Architecture news / Archive»
- Call for architects to develop ideas about “Living Upon the Play”
- Swedish textile patterns as mosaic pavement on the Hagatorget in Karlstad
Design news / Archive»
- The US-Chinese company Mikol uses thin stone to produce accessories for the special marble lifestyle
- Cattelan Italia: glass with the appearance of onyx or marble for table tops or furniture
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Consumption by US citizens fell significantly in the second quarter of 2020
- China’s foreign trade seems to be recovering from the Covid 19 pandemic
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Initiators from Italy are planning a new fair called “Stone America” co-located with the KBIS in Orlando and simultaneously from February 09 to 11, 2021
- Xiamen Stone Fair postponed to 2021
Stone Stories»
- Plato’s cubes, California coast’s surface sinking, the Faroe Bank Channel Overflow in the deep North Atlantic, and the last ice age
- New construction of the Albula Tunnel in the Swiss Alps: at 1192 m driving, the rock is like a “paste and floating” for 21 m
Art news / Archive»
- James Brunt: Land-Art with wonderful geometries from small elements of nature such as leaves, sticks and stones
- Exhibition „En Passant“ about the influence of impressionism on the art of sculpting
Briefly noted»
Stone Gallery
In the BioProMarL project, researchers hope to give the stone surfaces new properties, modelled on the lotus effect
Experts from the Levantina company and laser scientists from Spain use laser technology to reduce dirt adhesion and improve skid resistance
