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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»
Design with natural stone
Designer Chris Basias: marble and brass lamps in balance
Greek designer takes the antique heritage of his country lightly placing great importance on perfection in craftsmanship
Book „Marmo 4.0“: how the time-honored natural stone became a modern building material
The book describes works of the famous Italian Designer Raffaello Galiotto, which caused admiration at Marmomac’s Italian Stone Theatre
Italian Pimar company’s „Case e Casette“ (Houses and Huts) may be toys for adults
Messapò is a system of two modules to create indivudal furniture inspired by drystone walling
EU-program Worth Partnership Project may be attractive also for stone designers with furniture ideas
Application open until October 24, 2018 / Italian Filipari designers and their innovative textiles made of marble powder were accepted to the program
British Lapicida stone company offers bookmatching also with porcelain tiles
For usage „where budgets are limited or marble slabs would be too thick or heavy“, according to a press release
Angelo Mangiarotti never actively practiced product design per se but he was an excellent sculptor of natural stone
Form alone was what drove him; functionality was secondary, almost negligible
„Mosartec“ by Friul Mosaic and Alberto Apostoli
The tradition of an ancient mosaic is brought together with modern bathroom technology
Turkish Company Silkar/Akdo shows what millimeter-thin stone sheets can do
Technical novelties do not always compete with the original marble or granite
Bad taste by Lebanese designer Richard Jasmine: marble vases in the exact shape of bombs and missiles
Distributed by Italian studio JCP, the objects are meant to help to overcome war on Earth
Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002) was one of Italy‘s first masters of natural stone design
In tandem with his brother Pier Giacomo, Achille designed several items which have become icons of interior design
