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“Da Vinci’s Bridge“ by Professor Giuseppe Fallacara, Politecnico di Bari: 3D-printed stone powder pedestrian bridge

The inspiration was the idea for a self-supporting structure over the Golden Horn near present-day Istanbul

The Iranian sculptor Behnam Akharbin depicts the fascinating moment of sunrise in monumental stone sculptures using the Islamic Muquarna technique

X’baatún, a long forgotten but well-preserved Maya site in Tekal de Venegas, Yucatán, reveals its secrets

An initiative of researchers from Spain and Mexico has advanced in the mapping of the core area of the site, with the registration of between 35 and 40 structures

Swedish Natural Stone Prize 2024: Crust slabs from the quarry for a façade in Stockholm

The cladding on the ground floor contrasts with the colorfully plastered floors above

Sam Arcot (Rugo Stone) has been selected to join the NSI‘s executive committee as board secretary

Sustainability was the big topic in the lectures at the BAU trade fair in Munich, but natural stone was hardly mentioned

The trends of the future are building materials with a low carbon footprint, building with modules and continuing to build

Restored: “Madre Terra,“ a section of the magnificent inlaid floor of the Baptistery in the Florence Cathedral

The spectacular “stone carpet” depicts fantastic animals in white and green marble

Coverings 2025 (April 29 – May 02): Conference Education Announced

The North American showcase of natural stone and ceramic tiles will take place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida

In German concentration camps quarries were used for annihilation

Under Nazi-rule the German SS entertained its own building supplies trade

CIPOLLINO CLASSICO, a marble with a wild mixture of green and white surface areas and larger white knots, quarried in the Apuan mountains near Stazzema municipality

In the Finistère department on France’s Atlantic coast, abandoned quarries are intended to help secure the drinking water supply

France’s Geological Service BRGM has investigated the potential and special features

“Marble Ways” tables by the Italian design studio Alcarol: time captured in tools for working with stone and crystal-clear resin

The designers discover the time in leftovers from stone processing

Robin Antar has carved a marble baseball cap with the “Maga” slogan (Make America Great Again)

The New York artist asks with everyday objects’ replicas made in stone what America actually is

BETHEL WHITE®, a flawless, even-grained type of granite with a striking purity of color, from the US state of Vermont

At the Public Art Biennial in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Danish artist group “Superflex“ is using a marble stone circle to call on people to rethink their self-image as the crown of creation