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Antolini: “The cladding for wall and floor is the decorative element that most and best characterizes the living room and creates a cozy and welcoming atmosphere“

Traffic calming at its finest: the Swiss town of Vercorin uses a colorful and contrasting mix of colored stone chunks and asphalt on the sidewalk instead of gray pavement

“Solidity, Place, and Character: Why TWTBA (Billie Tsien and Tod Williams architects) uses natural stone“ is a the title of a report

Neal Barab: a sculptor from California in Pietrasanta at the foot of the White Marble Mountains

The influence of his father, who worked for the toy company Mattel, is unmistakable in Neal’s current works

The city of Bern has once again awarded its biennial prize for exemplary gravestones in terms of craftsmanship and artistry

The aim of the campaign is to “promote individually designed gravestones as an important part of the mourning process“

News from the Natural Stone Institute (NSI): Blake Christensen Appointed to Executive Committee, Foundation Board Update 2024

Miscellaneous: news all around ornamental stone and rock

For the first time in France, a woman has won the title of “Best Worker“ in the stonemasonry category

In an interview with Marmomaccine magazine (#284, March 2024), designer Raffaello Galiotto emphasizes the regional references that stone should have in his eyes

Minax from Brazilian company Voi Termoquimica is a material that does not produce an explosion, but still breaks up rock or concrete

No bang is produced, just a short crack, and no pieces of material are thrown around

The Natural Stone Institute has new members in its board of directors: Kim Dumais (Miller Druck Specialty Contracting) and Alexandra Niedbalski (Polycor)

Stylized cranes in the paving in front of Sankta Helena church in Skövde, Sweden

Landscape architect Thorbjörn Andersson wanted to bring the region’s famous bird migration into the town in an abstract way and give the townspeople a place that makes a statement

Peter’s Corner: for 2024 and the coming years, there will be a whole new diversity in the stone sector, with new uses for the material and many new product ideas

Video from the 29th Intl Sculpture Symposium (Stone) in Sprimont, Belgium, 2023

The uniqueness of Brazilian quartzite RADICA, quarried by Pettrus company, is a result of a continental collision millions of years ago

TARTARUGA (“turtle“) is a volcanic rock with a unique design created by nature, quarried by Vermont Mineração in the Brazilian state of Ceará