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„Touch the Sculpt“ – Limestone iPad-screen
(October 2013) French Lithias Company expands its line to include virtual information on a work of art from the Cluny Abbey
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Bull market for natural stone in Berlin: investors plan to build luxury dwellings
(October 2013) In Germany’s capital, high class housing is in great demand
Paris‘ Louvre is home to the Porche Mamlouk, a gem of Islamic Art
The sandstone portal rich in relief ornamental décor stems from Egypt’s 15th century
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(October 2013) Foreign Companies sending their stone masons to Germany must pay German minimum wage
Strips of natural stone for the bathroom
(September 2013) Geometric mosaic can also set an accent
MIA-Pinnacle-Awards: light and dark in a three-dimensional natural stone wall
(September 2013) The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has bestowed an award for design in slate on a Bangkok tenement wall
Product design in Portuguese natural stone
(September 2013) Portugal’s Cevalor Center for Natural Stone Technology initiated a student project to further development of domestic products in natural stone
Corporate Design: New Flagship-Store by Bork in Moscow
(September 2013) High-end domestic appliance producer now using natural stone for its shop design
„100 Newsletters and none the wiser :-)“
(September 2103) Many readers have congratulated us to our jubilee
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(September 2013) In Florida, the American Atheists have installed a bench comprised of some 700 kg of grey granite
Consejería de Hacienda in the Spanish city of Zamora: glass walls behind the natural stone wall
(September 2013) Junta de Castilla y León building complex sets traditional architecture topsy-turvy
Marmomacc: Hall 7b is showing ideas for natural stone
(September 2013) „Lithic Tree“ and „Opus-Motus“, a revolving stone circle, are among the more spectacular examples
Giuseppe Penone’s „Ideas of Stone“ in Madison Square Park in N.Y.C.
(September 2013) Three monumental, 40-foot tall bronze trees with stones in the branches will be on view daily from September 26, 2013 through February 9, 2014
Deflecting asteroids from their way to Earth
(September 2013) In order to prevent an collision with our planet, a space probe could impact the celestial body / Nasa wants to catch and „park” an asteroid for research
Demand for natural stone countertops is up by a constant 5.1%/year in the USA until 2017 (+6.5% in China until 2015)
(September 2013) Natural and engineered stone up slightly in the USA / in China engineered stone is all the rage