Architecture news / Archive»
- Vivienda CM in Buenos Aires: travertine for the exterior walls and roof of a residential building
- The lobby of Arizona State University’s Washington Center is adorned with desert sandstone worked with CNC-cuts and sandblasting
Design news / Archive»
- Luxury design for the elevator cabin: various features against Coronavirus contagion of passengers, light shapes the box, natural stone or full-size monitors for the walls
- Salvatori shows its novelties 2020 only in the media – even without the furniture fair in Milan and Design Week
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Italian Biesse Group has published the 3. edition of its Sustainability Report
- In the BioProMarL project, researchers hope to give the stone surfaces new properties, modelled on the lotus effect
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Middle East Stone and The Big 5 in Dubai postponed to next year (2021) September 12 – 15
- Message from Xiamen Stone Fair as the Covid-19 virus is spreading in some regions in the Americas, Africa, and India: “We care much about you”
Stone Stories»
Art news / Archive»
- Application open until October 01, 2020: 10 to 15 grants for artists from or living in the Arab world, and/or engaged with the Arab world
- For young emerging Tunesian artists: the Rambourg Foundation Prize for Contemporary Art (submissions postponed to July 15, 2020)
Briefly noted»
People and Jobs
Monica Gawet Receives 2019 Women in Stone Pioneer Award of the Natural Stone Institute
She serviced as president of the Marble Institute of America in 2001 as well as on numerous committees in the industry
Peter de Kok Receives 2018 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement
One of the Marble Institute of America’s earliest members and a long-time member of the Building Stone Institute
„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
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)
US-„Women in Stone” met with German „Meisterfrauen” during Stone+tec in Nuremberg
Both initiatives aim to strengthen the role of women in the stone business / Italy has „Le Donne del Marmo”
Marco De Angelis from GDA (Marmi e Graniti, Massa) is the new president of Confindustria Marmomacchine
Four new vice-presidents were elected at the general assembly / Statistics for the Italian stone branch
The Natural Stone Institute’s testing lab is expanding its facilities with new staff
Dacia Woodworth shall expand the stone sector’s awareness of this service and also work for the „Use Natural Stone”
SNROC of France has reelected Sylvain Laval as president
Head of Carrières du Bassin Parisien defines his plans for official work in the Trade Organization in an interview with Pierre Actual
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“
Renata Malenza received the Marmo+Mac Latin America Award at Vitória Stone Fair
Renata Malenza received the Marmo+Mac Latin America Award at Vitória Stone Fair
