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Markets: 30% are processed and resold
(January 2011) Raw block orders from Carrara to China – an analysis / „Made for China“ – a trend
Design: Imaging marble as „young and modern“
(January 2011) Italian-based Decormarmi is seeking to renew the image for stone and hopes to conquer new consumers
Art: Brushstrokes in stone
(January 2011) Polish artist uses unusual technique in mosaics
Adverts
(January 2011) Xiamen-special offer: in February the economy-advertisement is on offer at a discount rate of 100 US-$ (76 €)
Miscellaneous
(January 2011) Cleopatra’s Needle is among the themes of Per Storemyr’s homepage
Stone Insight: How the post-tensioning of the staircases was done
Challenges connected to using the steel cables were to minimize the carbon footprint yet provide robust load transfer and to strike a balance between performance and seamless integration
Stone Insight: Quarrying Stone Slabs with Heat
Examples are described in the scientific literature, and the process is still known e.g. in Southern India
Three staircases in a residential building on Long Island, unlike anything else in the world
The structure, made of white Danby Fantastico marble with tensioned steel cables, is more of a sculpture than a mundane way to get from one floor to another
Touch-stones for hands and feet
Every stone trade fair experiences it time and again: A stone that is aesthetically pleasing almost magnetically attracts beholders to touch it. Could the stone branch make use of this property?