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“Atene“ is the name of the new coffee tables with marble tops by designer Luca Erba for Italian Giulio Marelli company

Main features are precious details and materials to create long-lasting objects

The 2022 version of the Natural Stone Institute’s “Dimension Stone Design Manual“ is now available for download or as hard copy

The pdf/book is the stone sector‘s single-source reference for construction facts, details and much more

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

In younger history, the eruption power of the Hunga Tonga volcano in the South Pacific on January 15, 2022, was only reached by Krakatoa in 1883

Greek designer Alex Mint brings together marble from the Peloponnese with sea grass from the sea around in her collection “Oceanides“

In the life expectancy of the plant of 80,000 years and the durability of the stone she brings together the really big periods of time

VINALMONT LIMESTONE (Calcaire de Meuse), a light grey to brown and very homogenous limestone from Belgian Renier Natuursteen Company

“Steinerleben“ is the name of the Austrian stonemasons‘ magazine, which has just been published. It promotes the material in German language

Fila Surface Care Solutions, specialist in cleaning and maintenance of surfaces, has been included in the Forbes list of Italy‘s top 100 sustainable companies

2021 was a “Golden Year“ for the Turkish natural stone sector

The country achieved an increase of +20.54% in exports by value compared to the previous year, and compared to 2019, the last normal year before the pandemic, as much as +13%

Exhibition „Marble“ with a creative zone for visitors at the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark

The show through August 04, 2022, takes place on the occasion of the 50th birthday of the museum building

The EU Commission has sent Protected Geographical Indications (GI) also for natural stone on the way to legislation

Following the decision of the Brussels Parliament and Council, misleading stone names will be prohibited on the Community markets in the future

BLACK MARBLE OF CALATORAO (Mármol Negro de Calatorao) from Spanish Gramablack company has an intense and deep dark tone

Salone del Mobile (June 07 – 12, 2022): Plants are roommates in the modern apartment

Three prizes of €20,000 each offered for “New ideas for Carrara and its marble“

The Carrara 2030 initiative of 9 companies from the Apuan Alps wants to promote the local stones as a material for an ecological future

An exhibition at the New York City Met organized around French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux‘s famous white marble bust “Why Born Enslaved!“ (1868) looks at early American emancipation depicted in 35 artworks

Miscelleneous: ideas around natural stone

„Gemma“ is how Italian Sicis company calls its collection of ceiling lamps. The light falls through a glass emulating gems. Designer was Massimiliano Raggi