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New markets for the natural stone industry: product design (2)
(April 2012) Shanghai’s STONETECH trade fair (April 25th – 28th 2012) will analyze the future markets for household objects made of natural stone
Design: Material und function to the foreground
(April 2012) German-based Draenert Company introduces a minimalist side table
Art: Darkness of the soul peering out of slate
(April 2012) Spanish artist Pancho Castelo expresses dark moods in dark stone relief
Miscellaneous
(April 2012) Million-$-donation for the restoration of the Washington Monument
Architecture: Stone walls – the new savings bank
(April 2012) Massive construction in natural stone is an idea at home in France: stone used in the building-block-style construction could be reclaimed to build a new home at a later date
Trade fairs: China’s stone industry going its own way
Porcelain stone and local design products were the trend at the Xiamen Trade Fair. The new exhibition hall is taking on shape
Design: Brazil’s modernism in wall and flooring tiles
(April 2012) Mosarte introduces a tile collection named after 20th century buildings particularly mainly from Brasília and Rio
Markets: Spanish know-how for Tashkent
(April 2012) Marble Ortega Stone and the Andalusia School of Marble are providing aid in setting up a modern stone industry in Uzbekistan
Stone symposia scheduled for the months ahead
(April 2012) High times for hammer and chisel
Miscellaneous
(April 2012) Stone in Steven Spielberg’s new film „War Horse“