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Middle East Stone: a new natural stone trade fair in May 2015 located in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf
A spin-off of the Big5 in Dubai is expecting a sustained boom in luxury buildings in the region
WorldSkills 2015: Participation for stone masons is ensured
In Brazil’s São Paulo, international craftsmen will compare skills in working natural stone
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A mysterious crater 30 cm in diameter opened on the Siberian peninsula of Yamal.
Tucker Awards: Natural stone façade with a touch of Kente Cloth
Philadelphia’s new Barnes Foundation Museum is close to the founder and, like him, seeks to distance itself from its surroundings
Product design: Natural Stone – Electricity – Communication
Italian designers Simone Simonelli, Claudio Larcher and Filippo Protasoni let marble and everyday appliances converge in their collection by the name of „Clique“
Marmomacc 2014: extending the boundaries of natural stone
Verona’s natural stone trade fair aims to improve presentation of architecture and design among other ideas by including a show for furniture and interior design
Cersaie 2014: Trade fair also for natural stone in bathrooms
The big Bologna trade fair, formally for everything pertaining to ceramic, is now wooing representatives of other branches to exhibit their wares
Matthew Simmonds: are there doors to other worlds concealed in stone?
The British sculptor creates fascinating vaults, stairwells and pillared halls
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The Western Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem has been the object of close scrutiny by scientists to examine the effect of erosion on the wall’s limestone
MIA-Pinnacle Awards: black basalt for „an atmosphere of spirituality and refinement“
One of the prizes of the Marble Institute of America went to Stones and Roses Intl for works in Bangkok’s The Sukhothai Residences