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Design: Never-ending mosaic ideas
(July 2009) Brazilian firm marketed 230 new ideas last year alone
Stone Stories: „Lovestones“ in Verona
(July 2009) The theatre in the city which served as backdrop to Romeo and Juliet’s dramatic romance is selling stones engraved with oaths of love to finance renovation
European Master craftsman for stonemasonry
Europe has established courses in further education for masonry in cathedral construction in an attempt to keep the pool of knowledge alive
Markets: stop rogue waste disposal
European Union develops waste disposal concept for Palestine’s stone industry
Art: XXL
Swedish artist Claes Hake is famous for his monumental granite sculptures
Miscellaneous
(July 2009) The Natural Stone Show will not take place in 2010
ICSID global Council for Industrial Designers: „All actors perform pro bono“
On the occasion of a planned international organisation for the natural stone sector, Stone-Ideas.com spoke with with Professor Dr. Peter Zec, former ICSID-president
Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi: a modern Lord’s house globally unmatched
White marble and colored stones from all over the world were used for the spectacular building
Fairs: Ideas in Design and Technology
(June 2009) At the Stone+tec in Nurnberg, Stone industry demonstrates its relentless creativity
Markets: Stone consumption in Germany in decline
(June 2009) Slight rise in exports of German stone / Stone+tec in Nuremberg closes with decisive minus