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Following the landslide at Piz Cengalo in 2017, the new protective structures in Bergell in the Swiss Alps are being built according to a pioneering concept

A gentle design is to integrate the dams and walls into the localities and the landscape

French magazine Pierre Actual (06/2023) reports about the annual sculpture symposium “Les Lapidiales“ in Port d’Envaux (17)

For the Milan Design Week 2023, Korea’s Duson Gallery showed works with mother-of-pearl that were middle ground between art and product design

Six international creatives designed side tables realized by master craftsmen in the Asian country

Miscellaneous: news all around ornamental stone and rock

Tafoni are created by weathering especially in granites or sandstones, by which the surface of exposed lumps of stone is covered with small cavities

Marmomac 2023 (September 26 – 29): cooperation with Elle Decor lifestyle magazine

In Hall 1 will be held the presentation “A Matter of Stone“ aimed to promote natural stone to architects and designers

Xiamen Stone Fair 2023 (2): photo gallery showing booths and product ideas with natural stone

Xiamen Stone Fair 2023 (1): crowding in the exhibition halls, fewer international exhibitors than before the Covid-19 pandemic, numerous new ideas for products made of natural stone

The NSI’s Building Stone Magazine describes the grandeur of the Moynihan Train Hall at the Pennsylvania Station in NYC (issue Spring 2023)

Andres Amador and his artwork at the beach: creativity in nature to capture balance and inspiration

The artist uses the sand as a canvas for fun, team building or community experiences

The Arrábida Breccia red stone in Portugal has been added to the Geoheritage Stones list

The list currently names 32 varieties that have played a role in architecture and culture beyond the borders of their homeland

Gabriele Salvatori and Raffaele Salvoldi: “’Top grade’ or ‘second grade’ matter does not exist“

Company and cinematographer push the upcycling of leftover pieces (waste) from the processing of marble to an end

Natural Stone Institute Completes 47th Home with Gary Sinise Foundation

Marble (limestone) SPANISH GOLD, with golden glimmers and reddish veins recalling the sun-imbued Iberian peninsula, quarried by Levantina group

“Understanding environmental and health product labels for natural stone,“ is the title of an article on the UseNaturalStone webpage

The Spanish Premios Macael were bestowed for the 35th time

The award recognizes buildings from all over the world that have used natural and engineered stone from companies in Andalusia