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Architecture with natural stone»

• The new James-Simon-Galerie in Berlin is a treasure for the Museum Island and shines throughout the City
• LafargeHolcim Awards for sustainable construction solutions combined with architectural excellence

Design with natural stone»

• Interior designer Elisabetta de Strobel presents the lamp „Deep Red“ made of Verona Red marble
• For its second collection Marsotto LAB again cooperated with Lausanne’s ECAL School of Fine Art

Markets: Selling Stone»

• „One Million Grams of Granite“: Austrian stonemasons busy themselves with artistic inspiration for one ton of local stone
• GfK market analysis: EU newcomers have significant increases in per capita purchasing power

Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»

• New trade fair: Obra Blanca Expo (OE Expo) for stones and tiles in Mexico City from October 15 to 17, 2019
• „Young Creative Ideas Platform” – second appearance at the Marble Trade Fair Izmir

Stone Stories»

• Earthquakes along the Dead Sea Rift may cause tsunamis threatening the coasts of the Gulf of Eilat-Aqaba
• The „breathing“ of magma chambers below the ocean may cause soft earthquakes related to the tides

Art: Sculpting with Marble etc»

• Spanish A.R. Los Huertos company: contest for sculptures made of recycled construction materials
• „One Million Grams of Granite“: Austrian stonemasons busy themselves with artistic inspiration for one ton of local stone

Briefly noted»

• EU calls for applications for a new pilot project mapping Jewish Cemeteries in Europe
• Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

Briefly noted

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(June 2009) Only one fair will take place in Poland in November



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(May 2009) Train Stations are due for refurbishment in the USA during the next few years



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(April 2009) In many European countries the European Minerals Day will be taking place from Mai 15th to 17th



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(March 2009) A luxury hotel in the style of the Waldorf Astoria is presently being built in Berlin



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(February 2009) „King is Ours“ is the title of a US-campaign



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(January 2009) An unusual mineral exhibit was opened in Germany in the state of Saxony



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(December 2008) Yellow discoloration in Oslo’s opera is seen as an indication of progressive damage to the Carrara-Marble according to a geology professor



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(November 2008) „Success beyond all expectations” was the assertion of Marmomacc’s press-release



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(October 2008) Candoglia-Marble will be used for the new Museum of Modern Art



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(September 2008) An episode in the next James Bond movie „Quantum of Solace“ plays in the quarries of Carrara