Stone-Ideas.com Stone-Ideas.com

The Online Magazine with
All the Great Stone Brands
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Markets & Marketing

Options for natural stone pavings: the sporting effect of walking could be enhanced by an “active landscape design“

Options for natural stone pavings: the sporting effect of walking could be enhanced by an “active landscape design“

It is about balancing beams and stepping stones with handrails giving the feeling of security

A survey conducted by Marmomac among Italian stone consumers clarifies what end customers like about natural stone and what they struggle with

A survey conducted by Marmomac among Italian stone consumers clarifies what end customers like about natural stone and what they struggle with

The study provides an exact data basis for the marketing of marble, granite & Co

Peter’s Corner: the great Covid-19 demand boom for natural stone for beautifying private homes is coming to an end

Peter’s Corner: the great Covid-19 demand boom for natural stone for beautifying private homes is coming to an end

Evidence is that consumers are flying again and that rates for container shipments are falling rapidly

The Pietra Naturale Autentica network of companies has launched its new “Naturalmente Sostenibile” (Naturally Sustainable) campaign

The Pietra Naturale Autentica network of companies has launched its new “Naturalmente Sostenibile” (Naturally Sustainable) campaign

The aim is to bring the ecological strength of Italy’s stone sector closer to the consumer

Italy’s ceramics industry has a new marketing campaign that is all about sustainability

Italy’s ceramics industry has a new marketing campaign that is all about sustainability

At the center of it all is a video lasting just one minute that gets the message across emotionally

Ceramics trade fair Cersaie 2022: Plant motifs for wall tiles were presented at a conspicuously large number of stands

Ceramics trade fair Cersaie 2022: Plant motifs for wall tiles were presented at a conspicuously large number of stands

Sustainability was the defining theme everywhere, natural stone copies or large formats only made a marginal appearance

Natural Stone Institute Publishes First Industry-Wide Environmental Product Declarations and Health Product Declarations for Natural Stone

Natural Stone Institute Publishes First Industry-Wide Environmental Product Declarations and Health Product Declarations for Natural Stone

Dr. Carlo Montani: the global natural stone sector has also come through the Covid-19 pandemic with flying colors and is looking to a rosy future

Dr. Carlo Montani: the global natural stone sector has also come through the Covid-19 pandemic with flying colors and is looking to a rosy future

By 2025, the old master of numbers expects consumption to quadruple compared to 1996

Topping the list of 20 cities worldwide with the most rich and super-rich is N.Y.C.

Topping the list of 20 cities worldwide with the most rich and super-rich is N.Y.C.

The new study by market researchers at World Wealth, together with Henley & Partners, also asks which centers will rise in the near future

Andalusia’s marble companies will extract significantly less natural stone from their quarries in 2022 due to rising energy costs

Andalusia’s marble companies will extract significantly less natural stone from their quarries in 2022 due to rising energy costs

Jesús Posadas of the AEMA association fears a drop of between 150,000 to 180,000 t by the end of the year

Spain’s natural stone exports recorded a year-on-year increase of +12% in 2021

Spain’s natural stone exports recorded a year-on-year increase of +12% in 2021

After years of decline, with a total value of €915 million they came close to the 2016 figure (€919 million) for the first time again

Peter‘s Corner: The crisis in ceramics and engineered stone offers the best market opportunities for the natural stone sector, but only if the customer is better informed on the subject of stone care and cleaning

Peter‘s Corner: The crisis in ceramics and engineered stone offers the best market opportunities for the natural stone sector, but only if the customer is better informed on the subject of stone care and cleaning

Italy’s natural stone sector has also coped well with the Covid-19 pandemic

Italy’s natural stone sector has also coped well with the Covid-19 pandemic

The companies there and around the world were able to adapt spontaneously to the fact that natural stone is regarded by the public as a crisis-proof value investment

Portugal also saw strong increases in its natural stone exports in 2021 compared to the previous year (by value: +17.62%), although this is only +1.89% compared to the last pre-Covid year 2019

Portugal also saw strong increases in its natural stone exports in 2021 compared to the previous year (by value: +17.62%), although this is only +1.89% compared to the last pre-Covid year 2019

Natural stone from Belgium always comes from Wallonia, and among the famous from there is the petit granite or the red and black marble

Natural stone from Belgium always comes from Wallonia, and among the famous from there is the petit granite or the red and black marble

The local stones still characterize the face of the villages today