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NASA visualizes the path of the moon’s shadow with an accuracy never reached before
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„286 million years“: Onyx rugs by Jean Nouvel
Paris’ Museum of Decorative Arts (Musée des Arts Décoratifs) is showing works by the award-winner of the Prizker Prize up until Feb. 12th 2017
Caesarstone presents book „A Material Menu: Designs for the Culinary Aesthetic“ inspired by its Engineered Stones
The idea goes back to a presentation with Tom Dixon during Milan Design Week 2016
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Spectacular bathtubs in solid stone are lovely to look at but not practical for bathing
Love, peace, and prosperity for 2017
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The story of an „Unfinished Symphony“ in monumental Sölker Marble proportions
In the end a bath in the fountain for the Austrian stonemason was the reward after having successfully mastered a number of challenges
Spanish Macael-Marble-Prize awarded for the 30th time
The Spanish Award aims to expound quality of the material and productivity of the branch in Andalusia
When sculptors work stone with the aid of robots
Focal theme of one of Arkad Foundation projects was: the possibilities offer to artists through technical innovation
Natural stone: no spectacle in its own right, but rather subservient to the over-all impression which a building project should convey
The Austrian „Pilgram – Award for Architecture with natural stone“ was bestowed once again this year
„Rodin – Genius at Work“ in the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands
140 sculptures and 20 works on paper will be shown, most in plaster or bronze and some in marble
Refurbishment for the most famous showcase for Portland limestone
Buckingham Palace will see a £ 369 million renovation probably starting in April 2017
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Certain primates have reached the Stone Age because they use stones as tools according to a BBC report. But they are not expected to develop beyond this stage
Chances for the stone sector: in the US and in the West, the share of elder people in the population continues growing
65+ want to continue living on their own which brings increase in demand for value-added modernization of their homes
New community center in the Czech city of Liberec in basic black slate
The building is meant to set an accent in a neglected district and generate impetus
Natural stone tiles apply jungle flora and fauna to the walls
Italian-based Q-BO-Project presented its latest collection at the Cersai Trade Fair