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Neutra presented its 2025 collection at the Palazzo Visconti in Milan

Five color tones for five rooms were subtly placed amidst the exuberant Rococo furnishings with natural stone furniture

For young designers under 35: Applications open (until August 30, 2025) for the coming SaloneSatellite taking place at the world‘s biggest furniture fair in Milan in April 2026

Swiss “SuperHink“ Prize 2025 for Special Use of Natural Stone in Architecture and Landscape Architecture Awarded for the 3rd Time

Marble CALACATTA VENATINA, with brown and gray stripes or waves on a white background, quarried by Yanue Import and Export in Liaoning Province, China (with offices in Xiamen and Shuitou)

The EU research project “RestReef“ aims to use rocks to support reef formation off the coasts of the Atlantic and Mediterranean and also create skilled jobs

Enigma from postclassic Mesoamerica (1400-1521 A.D.): Was the Coyote-man of Tacámbaro, seated on a throne, a symbol of authority, inheritance, and dynastic legitimacy?

The discussion about fake natural stone continues: At Milan Design Week 2025, Marazzi showcased ceramic slabs designed using artificial intelligence (AI)

“Resting Arms“ by Nairy Baghramian is the 56th sculpture in the Kistefos Museum’s park in Norway, inviting visitors to find a moment of contemplation and pause from daily stress

Budri and the designer Bruno Tarabella: a table lamp with a marble shade where the light illuminates the stone, while the veins dim the brightness

Marble PANDA GREEN, with veins recording the whispers of the bamboo forest or the murmurs of the mountain stream, quarried by Xiaotian Mining in Cambodia

We leave no stone unturned

Transporting marble 1 and 2; restoration of Missouri State Capitol; natural stone vs. artificial stone; rockfall and mountain permafrost; the history of Gantts Quarry, Alabama

Barbara Ferro is the new CEO of Veronafiere Group

The Board of Directors voted for her unanimously during its first meeting

Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Chemnitz in Germany are the European Capitals of Culture for 2025

Both tell of nations living together in peace but also of (cold) war

The new “idd cologne” trade fair for exclusive interior design will open its doors for its inaugural edition from October 26 – 29, 2025

imm cologne (January 20 – 23, 2026) has “World of Interiors“ as new motto

Sandstone PERLA, a fine-grained, consistent light buff colored calcarenite, with a pearlescent appearance, quarried by Rubio Stone in Northern Spain