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„Masters of Stone” awards of Marmomac 2018
Tales Pena Machado, Domenico Cereser, Roberto Zorzi received the honor meant to continue the tradition of the Ancient Stone Guild in Verona
Reports from Trade Fairs
At Marmomac 2018, the once marvelous „Italian Stone Theatre“ submerged in the water, so to say
While the idea previously had been to fathom the stone sector’s future, this time Italian’s firms and designers only celebrated their state of the art
Brazil’s Vitória Stone Fair for the first time with a Natural Stone Design Show
Also the country’s stone branch aims to increase the value of the natural resource with the aid of design
Stone people: An Italian with a suitcase full of stone samples calling on customers in the USA
Guido Bissi, a name with high reputation in Brazil’s stone branch, was honored posthumously at the Fortaleza Brazil Stone Fair (FBSF)
„The Sound of Design – Italian Style Contract“ is the title of a special show in hall 30 at Cersaie fair
Shown will be sets decorated with Italian ceramic and bathroom furnishing products accompanied by musical hits from 1976 to 1983
Moral at Nuremberg‘s Stone+tec was high and the mood upbeat – could this be a first sign of a fresh start?
Nevertheless, there were fewer exhibitors and fewer visitors / National trade fairs have an important role as „family gatherings“ for small natural stone enterprises
Coverings 2018 records some 1,100 exhibitors and almost 25,000 professional visitors
Installation & Design Awards distributed / 2019 will see the fair in Orlando, Florida
Milan’s Salone del Mobile 2018 registered an increase in attendance by 26% relative to last year
Fuorisalone (freely translated: Outdoor Fair) in the city center was overcrowded / Many venues are experiencing their demise at the hand of marketing moguls
Poznan Stone Fair (November 14 – 17, 2018): „Arena” as a new forum for design, mosaic art, and architecture
The fair in the Polish industrial city will have a new platform for lectures to give visitors and exhibitors a value added
53rd Marmomac: „focus on Miami“, a network of marble ambassadors and web portals for architects and designers
Veronafiere is enhancing its role as promoter of the Made in Italy
„Young Creative Ideas Platform” at the Marble Trade Fair, Izmir
Ideas for household items by creative young designers from Turkey made of local natural stone are on display
Interview with Beate Fischer, Nuremberg Trade Fair: „Stone+tec is the market and meeting place for Europe’s stone branch“
The show aims to propagate novel concepts for cemeteries and new fields of work for interior designers, among many other topics
Izmir Marble Trade Fair 2018: The Turkish stone branch has overcome last year’s challenges
Aside from the focus on block stone exports, a few companies have established a reputation as „beacons“ for new ideas
Marble trade fair in Izmir 2018: rediscovering the treasures of geometry
A handful of Turkish companies showed façade claddings beyond the boring rectangles which have been dominating the architectural style since the 1960ies