Architecture news / Archive»
- “Stone House” on the island of Menorca: façade with a charming contrast of external plaster and limestone
- Groundbreaking ideas for architecture with natural stone: exhibition „The New Stone Age” in London re-opened until August 28, 2020
Design news / Archive»
- At the stone fair in Vitoria the exhibition “Brazilian Stones Original Design” was shown once again
- Zanettin develops novel gabions that are more than just rectangular wire baskets filled with pebbles
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Eurostat publishes for 37 countries in Europe their Gross Domestic Product per capita, Consumption per capita and Price Level Indices
- Covid-19: SapienStone sees changes in living and praises its porcelain stoneware (with natural stone appearance) for it
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Finally: GaLaBau in Nuremberg only again in 2022, September 14 to 17
- Marmomac 2020 canceled, but the “Re-Start Project” is to take place digitally from September 30 to October 02, 2020
Stone Stories»
- Enhanced weathering of milled rocks could indeed remove CO2 from the atmosphere – but there are limits to the feasibility
- Restless Earth: scientists find out that the Eifel volcanic region in Germany remains seismically active
Art news / Archive»
- For US-artists: call for entries for an artwork at the new gateway plaza in Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Three lavish residencies for worldwide artists who are interested in a cooperation with scientists researching aesthetic liking and aesthetic preferences
Briefly noted»
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs
Italian Stone Theatre at Marmomac 2019: „Naturality: The Uniqueness and Purity of Natural Stone“
Stone as part of the biosphere and of human culture will again be the topic / New buyers program „On the road to Marmomac 2019“
Milan’s FuoriSalone: the grand furniture forum outside the fairgrounds in the city center
Design companies present themselves in galleries / Since some years, there is little room left for young designers and design schools
„Stone Industry“ fair will be held from June 25 to 28, 2019 in Moscow
250 companies from 18 countries will be exhibitors at this 20th issue of the stone show for Russia and Eastern Europe
„Stone Infinite“ exhibition at Xiamen Stone Fair showed the beauty and the wide range of product design with natural stone
Everyday objects with high functionality for usage in everyday life / Designers from Asia, Europe and Latin America
Marble was very much present at the Salone del Mobile 2019
The most important furniture fair worldwide is regarded as a trendsetter / Cooperation with the Scala Opera House
At the Xiamen Stone Fair, parts of the stone branch proved that communication with the consumer is an uncharted land
Point of focus at a press conference was the purportedly uncontrolled release of radon and radioactivity from marble
At its 20th anniversary in 2020, Xiamen Stone Fair will be held from March 16 until 19
Adjustment with the Chinese New Year’s Calendar / The Fair has developed into a Marmomac in Asia
Now China’s stone sector is under pressure due to alleged Radon gas and radiation from granite
A press conference and a lecture at the World Stone Congress in Xiamen will give the public reliable information
News from the natural stone trade fairs around the world: events just for buyers and bridgeheads to foreign countries
State subsidies for the new pseudo marketplaces
