European Capitals of Culture in 2020: Galway in Ireland and Rijeka in Croatia

As usual, the editorial staff of Stone-Ideas.com looked up what both have to offer in terms of natural stone

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

The 2020 Pritzker Prize goes to Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara who founded Grafton Architects in Dublin

Coronavirus emergency: Confindustria Marmomacchine note

Natural stone walls connect the interior of a new building with the surroundings in a village not far from Prague

Architect Martin Čeněk wanted to integrate the building on the slope inconspicuously into the landscape and optimize it energetically

„Scagliola“ finish from the Florentine Renaissance used for modern table top design

In the latest Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors collection, new varieties of marble or onyx and special manufacturing techniques have been introduced

Tesoro Bianco marble is the 2020 Stone of the Year

Outdoor exhibition „Sculpture by the Sea” at Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia until March 23, 2020

Shown are 70 sculptures by artists from Australia and abroad

Marble tables „Angelo M“ by Leo Aerts: timeless design with timeless material

Studio Alinea’s Belgian designer, based in the town of Geel, numbers and signs each piece

Space salad: no soil needed for the „Veggie” chamber but plant pillows with clay like used on baseball fields

Nasa published research results about red romaine lettuce grown on board the International Space Station (ISS)

Cancian Pavimenti: Terrazzo Veneziano with a variety of natural stone inlays

The company was inspired by Carlo Scarpa’s Design for the Olivetti company from the 1950s