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Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Matera (Italy) are named European Capitals of Culture 2019
As always, the editors of Stone-Ideas.com researched what the cities have to offer in terms of natural stone
Manhattan’s AT&T-Tower is being revamped without touching the granite façade
Critics of Snøhetta’s first draft mentioned the unrelenting „glassification of the street levels“ as one of the main point of contention
Euroroc News: Occupational health issues caused by crystalline silica dust is a world-wide topic of discussion for Stonemasons
Here is an overview of the status quo
6th European Artistic Crafts Days take place in 14 countries from April 05 to 07, 2019
Workshops open their doors, demonstrations are held, and training schools are open
The Turkish Natural Stone Trade Organization IMIB held its Natural Design Competition 2018
The aim was, among others, to arouse creative interest for local natural stone
Remodeling and upgrading of private houses is an ever stronger market in the U.S.
The market for home improvement and repair is now well over $400 billion annually says Study Center of Harvard University
Kaleidoscopic composite photographs of Carrara Marble Quarries by artist Reinhold Kohl
Beholders will experience Rorschach-test-like associations at first glance
Combined imaging technologies make changes at the stone surface of cathedrals visible
The „Opto-technical Monitoring” from the University of Bamberg helps to evaluate new conservation methods using nanomaterials
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Several new products using natural stone or competing materials received one of the 2018 Red Dot awards
