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Bernie Van Etten Receives Inaugural David Fell Spirit of Service Award

The so-called Heritage Stones (or Geoheritage Stones) designate varieties that have played an important role for mankind over centuries

The title is awarded by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) / Other new categories are Geological Heritage Sites and GeoCollections

Natural Stone Institute: Katie Jensen (Triton Stone Group) is the 2023 Women in Stone Pioneer Award recipient

Natural Stone Institute (NSI): Dan Rea (Coldspring) receives the 2022 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement

The European Association of Stonemasons EACD has a new board: President is master and engineer Norbert Kienesberger from Austria

Currently the 4th tour to the European Master of Craft (EMC) comes to the home stretch

Stone Insight: the architect Pepa Díaz uses remnants of natural stone instead of man-made bricks and shows what possibilities lie in the 100% natural material

Natural stone remnants can be used to build walls just like bricks, as shown by architect Pepa Díaz and the company Rosal Stones

MICHELANGELO GRIGIO®️, a gray marble with white veins, full of energy and strength, from Brazilian company Michelangelo, located in the Southern state of Paraná

“Building with solid (massive) stone” is the title of a new report on the French webpage Envie de Pierre (Desire for Stone). That ancient type of construction is again popular in France

The Natural Stone Institute’s Grande Pinnacle Award 2022 goes to ”Utopia” by sculptor Jaume Plensa with ethnic faces of women from around the world, created in marble by Canadian Picco Group