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Looking back at Marmomac 2021 with “Brand & Stone 3.0”, curated by Giorgio Canale after an idea by Danilo di Michele: “natural stone as a revolutionary and innovative material“

Looking back at Marmomac 2021 with “Young Stone Project“, curated by Raffaello Galiotto and Vincenzo Pavan: experiments at Italian universities, academies and schools for the innovative application of stone

In the collection “Proiezioni“ (Projections), the designer Elisa Ossino brings light and shadow to marble tables

For maximum contrast between light and dark, the company Salvatori provides the precision of its inlays, where absolutely no joints are visible

Salvatori brings with “Gravity Zodiac“ twelve stone spheres on the market, which have a connection to astrology

The objects are profanely suitable for example as paperweights

Beautiful little things made of natural stone, which can be sold not only as gifts

For the stone industry, the world of accessories offers countless opportunities, if not for sale, then as a promotion for their material

Peter’s Corner: the Marmomac Icon Award of the year 2021, the plastic table lamp “Teddy Boy“ enlarged in stone, is a disaster for the entire sector

The splendor of the floor mosaic of five million small stones in Hisham’s Palace in Jericho can now be seen from above

The complex, dating from the early days of Islamic art, has been roofed over and given an elevated walkway for tourists to enjoy

Stefan Scholten developed for his project “The Stone House“ ideas for the use of the smallest remnants of stone and stone grit

On the initiative of the company Stone Made Italy, he showed flooring, table tops and surfaces for chairs or walls during Milan Design Week 2021

Giorgio Rava has designed “Anima Liquida“, a freestanding sink that is all about water and natural stone, for antoniolupi

The collection also includes floors and walls made of the same clastic rock Ceppo di Grè

Product design using natural stone (3): the sector needs to move away from the sculptors’ way of working and move towards design WITH stone

Everyday products FROM stone are in many cases too heavy and therefore sell at best as unique pieces

Examples of natural stone in furniture construction could be seen again at the FuoriSalone in Milan

Despite the pandemic, many design ideas were presented outside the Salone del Mobile fair in the city center

Turkish design students again displayed many promising ideas for everyday products made of or with the country’s natural stones

For the 3rd time, the Marble Izmir fair hosted the “Young Creative Ideas Platform“

The Salone del Mobile showed 2021 in September under the title of “Supersalone“ only in small format and was a sales show for everyone

Along long walls, exhibitors were able to rent a few square meters to set up or hang up their products / Sustainability was the overall topic

Draenert now offers its “Nelly“ table also with a metal base

The piece of furniture with the natural stone top is one of the company’s bestsellers and was designed in 2001 by founder Dr. Peter Draenert

Xiamen Stone Fair in May 2021, under the title of “Stone Infinite“ for the 3rd time, was dedicated to the search for new ideas for natural stone

Products were presented, among other things, from furniture design, art and small items for everyday life of which many were functional