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Design: New Shapes of Water
(December 2009) Design-contest for new talents for works combining white Carrara marble with glass
Design News (Archive)
Markets: Industrial Design – big Opportunity
Products for house, home, and gardening may open up new markets for the natural stone sector
Design: Ready-to-install parquet in natural stone
(November 2009) Brazilian Company fuses stone rods for flooring or countertops
Design: Playground for the designer
(October 2009) „Marmomacc meets design” campaign once again bore many unusual ideas
Design: Living like in a Venetian Palace
For his exhibit „The Doge’s Marble“ at Marmomacc 2009, Raffaello Galiotto found design inspiration in the ancient splendor of the Doge’s Palace in Venice
Design: Wonderland out of Marble and Onyx
(October 2009) At Marmomacc, „Marbleous Garden“ plays with material and the beholder’s imagination
Tropical Marble
Brazilian Company Michelangelo Mármores e Granitos presents natural stone from South America
Decorative ornaments for facades
The „Wallcladding Concept” offers a wide array of design possibilities for landlords and architects alike
Design: new ideas for chimney design
Spanish company Arriaga Stone is awarded one of the Red-Dot-Prizes for its innovative décor
Fairs: staying in touch with design
(August 2009) Even in the years between the biennial Marmotec Stone Fair Carrara is mobilizing its assets
Design: Never-ending mosaic ideas
(July 2009) Brazilian firm marketed 230 new ideas last year alone
ICSID global Council for Industrial Designers: „All actors perform pro bono“
On the occasion of a planned international organisation for the natural stone sector, Stone-Ideas.com spoke with with Professor Dr. Peter Zec, former ICSID-president
Stone windowpanes
Water-jet-cutting-technology enables cost efficient production in stone of bar tracery also known as Mashrabiya in the Arabic countries or Jalis on the Indian continent
Design: Stone wallpaper
Stone mosaic can look like woven textile or wood as proven by Turkish manufacturer Bayyurt
Design: Gold and Silver for the Background
(April 2009) US company produces exclusive tiles made of marble, limestone and precious metals