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The list of Heritage Stones has been expanded to include 14 new varieties that have played important roles in culture and the economy, both past and present

The International Commission on Geoheritage selects the winners from among the candidates for this coveted title

Stone+tec in Nuremberg (June 17 – 20, 2026) will showcase more varieties of natural stone than it did two years ago

The supporting program and the Architecture Congress will take place in Hall 11 / The fair’s main themes are “Building with Natural Stone,” “Equipment for Professionals,” and “Places of Remembrance”

Pinnacle Awards of Excellence 2025 by the Natural Stone Institute (NSI): projects honored showing exceptional creativity, beauty, originality, and craftsmanship with natural stone

Einreichungen für die nächste Ausgabe sind bis zum 20. Juni 2026 möglich

The 26th Xiamen International Stone Fair 2026 had positive business results and 155,000+ total visits from 122 countries and regions, with overseas visits rising by 10.28%

Photo gallery from Milan Design Week and FuoriSalone 2026

Salone del Mobile.Milan 2026: the new “Salone Raritas“ section showed special and limited-edition design pieces, unique objects, antiques, and fine craftsmanship

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IF Design Award for Brazilian designer Vivian Coser’s “B Stool“; Italian Henraux company included in the Register of Historic Trademarks of National Interest; renderings of the Triumphal Arch planned in Washington D.C.; Niall McLaughlin’s draft for the new Cathedral for Sydney, and more…

Photo Gallery: Salone del Mobile.Milano 2026 (April 21 – 26)

We’re showcasing some of the products that caught our eye. More reports in the coming months

Report on a visit to Huian near Xiamen

Rongfa Stone Group is a company with a large portfolio of stone sculpture and design products

As part of the “Mass Piedra” project, French stonemason apprentices in Spain learnt to understand and apply the ancient principles of stereotomy

The aim is to create self-supporting complex vaults and other structures using stone elements that fit together perfectly

Grande Pinnacle Award 2025: Helix Park at the Texas Medical Center’s (TMC) medical research campus is the winning project

The park has nine stone-clad water features within the unique double helix configuration extending throughout the length of the site

At the memorial to the victims of the 2014 earthquake in Longtoushan Town, China, the architects have recreated the tearing of the earth’s crust using polygonal slabs of local stone

New contemporary art trail at the waterfront in Viareggio

“Between Marble and Sea” (Tra Marmo e Mare) is the title of the exhibition of eleven works by international sculptors

The DACH countries – Germany, Austria and Switzerland – play a key role as importers of natural stone

Stone+tec in Nuremberg (June 17 – 20, 2026) focuses on these markets

The 25 artists of the 7th Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium in the Saudi capital Riyadh 2026 and their works