Architecture news / Archive»
- Call for architects to develop ideas about “Living Upon the Play”
- Swedish textile patterns as mosaic pavement on the Hagatorget in Karlstad
Design news / Archive»
- Cattelan Italia: glass with the appearance of onyx or marble for table tops or furniture
- Call for ideas for luxury products using glass and glass fiber together with tiny artificial diamonds
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Consumption by US citizens fell significantly in the second quarter of 2020
- China’s foreign trade seems to be recovering from the Covid 19 pandemic
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Initiators from Italy are planning a new fair called “Stone America” co-located with the KBIS in Orlando and simultaneously from February 09 to 11, 2021
- Xiamen Stone Fair postponed to 2021
Stone Stories»
- New construction of the Albula Tunnel in the Swiss Alps: at 1192 m driving, the rock is like a “paste and floating” at 21 m
- Most of Stonehenge’s large boulders called “sarsens” have their origin in West Woods, Wiltshire, 25 km away
Art news / Archive»
- Exhibition „En Passant“ about the influence of impressionism on the art of sculpting
- Call for ideas for luxury products using glass and glass fiber together with tiny artificial diamonds
Briefly noted»
Artists’ Portraits
Natural-stone-designer Chiara Imperiali: „I breathe marble“
The artist originates from Colonnata near Carrara, famous for its stone and just the serpentine road all the way up
Mary Anne Barkhouse’s Grandfather once transported a wolf from one river shore to the other
Canadian artist adopts legends of the Kwakiutl First Nation and picks up on the conflict between man and nature
„Giardini Incantati“ (enchanted gardens) consisting of natural stone refuse and other materials by Matthew Broussard
The artist designed seven miniature arrangements for the Italian-based Recycled Stones Company
Sunny Wieler: Irland’s green hills as an inspiration for private gardens
The Irish artist admires the local landscape and has adopted it as the backdrop for his work
Enchanting animal figures from Eastern Europe
In the Ural Mountains region of Perm the traditional handicraft of using soft stone is experiencing a comeback
Marble butterflies at hand
Italian jewelry designer Sara Devoti combines super-thin natural stone with precious metals
Gerhard Trieb: Cubic landscapes on natural stone surface
Austrian artist Gerhard Trieb cuts grooves in stone and chips away small plateaus
Sharon Nowlan: pebbles capture life in a snap-shot
Canadian artist uses washed-up stone from Nova Scotia’s beaches to compose simple yet expressive pictures
Beatriz Carbonell Ferrer: little stories on every-day life and footprints
Spanish artist addresses every-day questions on family, friends and partnerships in her works
The Clarifier Project: Mosaics made from natural stone and ceramic offal
In Colorado State’s city of Lyons, citizens have given an unsightly concrete block a new and friendly appearance
