Architecture news / Archive»
- Lucien Arkas Art Gallery not far from Izmir: despite natural stone not a monolith, but an open building
- Penthouse on Spain’s Costa del Sol: The stairs and a wall as “sculptural elements” to divide the space
Design news / Archive»
- The company Lundhs from Norway can be an example of how a natural stone company can successfully market its own materials with product design
- A reception counter like a massive stone block that can be extended to form a long table
Markets: Selling Stone»
- The USA continues to be the richest country in the world and its citizens hold almost one third of the world’s wealth
- Peter’s Corner: Italy’s natural stone exports declined by (-)5.3% in 2019 after value for the 4th year in succession and that is also the repercussion of persistent marketing failures
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Registration for “Marmomac Restart Digital Edition” will start on September 10, 2020
- September topic of the Cloud Xiamen Stone Fair’s Product Focus: “Quarry Planet, Journey around the NEW Quarries”
Stone Stories»
- Over 100,000 years ago, fertile loess from the Negev helped the early humans on their way from Africa to Eurasia with the “land of milk and honey” in the Levant
- The peaks of the so-called stone forests were formed by natural dissolution of the rocks in the water and related currents
Art news / Archive»
- Mosaics of marble and glass that take the emptiness out of potholes in city streets and maybe even give them a sense of purpose
- “Break for Art” by the The Dallas Museum of Art: 10 minutes for a deep and unexited look at masterpieces
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
The „Stone” Trade Fair in Poznań in November 2019 registered almost 300 exhibitors and 5000 visitors
It has established itself as a small but distinguished show with a large supporting program
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