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With the program “Exporta Mais Brasil“ – loosely translated: “Go for Exports, Brazil“ – the country wants to strengthen its natural stone exports

The aim is to create demand for the exotic varieties on new markets, among other things

A “climate bench“ in Paris brings the cool air from the vaults under the city to the surface for ventilation

“Air des Carrières“ (air from the quarries) is the name of the project that aims to alleviate the summer heat in the city at certain points

PIMAR CORAL, a limestone highly absorbent and suitable for rustic flooring or walling and external covering, quarried by Pimar Company in Southern Italy

The magazine “Cer“ (#64) of the Italian Ceramic Industry reports about Cersaie fair’s 40th anniversary in Bologna

Miscellaneous: news all around ornamental stone and rock

At the EuroSkills 2023 in Gdansk, stonemasons were again among the participants. The 1st place went to Marlena Senne from Switzerland

Chinese artist Liuhao: about the continental drift and the permanent change of the world around us

In his works, he states the temporary nature of the universe and searches for the great mysterious forces

Marmomac 2023: Cladding in natural stone that plays with surfaces, shapes, and tiles in the 3rd dimension

The Plus Theatre in the fair’s Hall 10 is about new possibilities of design with stone

GRIGIO ARGENTO, a limestone (Pietra di Vicenza) with gray color and homogenous structure, mined only in only underground quarrying in the Berici Hills near the city of Vicenza

“Stone Infinite“ at Xiamen Stone Fair 2023: the exhibition documented successful product design with natural stone

From the presentation of over 100 objects worldwide, we show 13 by Chinese designers

The Swedish magazine „Sten“ (October 2023) reports about the New Slussen urban planning project in Stockhom and the use of stone there

Company visits to the – according to Chinese reading – world center for natural stone in Shuitou not far from Xiamen: Carrara Calacatta as far as the eye can see

The new Natural Stone Catalogue by the North American Quarry Advocacy Group (NAQAG) promises to become a resource for finding natural stone options for projects

Natural Stone Catalogue by NAQAG: The new tool is available on the webpage of the Natural Stone Institute

Ruth Bader Ginsberg, former U.S. Supreme Court justice, gets portrait carving at Grand West Staircase at New York State Capitol

It is the 78th such artwork and is also meant to honor the state’s role in the women’s movement

Adapting to climate change: The town of Stein near Nuremberg designs new development areas according to the “Sponge City“ concept

In essence, it is all about infills (infiltration trenches or tree swales) in the subsoil with volcanic rock

Stone Insight: Volcanic rock, such as lava or tuff, with its many pores is very suitable infiltration trenches (tree swales), which have recently been used in cities to store rainwater