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Xiamen Stone Fair 2021: Presentation of “Artifacts in Stones“ (small things made of stone)
The Fair organizer hat invited young designers to show their works
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“Architexture“ by Budri and Patricia Urquiola: tables that echo the façades of Renaissance churches
The tabletop is made entirely of glass and is practically invisible, but the legs are eye-catching
Hot for stone designers: Feeel Design World Prize for lasting products made of natural materials (submissions until November 14, 2021)
No prize money for the winners but the realization of a prototype and a contract for production
First competition for natural stone design in Sweden: how to sell even the leftover pieces from production
The federation as initiator had kept the students from pompous ideas, which are not marketable
Winners announced of the 15th Cosentino Design Challenge meant to promote the Spanish group’s engineered stones among young architects and designers
The contest in cooperation with 32 schools and/or universities had 309 entries from European, American and Asian students
Roman stonemasonry at its finest: a villa in the ancient cosmopolitan city of Ephesos displayed marble on its walls up to a height of 6 m
Geoarchaeology Professor Cees Passchier of the University of Mainz, Germany, together with colleagues, has reconstructed the decoration and made some surprising discoveries
Why the Roman stonemasons changed the order of the slabs in the marble bookmatch in a villa in Ephesus
Research by geoarchaeology Professor Cees Passchier of the University of Mainz, Germany, together with colleagues
Product design with natural stone (2): the properties of the stone must support the functionality of the everyday object
Weight, hardness, durability and beauty are just some of the special features that distinguish the material and that the designer can use
The textile “MARM \ MORE“ with marble powder is now also used as a cover for an armchair of Bentley Home luxury furniture
The waste material from natural stone production contributes to the properties and color of the innovative material
For fans of cigar smoking: the “Marquina Cigar Bag“ of the company Mikol conveys the lifestyle of luxury and value and combines for this purpose marble thin stone with leather
The natural stone gives the product its image and uniqueness
Budri and Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer: “Pantheon“ collection of 4 tables inspired by the flooring in the ancient basilica in Rome
The way the inlays are inserted into the tabletops is an homage to the mastery of Italian marble craftsmen
Pierre De Valck: Cabinets and more with lapis lazuli, jasper as well as petrified wood as special accents
The Belgian designer combines the ancient gemstones with the modern material aluminum
Product design with natural stone (1): what is actually meant by this and how can objects for everyday use be created from marble, granite & Co?
“Form Follows Function“ is the guideline, in the case of a competition supplemented by intelligent project management on the part of the curators and clients
The Gravestone Award of the Canton of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland aims to move the bereaved away from mass-produced gravestones
The award was presented for the 25th time in 2020 and honors individual designs by Swiss artists