Architecture news / Archive»
- Lucien Arkas Art Gallery not far from Izmir: despite natural stone not a monolith, but an open building
- Penthouse on Spain’s Costa del Sol: The stairs and a wall as “sculptural elements” to divide the space
Design news / Archive»
- French company Ateliers Zelij launches a new collection with stone and terrazzo
- Riluc is a Portuguese manufacturer of design furniture, sometimes using natural stone
Markets: Selling Stone»
- The USA continues to be the richest country in the world and its citizens hold almost one third of the world’s wealth
- Peter’s Corner: Italy’s natural stone exports declined by (-)5.3% in 2019 after value for the 4th year in succession and that is also the repercussion of persistent marketing failures
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Registration for “Marmomac Restart Digital Edition” will start on September 10, 2020
- September topic of the Cloud Xiamen Stone Fair’s Product Focus: “Quarry Planet, Journey around the NEW Quarries”
Stone Stories»
- Over 100,000 years ago, fertile loess from the Negev helped the early humans on their way from Africa to Eurasia with the “land of milk and honey” in the Levant
- The peaks of the so-called stone forests were formed by natural dissolution of the rocks in the water and related currents
Art news / Archive»
- “Break for Art” by the The Dallas Museum of Art: 10 minutes for a deep and unexited look at masterpieces
- Central Park has its first monument depicting “real” women (and persons of color) to commemorate the ratification-centennial of the Amendment, which gave women the right to vote
Briefly noted»
New knowledge about the vast stone monuments constructed in Saudi Arabia 7,000 years ago
The enigmatic “mustatils” may have been “ritual sites where groups of people met to perform some kind of currently unknown social activities”
At the Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris, Carrara marble façade panels were replaced with Bethel White granite from the US
It was a great luck for the worldwide stone sector that after the damage to the stone this building icon was not lost to other façade materials
Central Park has its first monument depicting “real” women (and persons of color) to commemorate the ratification-centennial of the Amendment, which gave women the right to vote
Bronze figures of Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Call for 6 stone or wood sculptors respectively for the 1st Fichtelgebirge International Art Biennial in Marktleuthen, Germany, from May 28 until June 11, 2021
For selected artists: free accommodation, travel costs and a royalty of 2000 € / Application deadline: January 31, 2021
British Martin Moore’s “New Classic” kitchen features flat panels and delicate round mouldings on the doors
The company is inspired by the classical English lifestyle and has a focus on craft and handwork with natural stone as an important material
Exhibition “Canova and Thorvaldsen. The birth of modern sculpture” now as 360° virtual tour in English and Italian
Both artists re-interpreted themes from the Classical World and used new techniques in the creation of their works
The b2b-event “Ma.R.Mo.” of IMM Carrara shall bring a “renaissance” for the white Tuscany marbles
It will be postponed to October 28 – 30, 2020 and have an online section where the Manifesto “Architects for the Future” will be discussed, among other topics
In Turkey, the Mineral Exporters’ Associations offer scholarships to encourage young people to study their subjects
The industry has a shortage of qualified professionals and does not have the very best reputation / IMIB design competition again
“Quarry” is the coming theme in Cloud Xiamen Stone Fair’s “Product Focus”
Each month, brands and products from 10 to 20 exhibitors will be highlighted in special online presentations
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