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Archive: all the stone news
Natural stone design, including diamond-wire and sawblades
Could integrating tools into marble and granite designer-objects provide added value to objects?
Architecture from Palestine: heritage in solid construction
The brothers Elias and Yousef, AAU Anastas, want to react to the occurrences in Palestine with local material and town planning
China’s nationally owned Central Corporation is purchasing natural stone blocks from around the world
AVIC International Xiamen is looking for stone varieties well established on the market/ professionalization of branch is one aim
Izmir’s new Trade Fair Center: a gem for natural stone presentation
But many shortcomings overshadow this year’s „Marble“ Trade Fair
Innovative merge of stone and light at Stone+tec in Nuremberg (May 13th – 16th, 2015)
The „Stone + Light“ presentation promises to become a highlight among the 6 special shows events at this grand natural stone fair
Natural stone likens fabric sewn with high precision
Lawrence Steele, fashion designer for Marsotto Edizioni, has created a collection of tables
Briefly noted
Until September 10th selfie photo-competition at the Cersaie Trade Fair: The object is to take a picture of one’s own feet or shoes
„Salons“ in natural stone for La Louvière’s historic center in Belgium
Refurbishment of the city center was realized by city planner Skope in cooperation with the artist Emile Desmedt
Erdbeben in Nepal mit Stärke 7.8 mit tausenden von Toten
India and Eurasia continental plates converging at a speed of about 45 mm per year have catches in the earth crust which may be released abruptly
„The Turkish natural stone branch is facing tough times”
Recession in exports of raw blocks due to dampening of the Chinese economy / yet positive trends in value added products
The Facebook-Age marble vase
Italian designer Moreno Ratti has designed a household product reminiscent of the „Tower of Hanoi“ puzzle
Stone symposia scheduled for the months ahead in 2015
High times for hammer and chisel
„Linea“ sidings by Franken-Schotter: numerous elongated strips instead of large slabs
German Company enables a play of mix and match for natural stone façades
Briefly noted
„Fontana“ is the name of a table by Draenert Company of Germany. It extends and folds together automatically