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Latest news: 1st International Sustainable Stone Conference at Carrara Marmotec on May 20, 2016
Forum to discuss and exchange viewpoints on the issue of „green“ approach and circular economy in the stone sector
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Reliefs in natural stone give a building an unmistakable look and provide work for skilled craftsmen
In creating Pousada de Armenteira Spanish architect Mauro Lomba has created a hotel with reference to the land and its people
Cosentino’s Engineered Stone Dekton used in Frankfurt, Germany in a Libeskind project
Slabs in the color „Sirius“ serve as canvass for the architect’s drawing
You are what you eat – a bite of marble says so much about a person
Amen’s designers emulate cocktails and long drinks in a glass combined with natural stone and a healthy portion of irony
Roman Mosaics across the Empire, on view until September 12, 2016, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, L.A.
„Elaborately designed floors of mosaic tiles were an essential element of luxury living,“ says director Timothy Potts
Modern natural stone mosaic in a Warsaw dwelling complex
Artist Lubosz Karwat transposed the four ancient elements to stylized portraits of women
Latest news: Through a cooperation with Archmarathon Marmomacc wants to attract more architects and designers as visitors
During the 2016 Verona Stone Fair will be started the qualification for Archmarathon’s new „Stone“ category
Italy’s natural stone exports 2015: a shining performance despite difficult times
The country could again increase its export- and value turn-over / Imports of raw blocks down with a rise in imports of slabs
Underwater research near Naples: the marble used in Roman villas came from quarries in Carrara, Turkey and Greece
Scientists investigated the natural stone used for flooring in the today Archaeological Park of Baia
Marble Trade Fair in Izmir: presentations even more opulent than last year‘s
Last year’s growing pains were a thing of the past at this second event at the new venue
Latest news: Auction of stone sculpture in support of Save the Children’s Syria Aid programme
British sculptor Matthew Simmonds donates his work influenced by the colonnade around the Temple of Bel, Palmyra / Bidding closes on May 7th, 2016
Briefly noted
Ireland’s Dry Stone Wall Association will be holding a festival in County Donegal’s Glencolmcille on June 17th to 19th 2016
Peter’s Corner: The stone branch should present itself with emphasis on muse not muscle
Producers have only themselves to blame when accused of destroying the landscape
Berninis marble „Animas“ show a nymph and a satyr not salvation in heaven and punishment in hell
Arts History professor David García Cueto (University of Granada) analizes unpublished documents from the Archivio Storico Capitolino
Austrian gravestone-award: Individually designed objects replace petrified monitors
The jury assessed creative output, choice of material, craftsmanship and „intellectual concept“