Architecture news / Archive»
- Call for the creation of a dry stone landscape work in the territory of the Gorges du Gardon Biosphere Reserve in Southern France
- Designer Raffaello Galiotto and the Margraf company give a marble facade the appearance of a curtain
Design news / Archive»
- Pure Talents Contest at imm Cologne 2021: chances for young talents working in the field of furniture to show their ideas to the world
- New from Promemoria: lamps by designer Romeo Sozzi from 2013
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Covid-19: SapienStone sees changes in living and praises its porcelain stoneware (with natural stone appearance) for it
- Peter’s Corner: the new start after Covid-19, which Marmomac wants to give companies with its “Re-Start” Project, could be more than just back to business as usual
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- New dates announced for next Stone+tec in Nuremberg, Germany: 2021, May 12 – 15
- Next Cersaie will take place in 2021 from September 27 to October 01
Stone Stories»
- After the assassination of Caesar, a volcanic eruption in Alaska caused a worldwide weather anomaly which contributed to the end of the Roman Republic
- Archaeologists discover a massive circle of prehistoric shafts near Stonehenge
Art news / Archive»
- Prince Claus Fund and Goethe-Institut: call for art-projects which lead to sustainability and better societies
- The Atlantic magazine interviewed 3 artists in the USA about the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on their work: “That is what we train for,” says one
Briefly noted»
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs
Marmomac 2020: 10 international designers re-interprete marble by forming the age-old and eternal material with young and modern technologies
Shown will be sculptural furniture and unexpected objects as well as essential and minimal shapes or ideas focusing on the stone’s veins and colors
The 20th Xiamen International Stone Fair is further postponed – to October 27-30, 2020 – and will have a virtual extension
From June on the online platform „Cloud Xiamen Stone Fair will be available / The 21st issue in 2021 is scheduled for May 18-21
„Percorsi d’Arte“ shows how new technologies open doors for sculptors (4)
Four artists and industrial designer Raffaello Galiotto developed works previously impossible to accomplish
IMM Cologne 2020: More natural living is the top trend
Natural stone was once again a material used in furniture making, with marble varieties being used a lot, especially with strong colors
France’s natural stone fair Rocalia 2019: Quetzalcoatl as drystone wall
In its 2nd edition, the biennial event in Lyon offered a rich program of creative ideas and registered 13% more visitors
