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A „Lithic Fabric” in ivy keeps heat out but lets light in
Professor Giuseppe Fallacara from the Polytechnic University of Bari uses natural stone for an innovative façade cladding
Redefine the existing cemeteries or alternative sites of burial as „spaces for mourning”
Scientific studies in Germany have shown the importance of saying goodbye and the role of individual rituals in this context
Natural Stone Institute: online discussion „How the Stone Industry Is Responding to COVID-19“ on April, 30 (1:00-2:00pm EST, 18:00 GMT)
Participation is free and open also for non-NSI-members / More specified webinars for fabricators
The Digital Stone Project (DSP) teaches artists the basics of creating new types of stone sculptures with the help of CNC machines
For the seventh time the initiative around sculptor Jon Isherwood together with Garfagnana Innovazione has organized a four-week „Digital Stone Carving Residency”
It was a rapid climate extreme that brought down Niniveh, once the biggest city in the world
An abrupt 60-year megadrought weakened the Assyrian state so much that its capital could be overrun by Babylonians and Medes who could rely on irrigation
With „Collapse” Moreno Ratti creates marble vases with a „touch of humor”
The weight of the stone is indicated by the shape of the glass, the stone itself imitates brass weights from old merchant’s shops
Italian Tato company has among its new products Ignazio Gardella’s coffee table „Stand” from the the 50s with marble base
The brand combines contemporary design and authored re-editions of classics
Freedonia market research: the US market for „Outdoor Living Products” will grow 4% to $9.9 billion in 2020
Above all equipment for cooking, barbequeing, lighting etc. was examined, but great opportunities for the natural stone industry can also be identified
Using the immaterial cultural property (stonemasonry know-how) to preserve the material cultural assets (stone ruins)
The German Archaeological Institute runs two projects not far from the Sea of Galilee in Umm Qays in Jordan