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(May 2008) Using gabions, young Columbian artists are errecting a low-cost public building
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70 t Granite Seed
Peter Randall-Page’s latest work is a gargantuan granite sculpture
Design: Stone table-top with extension mechanism
(May 2008) Swivel-mechnism, by which the table’s extention-element can be lifted and swung into place
Design: Yo-Yo-shaped sink
(May 2008) Luca Scacchetti’s unusual bathroom-fixture is a sink designed for Rapsel and made of portuguese limestone
Fairs: two shows in Poland competing directly
(May 2008) New trade-fair in Poznan „Glass and stone“ will take place one week after the traditional „Kamien“ in Wroclaw
Fairs: Visiting guests Moneo and Chipperfield
(April 2008) Two famous architects will be attending this year’s congress on Natural Stone in Architecture
Fairs: Awards for Building in Natural Stone
(April 2008) This year’s CarraraMarmotec will place an even greater emphasis on design and architecture
Fairs: „Yes, we have marble“
(April 2008) Once again, a great variety of stones were displayed at the Victória trade show held in February 2008. But this time the emphasis was not on granite
Stone benches in shapes of waves
The science center in Norway wants to attract school-children for visits and to stay
Markets: stable demand for countertops in USA
(March 2008) Business researcher forecast 1.3 percent annual growth until 2011
Design: Cobblestones in Slices
(March 2008) Floor coverings for in- and outside use produced out of thin cuts of paving stones
Beerglass on a cemetery
Price for the Most Unusual Memorial 2008 awarded
Design: Marble blocks for office-use
(February 2008) Spanish company develops unusual office table
Design: Planter made of wired bowls
(February 2008) Dutch company employs gabion as plant bowls
Markets: Slight increase in exportation of Italy
(February 2008) Value up, quantities of finished marble and travertine down / Europe the major market