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Fairs: Core Theme in Verona 2008 – Design
Marmomacc seeking new ideas for high-end natural stone products
Archive: all the stone news
Stone Stories: PR for Natural Stone
German geology professor starting a state-wide initiative, informing on stone in the city
Miscellaneous
(September 2008) An episode in the next James Bond movie „Quantum of Solace“ plays in the quarries of Carrara
Design: Jade for the Victor
Jade is to be employed as an element of the medals of the Olympic Games
Markets simultaneously global AND local trade
IMM Carrara presented its market analysis „Stone Sector 2007“ at the Marmotec trade fair
Markets: From snapping diamond wire to handling sludge
(July 2008) ICDS-Congress presents research touching on the future of the stone industry
Markets: Lowering taxes in Rajasthan
(July 2008) The State government decreed a tax cut from 12% to 4% on dimension stone
Design: legless desk
(July 2008) German firm develops a desk made of two stone slabs with anected container
Architecture: over 80 m breadth in stone
(Juli 2008) An Indian pagoda breaks all records with its dome which has twice the diameter of Rome’s St-Peter’s dome
Miscellaneous
(July 2008) Soap-Stone Ice-Cubes have been created by a Finnish designer
Design: Godfather Mauritius C. Escher
(June 2008) Brazilian company introduces unusual geometric creation
Design: glowing stone
(June 2008) German company develops outdoor-lighting made of alternating plates of mineral-glass and granite
Admonishing words on the wall of the Newseum
The marble wall on the front façade of the new news-museum in Washington DC is a beacon highlighting the U.S. Contitution’s First Amendment
2008 mm-diameter soccerball for the European Champions Cup 2008
Austrian master stonemason Helmut Moser builds a soccerball made of stone
Scotch-hopping to your heart’s content
A group of city-planners are designing streets with integrated hopscotch-patterns for children to play