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Architecture with natural stone»
Design with natural stone»
- Lithea Company’s new natural stone collection refers to the Byzantine Empire
- Marble, alabaster and onyx are also popular as material for lamps
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Europe has endorsed considering social and ecological issues in public procurement
- Euroroc informs: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) approves tariffs against Quartz Products from China
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Italian Stone Theatre at Marmomac 2019: „Naturality: The Uniqueness and Purity of Natural Stone“
- Milan’s FuoriSalone: the grand furniture forum outside the fairgrounds in the city center
Stone Stories»
- The „breathing“ of magma chambers below the ocean may cause soft earthquakes related to the tides
- Stone Age, mother-of-pearl
Art: Sculpting with Marble etc»
- Sculptors and other artists may apply for residence scholarships of Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop, Northern Germany
- Art aficionados and citizens of Carrara bring opera to the marble for a change
Briefly noted»
Briefly noted
Greek Chatzisavvas company has small Christmas decoration items made of local marble and slate
The affiliate of Akrolithos company has its focus on design with natural stone
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Above the new International Railway Station of Bologna stands a Shoah Memorial. Its base is comprised of granite slabs, the side walls are clad in limestone.
31-km wide meteorite crater under Greenland’s ice-shield investigated
An international team of scientists used a new remote radar system and debris analysis to verify the deep deformation in the bedrock
Scientists find out that also in Southern Africa stone tools’ trade connected distant communities
Research by lithic experts shows that there are strong similarities in the design over a distance of 300 km
First rain in Atacama desert since 500 years caused a devastation among local microbial life – as it may have happened on Mars, too
The rains in the last three years are attributed to changing climate over the Pacific Ocean
(Christmas-)Gifts for people who adore natural stone
Like in the years before, Stone-Ideas.com’s editors have collected some inspirations for presents from the wide culture of marble, granite & Co
„Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia“ at the Louvre Abu Dhabi until February 16, 2019
The exhibition follows camel caravans, maritime trading routes and pilgrims’ paths to retract exchanges and encounters in the Arabian Peninsula
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The Fourth Plinth of London’s Trafalgar Square is a London specialty: Long bare, it serves as a presentation pedestal for modern art since 1999
November 11th marks the end of WWI
The Verdun memorial commemorates one of the bloodiest battles of the 20th century
Seven webinars about stone and how to use it from the Natural Stone Academy
Since its launch in September 2018, the NSI initiative had 1500 scolars completing its courses / CEU credits for professionals
