Enhanced weathering of milled rocks could indeed remove CO2 from the atmosphere – but there are limits to the feasibility
Research shows that the procedure could only be a small contribution and would require strong pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
Architecture news / Archive»
- “Stone House” on the island of Menorca: façade with a charming contrast of external plaster and limestone
- Groundbreaking ideas for architecture with natural stone: exhibition „The New Stone Age” in London re-opened until August 28, 2020
Design news / Archive»
- At the stone fair in Vitoria the exhibition “Brazilian Stones Original Design” was shown once again
- Zanettin develops novel gabions that are more than just rectangular wire baskets filled with pebbles
Markets: Selling Stone»
- Eurostat publishes for 37 countries in Europe their Gross Domestic Product per capita, Consumption per capita and Price Level Indices
- Covid-19: SapienStone sees changes in living and praises its porcelain stoneware (with natural stone appearance) for it
Reports from Stone Trade Fairs»
- Finally: GaLaBau in Nuremberg only again in 2022, September 14 to 17
- Marmomac 2020 canceled, but the “Re-Start Project” is to take place digitally from September 30 to October 02, 2020
Stone Stories»
- Enhanced weathering of milled rocks could indeed remove CO2 from the atmosphere – but there are limits to the feasibility
- Restless Earth: scientists find out that the Eifel volcanic region in Germany remains seismically active
Art news / Archive»
- For US-artists: call for entries for an artwork at the new gateway plaza in Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Three lavish residencies for worldwide artists who are interested in a cooperation with scientists researching aesthetic liking and aesthetic preferences
Briefly noted»
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
“Cloud Xiamen Stone Fair”, i.e. the virtual edition of the stone fair, was launched on June 06, 2020 and had 193,666 page views in the first week
Prince Claus Fund and Goethe-Institut: call for art-projects which lead to sustainability and better societies
Applications may come from countries with weak economies in Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe / Deadline is July 31, 2020
New dates announced for next Stone+tec in Nuremberg, Germany: 2021, May 12 – 15
Elke Harreiss is the new director of the key meeting point for the stone industry in Central Europe
Peter’s Corner: the new start after Covid-19, which Marmomac wants to give companies with its “Re-Start” Project, could be more than just back to business as usual
Peter Becker, editor-in-chief of Stone-Ideas.com, believes that the industry must take environmental aspects more seriously and redefine luxury
Call for the creation of a dry stone landscape work in the territory of the Gorges du Gardon Biosphere Reserve in Southern France
International architects may enter the contest (only in French) / € 55,000 for the realization of the winner’s idea
Scientists provide an explanation for the strange asymmetry between the moon’s near and far side
The clues are linked to an important property of KREEP, a type of rock signature known on Earth only from moon-meteorites
New from Promemoria: lamps by designer Romeo Sozzi from 2013
In Corona-times, the Italian company with the motto “Beyond Luxury” has relaunched an ancient collection
Designer Raffaello Galiotto and the Margraf company give a marble facade the appearance of a curtain
The 350 individual elements can be produced and mounted on the wall in natural stone more cost-effectively than in other materials
