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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»
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs
Milan’s Salone del Mobile (1): use of natural stone is a trendsetter in interior décor
More than in previous years, exhibitors showed furniture in stone and especially in marble
Milan’s Salone del Mobile (2): use of natural stone is a trendsetter in interior décor
Many exhibitors showed furniture in stone and especially in marble
Fortaleza Brazil Stone Fair: Visiting the quarries where the „paintings by mother nature“ come from
The fair from June 01 – 03, 2017 offers tours to the so called exótic and superexótic stones
Izmir Marble Trade Fair: Update for the natural stone branch at the center of „Sector Talks“
For the first time, IZFAS Trade Fair Organizers held a convention for exhibitors and visitors
Turkey is currently facing challenging times
The difficult situation was not evident at the Trade Fair Marble in Izmir (Mach 22- 25, 2017)
3. Transylvania Stone Expo from May 25 – 27, 2017 in the city of Cluj-Napoca in Romania
Organizer is the regional Stonemasons’ Association APTRA
Euroroc-members visited the Xiamen Trade Fair
25 representatives of natural stone trade organizations accepted an invitation to China
Xiamen Stone Fair 2017: Significant growth in foreign visitors
10 % decline in exhibitors from abroad / Brazilian „Samba“ team again winner of the Lundhs football tournament
Xiamen Stone Fair has now its focus on a qualitative growth in order to become the worldwide showcase for news in the branch
The 17th issue in 2017 brought only moderate increase in the numbers of visitors / Continuing trend to intricate booth design
Cancellation of cancellation: Vitória Stone Fair will now take place in June 06-09, 2017
Since long time, exhibitors had been discontented with the February date due its proximity to carnival and Xiamen Stone Fair
