Architecture news / Archive»
- Lucien Arkas Art Gallery not far from Izmir: despite natural stone not a monolith, but an open building
- Penthouse on Spain’s Costa del Sol: The stairs and a wall as “sculptural elements” to divide the space
Design news / Archive»
- A reception counter like a massive stone block that can be extended to form a long table
- French company Ateliers Zelij launches a new collection with stone and terrazzo
Markets: Selling Stone»
- The USA continues to be the richest country in the world and its citizens hold almost one third of the world’s wealth
- Peter’s Corner: Italy’s natural stone exports declined by (-)5.3% in 2019 after value for the 4th year in succession and that is also the repercussion of persistent marketing failures
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Registration for “Marmomac Restart Digital Edition” will start on September 10, 2020
- September topic of the Cloud Xiamen Stone Fair’s Product Focus: “Quarry Planet, Journey around the NEW Quarries”
Stone Stories»
- Over 100,000 years ago, fertile loess from the Negev helped the early humans on their way from Africa to Eurasia with the “land of milk and honey” in the Levant
- The peaks of the so-called stone forests were formed by natural dissolution of the rocks in the water and related currents
Art news / Archive»
- Mosaics of marble and glass that take the emptiness out of potholes in city streets and maybe even give them a sense of purpose
- “Break for Art” by the The Dallas Museum of Art: 10 minutes for a deep and unexited look at masterpieces
Briefly noted»
Markets: Selling Stone
Brexit: „Early orders, at the moment, increased costs for shipping and extended delivery times, on the long run“
Interview with Stephan Bohlinger from German stone tools and machinery company J. König about the UK leaving the EU
Freedonia market research: US Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining Products to Grow 5.2% in 2019
Homeowners are increasingly likely to dedicate parts of their outdoor living spaces to dining and entertaining
Training for tour-guides: heightening awareness for stone by means of storytelling
Bad Urach UNESCO-Global Geopark in the Swabian Jura is bringing its knowledge pool within reach of tourists
New European business vehicle INSTEX might facilitate stone trade with Iran
France, Germany, and Britain announced triangular transactions to circumvent Donald Trump’s sanction against Iran
Comparing life-cycle assessment of floor coverings, natural stone has an outstanding track record
Study by the German Deutscher Naturwerkstein-Verband (DNV) calling other countries to translate the publication’s English version for their own marketing
Theme of the year 2019: stone marketing with new ideas, e.g.: product design and emotions
Peter Becker, editor in chief of Stone-Ideas.com, asks what is in store for the next twelve months and what should the branch be delivering
Top 20 most expensive residential markets worldwide ranked by US$ per square meter
Monaco with $49,000 on top of the list followed by NYC, London, St Tropez and St Cap Ferrat
Primeira Pedra: a marble carpet instead of pavement in an unpretentious London district
Designer Michael Anastassiades used production waste as a means of advertising for Portugal’s stone branch
Guidoni Group: „One Stop Shop“-concept places the customer at the center of sales replacing the stone or its tradition
Brazil’s stone branch behemoth has taken up engineered stone and ceramics in its program without letting up on granites
GfK market analysis: in 2018, Europeans had around €355 more per person for spending compared to the year before
Among the 42 studied countries Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Iceland had the highest average purchasing power
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