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First competition for natural stone design in Sweden: how to sell even the leftover pieces from production
The federation as initiator had kept the students from pompous ideas, which are not marketable
A complex of 3 trulli in southern Italy has been rebuilt as a modern vacation home with stylish additions
An example of trulli restoration and modernization is “La Cipressa“ in Apulia, southern Italy
How crushed rocks can help capture CO2 from the atmosphere
Basalt stands out as appropriate material, as it is not only an abundant resource with a high weatherability, but also contains plant nutrients
Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone
The artist Sandra Vásquez de la Horra presents volcanism and its geology in an unusual way in her work “La Tierra de Algallù“
Winners announced of the 15th Cosentino Design Challenge meant to promote the Spanish group’s engineered stones among young architects and designers
The contest in cooperation with 32 schools and/or universities had 309 entries from European, American and Asian students
Roman stonemasonry at its finest: a villa in the ancient cosmopolitan city of Ephesos displayed marble on its walls up to a height of 6 m
Geoarchaeology Professor Cees Passchier of the University of Mainz, Germany, together with colleagues, has reconstructed the decoration and made some surprising discoveries
Why the Roman stonemasons changed the order of the slabs in the marble bookmatch in a villa in Ephesus
Research by geoarchaeology Professor Cees Passchier of the University of Mainz, Germany, together with colleagues
Product design with natural stone (2): the properties of the stone must support the functionality of the everyday object
Weight, hardness, durability and beauty are just some of the special features that distinguish the material and that the designer can use