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Tables from Citco’s Zaha Hadid Collection auctioned for the benefit of the new London Design Museum
The Verona based stone company had donated three pieces from its 2013 cooperation with the recently deceased star architect
Wall tiles with 3-D effects in natural stone
Turkish-based Assos Marble showed out-of-the-ordinary design products at the Izmir Trade Fair
Salone del Mobile (2): Designer Raffaello Galiotto enters the lion’s den with his ideas for marble and the likes of it
His concept: in order to conserve the attractive properties of the material, it must constantly be confronted with new ideas
Salone del Mobile (1): Natural stone amply represented – and even visible
But the stone sector must present more new ideas to create attentiveness and to promote its material as modern
Briefly noted
Sky burials are a traditional final resting place in Tibet and Mongolia, where remains are left to birds of prey and vultures which are thought to carry the souls of the dead skyward
Latest news: 1st International Sustainable Stone Conference at Carrara Marmotec on May 20, 2016
Forum to discuss and exchange viewpoints on the issue of „green“ approach and circular economy in the stone sector
Reliefs in natural stone give a building an unmistakable look and provide work for skilled craftsmen
In creating Pousada de Armenteira Spanish architect Mauro Lomba has created a hotel with reference to the land and its people
Cosentino’s Engineered Stone Dekton used in Frankfurt, Germany in a Libeskind project
Slabs in the color „Sirius“ serve as canvass for the architect’s drawing
You are what you eat – a bite of marble says so much about a person
Amen’s designers emulate cocktails and long drinks in a glass combined with natural stone and a healthy portion of irony
Roman Mosaics across the Empire, on view until September 12, 2016, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, L.A.
„Elaborately designed floors of mosaic tiles were an essential element of luxury living,“ says director Timothy Potts