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In his book “Kulturgeschichte des Mühlsteins“ (Cultural History of the Millstone), former CEO Harald Marschner tells of the thick round stones, how they came out of the quarries and how the millers knew how to work with them

Sensation finds from Jordan and Saudi Arabia: carvings in stone are the oldest construction plans of humanity

The depictions describe so-called desert kites, which are long stone ramparts for catching animals in the former savannah

Peters Corner: what it means for the natural stone sector that Polycor, with more than 50 quarries and 20 factories in Canada, the U.S. and France, has become one of the big fish in the business

Stone Magazine “Sten” (02/2023) presents 3 Swedish designers who work with natural stone: Agnes Mohlins, Maja Bakken, Sara Ekholm

Elyn Zimmerman’s work “Sudama,“ with reflective and rough granite surfaces, was moved to American University in Washington DC

The monumental work, formerly titled: “Marabar,“ references the caves of Indian monks and allows nature and culture to interplay

An interactive 3D model recreates the Old Man of the Mountain that fell off the cliff in New Hampshire on May 03, 2003

The face-shaped granite formation destroyed by weathering once was the state emblem

Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock

“Marble. Carving the Future“ is the title of the new marketing campaign of the Italian association Confindustria Marmomacchine with the support of the export organization ICE

Best prospects for the natural stone sector in China: the government aims to increase private consumption of high-quality and environmentally friendly products

Guidelines are the turn to quality and to a “green“ consumption as well as the strengthening of the domestic market in general

Magazine “Turkish Stone World” #121 reports about replanting an abondoned quarry in Antalya’s Korkuteli district

Salone del Mobile 2023: our photo gallery gives an overview of how designers are currently using natural stone to design the stands and the furniture pieces