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The Nealtican lava flow at the Popocatépetl in Mexico between 350–50 BCE significantly impacted pre-Hispanic settlements burying villages under volcanic material and causing an exodus of the local population

Stone Panels International LLC Named 2021 CEU Educator of the Year

Natural Stone Institute Completes 41st Home with Gary Sinise Foundation

The central square in the Swedish town of Eslöv has been transformed into a “space of possibilities“ for citizens

Different materials, among them natural stone, and different levels mark zones for specific uses

Stoneupdate has published the data of the United States‘ stone imports and exports in December 2021

The 27th Marble Izmir (March 30 – April 02, 2022) aims to bring the natural stone sector back to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic

Mrs. Canan Karaosmanoğlu Alıcı, İZFAŞ General manager, points out the importance of such in-person events

Miscellaneous: ideas all around natural stone

The Chankillo Solar Observatory in Peru has the so-called Fortified Temple with 3 stone wall rings in the center. The gate in the inner wall is particularly striking.

An exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum (through May 15, 2022) shows how Renaissance and Baroque painters used stones as canvas and for more

The blue of lapis lazuli became water or sky, striations in lined jasper represented the sea’s undulating waves

Updated Version of Natural Stone Sustainability Standard Now Available

The extension of the Bendura Bank in Liechtenstein exudes solidity and reliability

Swiss company Bärlocher supplied and installed Chinese basalt for the natural stone façade

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attacks Ukraine with military means

News about coming Stone+tec 2022 (June 22-25): a new project manager, for the first time a congress, more interior architecture and more international exhibitors

The natural stone show in Nuremberg, Germany, plans to have a profile as a “competence center for the stone sector“ based on new ideas and innovations

Macael Marble used for the extension of the Málaga university is one of the topics in the association’s “Mármol” magazine (Spanish)

Table lamp “Riso“ by Studio Revolution: lamp base made of onyx and shade in the style of the straw hats of Asian rice farmers

Milanese designer Roberto Bellantoni aims for a “functional aesthetic,“ that is, distinctive shapes and high usability at the same time

NSI names Michael Picco 2021 Person of the Year and John Cierech Natural Stone Craftsman of the Year

Picco is head of Picco Group and Cierech works at Tennessee Marble Company