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Trade fair Marble in Izmir: number of blocks presented will rise from 986 in 2017 to nearly 1500 this year
1250 trucks will be needed to transport the blocks from quarries all over Turkey to Izmir fairground
Reports from Trade Fairs
2018 Xiamen Stone Fair took place as every year from March 06 until 09
As the demand for natural stone now comes mainly from the private customer, Chinese booths and products showed more design than before
Stone Industry Fair in Moscow (April 03 – 06, 2018) will have a focus on new materials from Russia and from neigbouring countries
Shown will be travertines from Armenia, marbles from Caucasus and Ural, granites from Finish and Russian Karelia or from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine, among others
At the Izmir Marble Trade Fair, aspiring young designers will be showing prototypes of their product ideas in natural stone
The Trade Show Organizers in cooperation with marble producers initiated prototypes of household items to be presented at the fair’s „Young Creative Ideas Platform”
Xiamen World Stone Congress: international exchange of ideas and knowledge in the soup bowl above the fairground
The event during the first three days of Xiamen Stone Fair has lectures and debates about architecture, design, markets and products / Exhibition „Stone Infinite“
IMM Cologne sees a trend in marble and promotes a marble bathroom at „Köln möbliert“ (Cologne furnished)
Natural stone is „also en vogue for furniture such as tables, side-tables and living accessories“ according to a press release
Xiamen Stone Fair 2018 with forum on contacts to the ambitious private sector and „Stone Infinite“ – an exhibit dedicated to product-design
In its 18th year the World Stone Congress hopes to keep course and strengthen its position as an information forum and market place for all themes
Carrara natural stone fair comes back with the new name „Carrara squared“
The so-called future „concept-event“ shall create added value with „Marmotec_Hub_4.0“ and „White Carrara Downtown“ as parts
Marmomac’s „Soul of City“ presentation: mostly shenanigans or trivialities
Participants were solicited to submit suggestions for giving a city of the future a more human face
Marmomac goes Cinema: for the first time Marmomac showed films revolving around the common theme of marble
The seven clips showed documentaries or short films and were chosen in cooperation with the Milan Design Film Festival
„Young Stone Project“ at Marmomac 2017 showed Natural Stone product ideas by students and designers
Cooperation between Universities and stone producing companies gives Italy’s stone branch its creative strength
Ioannis Antoniadis, President of the Greek Stone Group International (SGI), was designated „Master of Stone“
Marmomac’s jury honored him for his „detailed knowledge of materials and of the global markets“
„Territorio & Design-Presentation” at the Marmomac Italian Stone Theatre 2017
Curators Raffaello Galiotto and Vincenzo Pavan invited designers and producers to draft marketable natural stone products
Marble trade fair in Izmir (March 28 – 31, 2018) will have country pavilions
The show has a new entrance for shuttle services giving direct access to Hall C with foreign exhibitors
Day of Natural Stone in Brussels at the construction fair on November 28, 2017
The association Pierres et Marbres de Wallonie and stone companies will present their products and services