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The exhibition “The Mystery Cleopatra,“ presented at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris through January 11, 2026, investigates the evolving representations of the Egyptian queen as shaped by the cultural context of different eras

Niksang is an Indian family business specializing in design products inspired by traditional Indian styles, undertaking interior design projects, and expanding into exports

Renault Rafale Présidentiel state car for the French President with lots of French tricolor and a touch of Versailles “Grand Antique“ marble in the interior

PATEK GREEN quartzite, with green veins on a white background and a very high translucency, quarried by Yanue Import and Export in Liaoning Province, China (with offices in Xiamen and Shuitou)

Sculptor Albert Wrotnowski uses stone and minerals to create deceptively realistic replicas of foodstuffs, raising awareness of waste here and hunger elsewhere

Application open (until September 17, 2025) for the Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

New are the materials to be used: Granite (plus stainless steel elements) and recycled metals / This year’s topic is “Traces of What Will Be“

David Pompa: Lamp design from Mexico using local natural stones and palm leaf fibers

The Turkish natural stone association EMIB, based in Izmir, has sent a business delegation to Kenya to explore market opportunities in East Africa

Drystone façades for a new building in the Cotswolds in England, where architects must respect the landscape and villages

Labradorite BLUE EYES, a stone from Ukraine with spectacular iridescent metallic-blue spots on a dark gray to black background, quarried by BMBC-Granit company