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The splendor of the floor mosaic of five million small stones in Hisham’s Palace in Jericho can now be seen from above
The complex, dating from the early days of Islamic art, has been roofed over and given an elevated walkway for tourists to enjoy
Stefan Scholten developed for his project “The Stone House“ ideas for the use of the smallest remnants of stone and stone grit
On the initiative of the company Stone Made Italy, he showed flooring, table tops and surfaces for chairs or walls during Milan Design Week 2021
Giorgio Rava has designed “Anima Liquida“, a freestanding sink that is all about water and natural stone, for antoniolupi
The collection also includes floors and walls made of the same clastic rock Ceppo di Grè
Product design using natural stone (3): the sector needs to move away from the sculptors’ way of working and move towards design WITH stone
Everyday products FROM stone are in many cases too heavy and therefore sell at best as unique pieces
Examples of natural stone in furniture construction could be seen again at the FuoriSalone in Milan
Despite the pandemic, many design ideas were presented outside the Salone del Mobile fair in the city center
Turkish design students again displayed many promising ideas for everyday products made of or with the country’s natural stones
For the 3rd time, the Marble Izmir fair hosted the “Young Creative Ideas Platform“
The Salone del Mobile showed 2021 in September under the title of “Supersalone“ only in small format and was a sales show for everyone
Along long walls, exhibitors were able to rent a few square meters to set up or hang up their products / Sustainability was the overall topic
Draenert now offers its “Nelly“ table also with a metal base
The piece of furniture with the natural stone top is one of the company’s bestsellers and was designed in 2001 by founder Dr. Peter Draenert
Xiamen Stone Fair in May 2021, under the title of “Stone Infinite“ for the 3rd time, was dedicated to the search for new ideas for natural stone
Products were presented, among other things, from furniture design, art and small items for everyday life of which many were functional
Xiamen Stone Fair 2021: Presentation of “Artifacts in Stones“ (small things made of stone)
The Fair organizer hat invited young designers to show their works
“Architexture“ by Budri and Patricia Urquiola: tables that echo the façades of Renaissance churches
The tabletop is made entirely of glass and is practically invisible, but the legs are eye-catching
Hot for stone designers: Feeel Design World Prize for lasting products made of natural materials (submissions until November 14, 2021)
No prize money for the winners but the realization of a prototype and a contract for production
First competition for natural stone design in Sweden: how to sell even the leftover pieces from production
The federation as initiator had kept the students from pompous ideas, which are not marketable
Winners announced of the 15th Cosentino Design Challenge meant to promote the Spanish group’s engineered stones among young architects and designers
The contest in cooperation with 32 schools and/or universities had 309 entries from European, American and Asian students