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“Floating Stair” by Picco Engineering: steel cables with a strong tension turn 19 single granite treads into a unique structure in one piece

A bathroom reflecting the landlord’s love of high-quality hotel suites

Interior designers Lewis Knox used natural stone and classic-style bathroomware with fixtures and fittings from Drummonds

On the Reiserberg not far from Kaiserslautern in Germany there is a walk-in sundial with 12 obelisks made of the local sandstone

The project brings together numerous local features and offers something with which the citizens can identify as well as economic perspectives

The new extension for the Kunsthaus Zürich is clear and simple on the outside, but surprisingly diverse on the inside

David Chipperfield’s architects used a variety of natural stones on the facades and floors to create diverse references to the surroundings

News from the Calçada Portuguesa: a book shows art with the individual stones and a film gives a bird’s eye view of the paved squares in Lisbon

The initiative from the Portuguese capital to make the cobblestones a cultural heritage of humanity has made little or no real progress

The Summit Visitor Center at “America’s Mountain” Pikes Peak is expected to open in early summer

The buildings with a spectacular view at 14,115 feet mimic the pink granite that formed the National Historic Landmark in the Rocky Mountains

Showroom for the furniture company Jolor in Shanghai by Atelier tao+c

With terrazzo from top to bottom, the unreal atmosphere of a spaceship was created, in which every piece of furniture is a highlight

The Natural Stone Institute announces the Pinnacle Award Winners 2020

Submissions must show the “beauty, creativity, ingenuity, and professional mastery in the use of natural stone“ / Entries for the next issue open until July 20, 2021

The new Bohus granite obelisk on Slottsbacken Boulevard in Stockholm is 30 meters high and weighs 280 tons

The project set the highest standards for the industry and received the country’s Natural Stone Award 2020

The white veins of the Pietra Piasentina accompany the vacation guests throughout the house

The limestone matches the color of the wood and the modern kitchen furnishings

T&V Architects renovates London apartment with a sustainable approach and an Italian marble feeling

For the interior design, sustainable materials like Bianco Carrara marble and Crema d’Orcia limestone were used that remind to client of his trips

Best of 2020: Architecture with natural stone

The editors of Stone-Ideas.com have compiled the 5 articles and reports with the most clicks during the last year

News from solid construction with natural stone: not erecting thick walls, but “using the precious resource with moderation and purpose“

Studiolada architects use only thin natural stone ashlar and a timber framework for a health care building in eastern France

The limestone floor tiles bring the Mediterranean lifestyle to a terrace

The Spanish company Rosalstones offers its limestone Abadía Rosal with a hand-aged surface

Showroom for watches with echoes of the film worlds of Stanley Kubrick

The studio for interior design atelier tao+c designed a store for the young brand “Momic” in the megacity Hangzhou in China