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Available for download: 2025 Import and export statistics for major stone-producing and stone-consuming countries

The editorial team of Stone-Ideas.com has compiled the data from national associations and national magazines

Looking back at Xiamen Stone Fair 2026 (1): The Habitat Design and Life Festival had “The Sensory Theatre of Stone” as its motto and presented home decor by seven designers from China and one from Italy

Special Exhibition “My Story – Ancient Portraits of Women and Their Legacy” at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna through September 20, 2026

Through depictions of two Roman women, the exhibition shows how details in stone sculptures reveal information about the individuals portrayed

To mark its 80th anniversary, Salvatori is highlighting its exclusive Albe d’Or stone

The company, with showrooms in Milan, London, and New York, is known for its light and modern interiors featuring natural stone

The exhibition “Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas” shows imagined creatures transcending the natural world from either side of the Atlantic Ocean between 500 and 1500 CE

Until October 18, 2026, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), New York City, The Met Cloisters in Gallery 001, Gallery 010, and Gallery 016

Product Design from Saudi Arabia: Teebmade translates the country’s culture into everyday objects that encourage reflection

The company has its own designers but also seeks to collaborate with professional designers from abroad

Money for the development of a U.S. Stone Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), the advancement of a Stone Sustainability Standard, and more

The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has received a grant from the Natural Stone Alliance to support sustainability initiatives and scholarship programs

The stone collection of the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) is now online

After 1945, the late 19th-century compilation from Prussia became part of the Central Geological Institute of the GDR and was expanded to include, among other items, 150 small slabs

Centrorochas wins: U.S. maintains quartzites from Brazilian natural stone exports outside new 25 % tariff

However, marble, granite, slate, and other natural stone products will remain subject to the additional duty

China’s stone sector is undergoing a transformation towards higher-quality products, greater environmental responsibility, and new brands with international significance

The China Stone Material Association (CSMA) presented a status report for the past year at the Xiamen 2026 trade fair

We leave no stone unturned

“Troupe“ fungi cluster by sculptor Ben Russell; Garis Distelhorst, former CEO of the Marble Institute of America (MIA), passed away; The Swedish Government has approved funding for the renovation of the Royal Opera building in Stockholm; General Assembly of Confindustria Marmomacchine; Video of the month: Mount Nemrut, Turkey

US artist Barry X Ball merges advanced digital technologies with traditional craftsmanship

23 of his works are brought together at the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, through November 22, 2026

Project “Mass Piedra”: This time, stonemasons from three European countries built a vault for Santa Teresa of Avila

As usual, the project focused on traditional construction methods where natural stone plays the load-bearing role and where CO2 emissions are minimal

With their current collection, “Arc-Hive,“ Budri and Patricia Urquiola look back on almost 20 years of artistic collaboration

We ask: Does the current collection also contain a statement on artificial intelligence?

NielsenIQ study about the retail purchasing power in Europe: Wide gaps persist across countries and regions

Luxembourg is on top followed by Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden