann leaves a trail often soon swept away by wind and weather
Ideas with natural stone
The European Stone-Festival will take place from Mai 25th to 28th 2018 in the French city of Saverne
Stockholm’s Art Hotel “At Six“: a hotel lobby with an over-sized woman’s head in marble by artist Jaume Plensa
Universal Design Studio from London burned a building of the Brutalist school of architecture into a luxury hotel with ample works of art
Xiamen Stone Fair 2018 with forum on contacts to the ambitious private sector and „Stone Infinite“ – an exhibit dedicated to product-design
In its 18th year the World Stone Congress hopes to keep course and strengthen its position as an information forum and market place for all themes
Nature in the quarry: bank swallow had made McKeon Stone’s quarry in Ireland their home
The birds dwelt in winding tunnels in sheer sandy hills of limestone dust left after quarrying
Mirrors with digital marble print
Italian designer Armando Bruno will show his new collection named „One to One“ at the Milan Design Week, in April, 2018
Brazil’s Grupo Guidoni aims to corner European markets with its exotic stone, not with its competitive pricing
The sector’s giant is currently compiling a hub in Italy’s city of Affi near Verona with space for some 2,700 slabs and a showroom
„Die Gute Form“ („The Good Form”) is a German craftsmanship-competition, in which marks are given for creativity and skill
In Germany, as well as in some other European countries, apprentices are required to prove their skills by submitting a hand-crafted piece of their work
Best of 2017: Product design with natural stone
The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled articles and reports with the most clicks in 2017
Archway Tower in London now clad in Dekton engineered stone
Spanish producer Cosentino provided 3000 m² for the refurbishment of the building from the 1960es
„Pictorama“: bringing pictograms in stone to life
Portuguese architect Jorge Silva together with LSI Stone has realized a fascinating design idea
Cheops’ pyramid: Is there an „iron throne“ in the recently discovered chamber?
Giulio Magli from Milan Politecnico has formulated a hypothese of interpretation for the mysterious void in the limestone blocks
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Umbrella-stands and table-top lamps in natural stone by designers of ZP Studio Tools
„Ceramic interpretation of natural stone“ and other fancy product descriptions
Can the stone branch undertake steps to stop plagiarism by ceramics and engineered stone? A compilation and taking stock