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„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
Reports from Trade Fairs
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
As Marco Polo did in the years of yore: Marmomac takes up contact with China within the framework of its international activities
It is the declared aim to provide a new stage for Made in Italy / Many new points of contact also in African countries
At Marmomac, stone sculptor Jago was awarded „Master of Stone“ in the tradition of Verona’s Ancient Guild of Stone Arts
He „merges the past and tradition with creativity, inventiveness and modern vision“, according to the jury
Cersaie 2017: news fresh off the press – printing technology and tiles for interior design
In the near future, ink will no-longer be the only print medium: printing with glass will also be feasible
Leading stone companies from Spain and Greece use Head Mounted Displays to bring the quarry to the customer, instead of vice versa
Presentation for the first time at Marmomac
Chelsea Flower Show: multiple award-winning M&G Garden emulates an abandoned Maltese quarry
With the aid of indigenous Maltese limestone and plants, landscape artists show how nature is reclaiming a habitat
Third Fortaleza Brazil Stone Fair did not perish despite adverse circumstances
Once again the extraordinary stone types originating from the province of Ceará, a region aspiring to become a center for stone processing, were a highlight of the Fair
People important for the development of the stone sector honored at the Fortaleza Brazil Stone Fair
They were Giorgio Veneziani, 92 years old and a living legend, Jorge Jordão, José Fernando and Robson Braga de Andrade
A „BBQ and epicurean block“ to put natural stone into scene at the gardening trade fair
Swiss Alfredo Polti Company set a 23 t block in the center of its display garden with copious stone ideas at Zurich’s Giardina
Vitória Stone Fair will be alternating with São Paulo, reliable sources say
Some 300 companies exhibited at the June date this year to present spectacular new stones
Stone+tec 2018 will take place in Nuremberg, Germany from June 13th to 16th
The trade fair is the hub for the stone industry in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland which are among the wealthiest in Europe
Coverings Installation and Design Awards (CID)
Awarded were outstanding achievements in implementation of natural stone and ceramic tiles in the categories of Residential and Commercial Construction
Milan’s Salone del Mobile (1): use of natural stone is a trendsetter in interior décor
More than in previous years, exhibitors showed furniture in stone and especially in marble