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The village of Kaisten on the Swiss Upper Rhine has a branch of the Raiffeisenbank in which natural stone is used effectively and yet modestly

In the customer foyer, a counter stands succinctly in the room like a kitchen island, giving it the expression of intrinsic value and down-to-earthness

Dereli Art: medium-sized marble remnants are turned into small works of art that bring the company closer to the goal of “zero-waste production“

The family business extracts and processes the white stone from the island of

“SuperHink“: a new Swiss architectural award for natural stonework (2)

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

“Broadway Blooms“: in Upper Manhattan between 64th and 157th streets, eight monumental marble blossoms enrich the streetscape until spring 2022

Artist Jon Isherwood created the sculptures, which took on special symbolism in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic

Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone

90 years old is the famous statue “Cristo Redentor“ (Christ the Redeemer) in Rio de Janeiro

CREMA MARFIL COTO® marble from Spanish Levantina group

The Fall 2021 digital edition of Building Stone Magazine is now available for free download from the website of the Natural Stone Institute (NSI)

Natural Stone Institute Provides Update on Transparency Documentation for Natural Stone

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