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Salone del Mobile 2022 (2): at the 60th furniture fair in Milan, visitors from China and Russia were almost completely absent

The president of the Italian furniture association sees a “structural transformation“ of society towards healthy living and high-quality products

Marmomac renames its Italian Stone Theatre to “Plus Theatre”

Shown will be ideas for the application of natural stone in architecture, art and design / Four international technical journals are to organize a program on sustainability and markets

Salone del Mobile 2022 (1): The Wild Stones with bold colors and eye-catching structures have found their way into the world of furniture

Exotic quartzites and granites, as well as onyxes, were used in large numbers for the first time in the exhibits at the 2022 Milan Furniture Fair

Brazil’s state of Bahia has published an updated edition of its Atlas of Ornamental Stones (“Atlas de Rochas Ornamentais“) with 188 varieties available for free download

“Why natural stone remains a timeless and flexible option for many interior applications including countertops and flooring,“ is the new topic on the Use Natural Stone webpage by the US-Natural Stone Institute

For the 4th time, Marble Izmir Fair organized its “Young Creative Ideas Platform“, a competition for young designers for innovative product ideas with natural stone

For the first time product design: “The Gaze Beyond“ is the title of Antolini’s capsule collection of marble tableware created by designer Alessandro La Spada

Irish Green is the material in focus but other stones are available on request

Peter’s Corner: when, if not now, does the natural stone sector want to put extra effort into marketing?

Low-cost countries like China have supply problems, customers value domestic materials, and the competitors’ costs are skyrocketing

ANDEER GRANITE, a green gneiss with high resistance usable in all areas of natural stone construction, from Toscano company, Switzerland

Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone

Federico Fraccaroli of Fraccaroli e Balzan Spa company was elected President of the Italian Natural Stone Association Confindustria Marmomacchine for 2022 to 2024