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Michelle Byrne transfers maps of cities or contour lines of landscapes onto large stones
The Irish artist recreates moments from the past to give an idea of how we have changed the world
Italian Salvatori company’s “Stone Parquet” adapts the well-known wooden flooring to marbles, limestones and travertines
The tiles can have a staggered pattern or a herringbone effect
EU taxonomy: in the future, all (construction) projects, products and services are to have precise descriptions of their sustainability
The Commission in Brussels is starting with the financial sector to get the transformation of the European economy to climate neutrality on track
Winter Olympics 2022 in Beijing: unlike in the summer of 2008, no jade in the winners‘ medals
This time there is only a symbolic reference to the history and culture of the country through the neolithic “yu bi“ discs
Miscellaneous: ideas all around natural stone
During the volcano eruption on the Pacific island of Tonga on January 15, 2022, there were violent flashes for hours at the lower edge of the ash cloud
Rock art (petroglyphs) in the Great Basin in the western USA have been carved into the stone for 12,000 years and continuously renewed
Max-Planck researchers from Germany have dated the artworks with a non-destructive analysis of the “rock varnish“
Egyptian sculptress Mariam Radwan works with many materials besides stone, constantly rediscovering the nature around her
A while ago, she even participated in a symposium for sculpting with snow and ice at -270 C throughout