Peter’s Corner on Marmomac 2021: the trade fair showed groundbreaking ideas for the future self-portrayal of the stone sector, but unfortunately also indecision on the important topic of sustainability

The 2021 medals at EuroSkills in stonemasonry go to Sebastian Wienerroither (gold, Austria), Alexis Tatin (silver, France) and Julian Wally (bronze, Germany)

The competition was held in September in Graz / Next issue will be in 2023 in St. Petersburg

“SuperHink“: a new Swiss architectural award for natural stonework (1)

For the first time, the award was presented in the categories of architecture and landscape design by the Pro Naturstein consortium

Was the Middle Bronze Age city called Tall el-Hammam the Biblical Sodom and was it destroyed by a meteorite exploding above the ground?

Scientists from East Carolina University, among others, analyzed a 1.5-meter-thick layer of carbon and ash in the Jordan Valley

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

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

The highest waterfall on land is Salto Ángel in Venezuela with 979 meters (photo). Much higher falls can be found in the ocean, e.g., in the Denmark Strait