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The Salone del Mobile.Milan 2026 (April 21 – 26) has materials and their messages as its new motto
The campaign is part of the fair’s search for the meaning of contemporary design in a world of change and uncertainties
The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has a new look
The logo, logotype, and tagline have been redesigned – but the core of the brand, namely its focus on the values of business and societies, remains unchanged
The story of the Mayan “Red Queen of Palenque“ in the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Until March 2026, the Spanish capital has four exhibitions about “Half of the World: Women in Indigenous Mexico“
The year 2025 saw numerous new ideas for natural stone in construction
Stone dust was shaped using 3D printers, massive stone blocks were clamped together, and Stone Bricks demonstrated their capabilities
The Stone Demonstrator in central London serves as a prototype for solid construction using natural stone with prestressed elements, small blocks, and stone bricks
The prototype will be on display until the end of 2026. It may then travel to another location
Research on the tomb of Emperor Otto I: The marble for the slab comes from quarries on the island of Marmara (Prokonnesos), not from Italy or Greece
In the confusion surrounding ancient spolia, i.e., the reuse of special pieces, specialists from Vienna and Bochum were able to clarify one detail
At the underwater museum “Casa dei Pesci“ (House of Fish) off the coast of Tuscany, marble sculptures draw attention to the exploitation of the oceans
Illegal trawling nets and octopus traps are stripping the seabed bare and tearing out the seagrass