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Dekton by Cosentino with 5 new colors inspired by natural stone

Dekton by Cosentino with 5 new colors inspired by natural stone

Ultra-compact engineered stone now has 15 colors, divided into 3 different collections / Bookmatching is possible

Geographical indications protection for natural stone?

Geographical indications protection for natural stone?

EU-Commission asks whether marble et al. can be identified according to provenance or regional particularities, which in turn, would allow classification

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Briefly noted

„StoneLab“ is the name of a new technology-warehouse for the stone branch, which has started up in Carrara

Mies van der Rohe’s Onyx Wall adorns the façade of Zurich’s Allianz Headquarters

Mies van der Rohe’s Onyx Wall adorns the façade of Zurich’s Allianz Headquarters

Wiel Arets Architects, based in the Netherlands, transposes natural stone pixel-patterns from the glass walls in the Barcelona Pavilion

Joe Doucet: Natural stone furniture ready for assembly

Joe Doucet: Natural stone furniture ready for assembly

New York designer creates highly functional marble coffee tables

EPD: A certification as proof of natural stone’s strength

EPD: A certification as proof of natural stone’s strength

The new Environmental Product Declaration allows effective and direct ecological comparison of various building materials

Premio Fondazione Henraux: testing the boundaries of marble sculpting

Premio Fondazione Henraux: testing the boundaries of marble sculpting

The prize endows outstanding works made exclusively of marble sculpting

Middle East Stone: a new natural stone trade fair in May 2015 located in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf

Middle East Stone: a new natural stone trade fair in May 2015 located in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf

A spin-off of the Big5 in Dubai is expecting a sustained boom in luxury buildings in the region

WorldSkills 2015: Participation for stone masons is ensured

WorldSkills 2015: Participation for stone masons is ensured

In Brazil’s São Paulo, international craftsmen will compare skills in working natural stone

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Briefly noted

A mysterious crater 30 cm in diameter opened on the Siberian peninsula of Yamal.

Tucker Awards: Natural stone façade with a touch of Kente Cloth

Tucker Awards: Natural stone façade with a touch of Kente Cloth

Philadelphia’s new Barnes Foundation Museum is close to the founder and, like him, seeks to distance itself from its surroundings

Product design: Natural Stone – Electricity – Communication

Product design: Natural Stone – Electricity – Communication

Italian designers Simone Simonelli, Claudio Larcher and Filippo Protasoni let marble and everyday appliances converge in their collection by the name of „Clique“

Marmomacc 2014: extending the boundaries of natural stone

Marmomacc 2014: extending the boundaries of natural stone

Verona’s natural stone trade fair aims to improve presentation of architecture and design among other ideas by including a show for furniture and interior design

Cersaie 2014: Trade fair also for natural stone in bathrooms

Cersaie 2014: Trade fair also for natural stone in bathrooms

The big Bologna trade fair, formally for everything pertaining to ceramic, is now wooing representatives of other branches to exhibit their wares

Matthew Simmonds: are there doors to other worlds concealed in stone?

Matthew Simmonds: are there doors to other worlds concealed in stone?

The British sculptor creates fascinating vaults, stairwells and pillared halls