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How marble was used to make a political statement in ancient times
Dr. Christopher Dickensen of Oxford University is researching the history by analyzing pillars and monuments of Roman Greece
Archive: all the stone news
Working at unfamiliar sites: Installation Safety Video
MIA+BSI release new learning modules with topics from protective equipment to tile-setting best practices
Re-launch in Carrara: Marmotec presents itself with b2b-meetings and used the web as a virtual extension of the fairgrounds
More news in the May 2016 „zero edition“: a congress on sustainability and promotion of business startups
„Neolite“: seamlessly applied slats of Brown Gold natural stone for a work island for noble kitchens
TM Italia has enhanced its Petra concept with a new design by ruadelpapavero
Exhibit „Of Beauty and Grandeur“ in Dresden’s Albertinum
Roman Portraits and their Baroque Appropriation show colored marbles at its best / Antique heads on busts of later centuries
Briefly noted
Latest news: Emanuel Mateus de Castro, founder of the Brazilian trade journal Rochas de Qualidade, passed away on July 30, 2016
sculpture network’s XIV International Forum will discuss „Sculpting Nature: Land Art, EcoArt and BioArt”
The meeting of international artists, experts and collectors will take place in Belgium from 29 September to 1 October, 2016
Architecture at Marmomacc 2016: panel discussion about „Materials, Sustainability and Context“
Experts will discuss trends, in particular construction methods, sustainability and strategies to adapt projects to local contexts and conditions
The Palestinian city of Toulkarem to receive new courthouse
AAU Anastas Architects create sharp contrasts with limestone and steel grids in the façades
Grasping into the marble or through it or embracing the stone?
Milena Naef received an award for her final study work in Cristallina marble at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam
Chelsea Flower Show: a garden in a stone rather than a stone in a garden
The most important garden show in all of England was the venue for an artist’s experiment: using a granite block beholders experienced greenery in an entirely new way
Marble design by Moreno Ratti: part vase part raw block
Italian designer gives his „Svelata-Collection“ an unusual shape
Levantina asks the $64,000-question: „Can granite be light and fleeting?“
Spanish company solicits fashion designer Jorge Vázquez to create women’s apparel to match their Naturamia-Stone-Collection
Italian stone machinery producers have eyes wide open on Iran
45 companies are present at the IRSE-fair in Tehran / Talks about a joint cooperation and a technology center
Fifth Design Competition of Turkey’s natural stone association IMIB
The opulently endowed contest once more opened the way household items in marble, travertine etc.