Architecture news / Archive»
- The German Natural Stone Prize (DNP) was awarded for the 19th time
- Call for the creation of a dry stone landscape work in the territory of the Gorges du Gardon Biosphere Reserve in Southern France
Design news / Archive»
- Zanettin develops novel gabions that are more than just rectangular wire baskets filled with pebbles
- United Alabaster company: “the ‘Glans’ lamp comes directly from nature to your space”
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»
- Marmomac 2020 canceled, but the “Re-Start Project” is to take place digitally from September 30 to October 02, 2020
- New dates announced for next Stone+tec in Nuremberg, Germany: 2021, May 12 – 15
Stone Stories»
- Restless Earth: scientists find out that the Eifel volcanic region in Germany remains seismically active
- Glass fiber cables can make a superb network to measure e.g., underwater seismic activity or glacier motion
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»
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Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Several new products using natural stone or competing materials received one of the 2018 Red Dot awards
Natural Stone Institute’s Craftsman of the Year 2018 is Joey Marcella from Mario & Son
His philosophy is „don’t chase the money, chase your passion”/ He is as comfortable with hammer and chisel as with CNC machines
In summer 2016, an ultra-slow earthquake which lasted more than 50 days occurred under the Sea of Marmara
Accumulated energy along faults may be released by slow deformation at depth in the Earth crust
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The Government of Costa Rica hopes to have the mysterious 300 stone spheres recognized as UNESCO World Heritage.
Getty Conservation Institute: protection and new visitor management for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen
In a research over 10 years, the damages in the 3000-year-old wall paintings were analyzed and necessary measures for the world-heritage-site planed
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The Geology of Oman and its breathtaking landscapes are spectacular to tourists and geoscientists alike. The Geoscience Information Society awarded the „Field Guide to the Geology of Northeastern Oman“
How and how fast glaciers slide: decisive factors are the thickness of the ice and the unevenness of the rock bed
Computer modell of Jülich physicist Bo Persson shows that ice with more than 1000 m tickness flows on a lubricating film of water
French government puts on hold its tax increase for diesel fuel used by quarriers
Stone sector’s organizations claim victory for protests which started with the Yellow-Vests-Movement
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Heaven’s Gate the name of a famous rock formation in China’s Tianmen Mountains in the Province of Hunan
How do monuments change their meaning over time and why do some endure while others fall?
„MONUMENTality“ exhibition at the Getty Center in L.A. until April 21, 2019
