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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

MOCA CREME PERLINA, a noble and elegant limestone with fossils and millimeter to centimetric grayish spots, quarried in Central Portugal

Turkish Stone World magazine (#123) reports about a (-)11% decline in the country’s stone exports in the first half of 2023 (dramatic: -27% to the USA)

“Herbarium Mirabile“ at Marmomac 2023 (September 26 – 29) celebrates technology applied to natural stone

In Pavilion 10, Raffaello Galiotto goes far beyond traditional sculpting

Miscellaneous: news all around ornamental stone and rock

On August 20, 2023, the Indian mission Chandrayaan-3 successfully softlanded on the moon near its South pole. It will study the composition of the soil and the rocks in the mountainous region

Innovation in the trade fair business: digitalBAU in Cologne has a “conference & networking“ event every 2 years in Munich

The trade fair company wants to accompany the comprehensive digital transformation in the construction industry with it

Thermal springs from an extinct underwater volcano make the “Octopus Garden“ on the deep seafloor off the Central California coast a paradise for the animals‘ mating and nesting

Natural Stone Institute Completes Two Homes with Gary Sinise Foundation

The Foundation’s R.I.S.E. program builds 100% mortgage-free specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders

In Budri’s and Patricia Urquiola’s new collection, the White Onyx surfaces almost seem painted in watercolors

The stone from Iran has a rich color palette and a cloudy texture

Marmomacchine magazine (#282) tells the story of the marble NORWEGIAN ROSE from the Fauske quarry, a natural stone that is becoming popular again

Xiamen Stone Fair 2023: the Habitat Design & Life Festival (HDLF) in part of Hall A1 again showcased elaborate ideas for interior design with natural stone

Ten designers created installations on 64 m² space each in cooperation with a stone company