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Miscellaneous: ideas all around natural stone
The Chankillo Solar Observatory in Peru has the so-called Fortified Temple with 3 stone wall rings in the center. The gate in the inner wall is particularly striking.
An exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum (through May 15, 2022) shows how Renaissance and Baroque painters used stones as canvas and for more
The blue of lapis lazuli became water or sky, striations in lined jasper represented the sea’s undulating waves
Antolini supplied the natural stone for the interior design in the new hotel of the Vik chain in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. in Milan
Art also characterizes the rooms, so that guests may well imagine themselves in a contemporary gallery
The extension of the Bendura Bank in Liechtenstein exudes solidity and reliability
Swiss company Bärlocher supplied and installed Chinese basalt for the natural stone façade
News about coming Stone+tec 2022 (June 22-25): a new project manager, for the first time a congress, more interior architecture and more international exhibitors
The natural stone show in Nuremberg, Germany, plans to have a profile as a “competence center for the stone sector“ based on new ideas and innovations
Table lamp “Riso“ by Studio Revolution: lamp base made of onyx and shade in the style of the straw hats of Asian rice farmers
Milanese designer Roberto Bellantoni aims for a “functional aesthetic,“ that is, distinctive shapes and high usability at the same time