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Product design using natural stone (3): the sector needs to move away from the sculptors’ way of working and move towards design WITH stone
Everyday products FROM stone are in many cases too heavy and therefore sell at best as unique pieces
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The South of Greek Naxos island also was an important area for marble quarrying in antiquity
Geoarchaeologist Scott Pike of Willamette University found tucked-away sites where the stone for an Apollo statue on Delos came from
Examples of natural stone in furniture construction could be seen again at the FuoriSalone in Milan
Despite the pandemic, many design ideas were presented outside the Salone del Mobile fair in the city center
The village of Kaisten on the Swiss Upper Rhine has a branch of the Raiffeisenbank in which natural stone is used effectively and yet modestly
In the customer foyer, a counter stands succinctly in the room like a kitchen island, giving it the expression of intrinsic value and down-to-earthness
Dereli Art: medium-sized marble remnants are turned into small works of art that bring the company closer to the goal of “zero-waste production“
The family business extracts and processes the white stone from the island of
“SuperHink“: a new Swiss architectural award for natural stonework (2)
For the first time, the award was presented in the categories of landscape design and architecture by the Pro Naturstein consortium
“Broadway Blooms“: in Upper Manhattan between 64th and 157th streets, eight monumental marble blossoms enrich the streetscape until spring 2022
Artist Jon Isherwood created the sculptures, which took on special symbolism in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic
Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone
90 years old is the famous statue “Cristo Redentor“ (Christ the Redeemer) in Rio de Janeiro
The 2021 medals at EuroSkills in stonemasonry go to Sebastian Wienerroither (gold, Austria), Alexis Tatin (silver, France) and Julian Wally (bronze, Germany)
The competition was held in September in Graz / Next issue will be in 2023 in St. Petersburg
“SuperHink“: a new Swiss architectural award for natural stonework (1)
For the first time, the award was presented in the categories of architecture and landscape design by the Pro Naturstein consortium