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»
- Is the table lamp “Kryptal” a volcano that serves as a launch pad for a rocket?
- The US-Chinese company Mikol uses thin stone to produce accessories for the special marble lifestyle
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Also in Brazil, the corona lockdown seems to bring about a greater citizens’ appreciation for their homes
- Consumption by US citizens fell significantly in the second quarter of 2020
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»
- Above the US, this year’s Perseid meteor shower will have its peak in the night from August 11 to 12, in the pre-morning hours
- Plato’s cubes, California coast’s surface sinking, the Faroe Bank Channel Overflow in the deep North Atlantic, and the last ice age
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»
People and Jobs
Job offer: Guidoni seeks a Head of Quality, R+D+I and Environment for its production in Narón (North of Spain)
The Brazilian group will soon open its new production site for Topzstone quartz reaching 1 million m² per year
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“
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