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Stockholm’s Art Hotel “At Six“: a hotel lobby with an over-sized woman’s head in marble by artist Jaume Plensa
Universal Design Studio from London burned a building of the Brutalist school of architecture into a luxury hotel with ample works of art
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„Die Gute Form“ („The Good Form”) is a German craftsmanship-competition, in which marks are given for creativity and skill
In Germany, as well as in some other European countries, apprentices are required to prove their skills by submitting a hand-crafted piece of their work
„Pictorama“: bringing pictograms in stone to life
Portuguese architect Jorge Silva together with LSI Stone has realized a fascinating design idea
Hirotoshi Ito aims to show how warm and soft stone can be by conveying joy and happiness
Beholders are meant to laugh and have fun with his works
„Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer“ at the MET in New York City until February 12, 2018
First the artist turned to drawing, whether he was creating a painting, a sculpture, or architecture, and it is what unified his career
Marmomac goes Cinema: for the first time Marmomac showed films revolving around the common theme of marble
The seven clips showed documentaries or short films and were chosen in cooperation with the Milan Design Film Festival
„Marble underestimated”: Belgian performance-artist Mikes Poppe failed to free himself from a Carrara block
He had chained himself to the stone and tried to chisel it to dust but had to give up after 19 days
William Turner’s „Ehrenbreitstein“ animated as a 3D-scenery of the landscape at the river Rhine
For the auction of the famous artwork, Sotheby’s had commissioned a Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) of the painting
Auguste Rodin gave his sculptures in marble and bronze the expression of life and feelings
The French artist died 1917 and broke with ancient traditions and opened the way to modern plastic art
Stone objects by Gonzalo Fonseca at the Noguchi Museum in New York City until March 11, 2018
The Uruguayan-born artist used limestone refuse from construction or rough pieces of marble directly elaborated in the quarry
At Marmomac, stone sculptor Jago was awarded „Master of Stone“ in the tradition of Verona’s Ancient Guild of Stone Arts
He „merges the past and tradition with creativity, inventiveness and modern vision“, according to the jury
„Lavaface“ by designer Matteo Tampone and Nero Sicilia Company
Applied to Mount Etna volcanic stone, pulverized glass is exposed to ultra-high temperatures and bonds with the surface
Fundraising campaign „In the Name of Michelangelo“ by Opera di Santa Croce in Florence
The artist’s tomb and the Buonarroti Family’s altarpiece need urgent restoration
Alasdair Thomson: marble textile on a hanger
Scottish artist deceives the beholder with natural stone and other material
„Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael around 1500“ in London’s National Gallery until January 2018
The presentation of 8 works of „The triumvirate of the High Renaissance“ discusses how they were rivals and learned from each other