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
Anna Korver: femininity in natural stone
New Zealand sculptor debates on the role of women in society
Beatriz Cunha: „Organs related to anatomy and sometimes to the history of art or music“
Portuguese artist works with stone and other material
Pippa Unwin: a foible for animals, children and stone
British stone mason illustrated children’s books before turning to sculpting in stone
Sculptor Gedion Nyanhongo has chosen love as the central theme for his artwork
(September 2013) Zimbabwean sculptor sees himself as „Stone sculptor of the 21st century”
Once an artist, always an artist
(July 2013) Spanish sculptor Jose Luis Hinchado knew since he was 9 years old what he would be when he grew up
„Without having to explain what it’s about“
(May 2013) Belgian-born New Zealand-resident Renate Verbrugge merely wants her natural stone works to leave an impression
Art: „Hands can create, destroy, caress“
(March 2013) Slovak artist Veronika Priehodová chose themes revolving around relationships between people as well as around people and their global surroundings
Art: Petrified bottles of ketchup
(February 2013) US-American artist Robin Antar reproduces household objects that look like the real thing
Art: Citizens, to the mosaics!
(January 2013) An underpass in Poland’s city of Krakow was embellished with citizen’s inspiration, craftsmanship and natural stone
Art: Stone Age in Cyberia
(January 2013) Australian artist creates a Lego-block replacement for a chipped rock
