Vitoria Stone Fair, February 07 to 10, 2023, in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo brings a US$ 200 million projection in business

On show will be the Stone Concept and a special edition of the Stone Summit Casa Vogue presenting the many ways how to use the country’s colorful ornamental stones

Women prefer to buy from women, researchers have found

This finding from the arts and crafts sector is also relevant to the stone sector / Report from Poland on women in stone companies there

New in our Stone Finder: ARABESCATO CORCHIA, a white marble with “ovulated“ veins in gray-blue to gray-green, quarried at 1300 m in the Apuan Alps, from Savema company

Swedish Natural Stone Award 2022: the paving of the pedestrian zone in Uppsala as the winning project, a park in Helsingborg and a facility for urn graves as finalists

Prizes are awarded for new ideas that also highlight the sustainability and beauty of the material

The Natural Stone Institute’s 2023 Stone of the Year: Namib Bianco Marble from Namibia quarried by Best Cheer company

Natural Stone Institute Announces 2023 Stone Industry Education Series

“Fire Plus“ for the energy-saving flaming of stone surfaces

The Italian company Lovato International has developed an automatically operated machine to move the flame back and forth under the stone in a controlled way

Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock

The association of the marble sector around Carrara, Cosmave, has adopted a new logo

Gooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaal: the new away jerseys of Italy‘s national soccer team will wear a marble effect

The daily Il Tirreno reports that the sportswear for the Azzurri has been redesigned and now comes from Adidas company instead of Puma

Peter’s Corner: some thoughts on 2023 and what lies ahead for the stone sector

As in “normal“ years, more marketing must be undertaken, and private households should be “infiltrated“ with product design