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Niko Koronis’ “Caro Marco“ collection for Marsotto Edizioni plays with architectural shapes

In the awarded documentary „Quarries & Nature – A 50 Year Success Story“, the UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) informs about restored quarries and nature conservation

Re-launch of Stone+tec after a four-year break: for the first time, the program included a congress that brought architects to the show

The trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, is ambitious to attract more suppliers of natural stone slabs and finished products again

Miscellaneous: news all around rock and natural stone

The Southern Ocean’s seafloor is shown with unprecedented accuracy in the updated version of the International Bathymetric Chart IBCSO v2

Peter‘s Corner: Marmomac is once again off the mark with its icon for the advertising campaign, this time the digital editing of Canova’s sculpture “Pace“ (Peace)

Salone del Mobile (3): our photo gallery shows examples of how natural stone is used in contemporary furniture design

In many cases, stones appear as small but effective accents in the design / Opportunities also for limestones and sandstones

The exhibition “Beyond Hellas: Santiago Calatrava in the Glyptothek“ (through October 23, 2022) features a dialogue between the permanent collection of sculptures and the renowned architect, engineer and artist

“Natural stone as a vanguard in new approaches to design,” is one of the topics in Macael association’s magazine “Marmól“ (June 2022, Spanish)

Salone del Mobile 2022 (2): at the 60th furniture fair in Milan, visitors from China and Russia were almost completely absent

The president of the Italian furniture association sees a “structural transformation“ of society towards healthy living and high-quality products

Marmomac renames its Italian Stone Theatre to “Plus Theatre”

Shown will be ideas for the application of natural stone in architecture, art and design / Four international technical journals are to organize a program on sustainability and markets

Salone del Mobile 2022 (1): The Wild Stones with bold colors and eye-catching structures have found their way into the world of furniture

Exotic quartzites and granites, as well as onyxes, were used in large numbers for the first time in the exhibits at the 2022 Milan Furniture Fair

Brazil’s state of Bahia has published an updated edition of its Atlas of Ornamental Stones (“Atlas de Rochas Ornamentais“) with 188 varieties available for free download

“Why natural stone remains a timeless and flexible option for many interior applications including countertops and flooring,“ is the new topic on the Use Natural Stone webpage by the US-Natural Stone Institute

For the 4th time, Marble Izmir Fair organized its “Young Creative Ideas Platform“, a competition for young designers for innovative product ideas with natural stone

For the first time product design: “The Gaze Beyond“ is the title of Antolini’s capsule collection of marble tableware created by designer Alessandro La Spada

Irish Green is the material in focus but other stones are available on request