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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

With the “Claustra“ plug-in system, slabs of natural stone become walls with a view and air circulation

The development by Professor Giuseppe Fallacara of the Polytechnic University of Bari (Poliba) was presented to the public for the first time at the Rocalia trade show in France

A black (when polished) or dark-grey (when flamed) and extremely hard UKRAINIAN GABBRO

Lapicida’s Gramercy Park Collection echoes the geometry of the buildings in Manhattan and a little of the exclusivity of some residential neighborhoods there

The British company has released marble tiles with a straightforward design for that special style

A survey of Stone+tec trade fair (Nuremberg, June 22-25, 2022) shows an optimistic business climate in the German natural stone sector

The major show in Nuremberg will feature trends and innovations in construction/interior architecture, equipment for professionals, gravestones, and heritage

IMM Cologne fair for furniture and interior design has announced the winners of its 2022 Pure Talents Contest for young product designers

Miscellaneous: ideas all around natural stone

French biennial stone Fair Rocalia (November 30 – December 02, 2021) co-located with the gardening and landscaping show Paysalia in Lyon, had nearly 29,000 visitors

“Angelo O“ by Belgian designer Leo Aerts: the successful shapes of the tables have been reduced to the size of cake plates

As material there are nine kinds of marble with different colors to choose from

Showroom of the Italian fashion company forte_forte in Rome: green onyx all over the walls and floor

The young designers wanted to create a clear contrast to the old city with its travertine facades

BIANCO AVORIO, a noble limestone with light ivory color and thin and flowery texture from Italian Grassi Pietre company

The Natural Stone Institute announces the Pinnacle Award Winners 2021

Submissions must show the “beauty, creativity, ingenuity, and professional mastery in the use of natural stone“ / Entries for the next issue open until May 20, 2022