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Fundraising campaign „In the Name of Michelangelo“ by Opera di Santa Croce in Florence
The artist’s tomb and the Buonarroti Family’s altarpiece need urgent restoration
Natural Stone Design from Valencia: Macael Marble „XS“ as opposed to „XL“
CEU Cardenal Herrera University students develop ideas in white Macael Marble for household use or for restaurants
Old Faithful in the Yellowstone Park: where its reservoir is located and new understandings of the shockwaves at its eruptions
Scientists from the University of Utah searched the geological structures in low depth underneath the landmark
Abirochas „Informe“: subtle indications of recovery for Brazil’s stone branch
The first half of 2017 saw an increase in imports of natural stone and engineered stone / exports showed significant increase
How the properties of soapstone have been valued since prehistoric times
Scientists from Norway have published a book about this soft and workable but also durable material with a high heat-storage capacity
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Piódão is the name of a Portuguese village, famous for its slate houses. Some 70 citizens care for the architecture
Leading stone companies from Spain and Greece use Head Mounted Displays to bring the quarry to the customer, instead of vice versa
Presentation for the first time at Marmomac
Chelsea Flower Show: multiple award-winning M&G Garden emulates an abandoned Maltese quarry
With the aid of indigenous Maltese limestone and plants, landscape artists show how nature is reclaiming a habitat
Trade analysis „Stone Sector 2017“ by IMM Carrara: no more available for free, but with a new valuable section about high-growth markets
The report is developing a new profile also promoting technical innovation from companies
Salvatori and Michael Anastassiades: volcanos in Basaltina stone
Italian company known for its unusual ideas has brought new product design and furniture objects to the market
Alasdair Thomson: marble textile on a hanger
Scottish artist deceives the beholder with natural stone and other material
Brazilian Natural Stone Design: students create rings, pendants, and earrings made of Pedra Cariri waste
Limestone is a traditional building material in the Province of Ceará but made a new début at the Fortaleza Stone Fair
German Natural Stone Award (Deutscher Naturstein-Preis) with prizes of 30.000 € in total
Submissions in the German language are allowed to projects from Europe with architects, material, and companies from there
Banded iron ore reveals how the Earth’s atmosphere was transformed into an environment with oxygen
When single-celled organisms started photosynthesis about 3 billion years ago, doors opened for today’s life