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Hundreds of ancient earthworks built in the Amazon rain forest
Pre-columbian indigenous people created Geoglyphs nowadays made visible by deforestation
Pierre Brousse, owner of Rocamat company, is the new president of French SNROC stone association
He was elected for the period of 2016-2019 at the organization’s general assembly in Paris
Stonemart India: branch beseeches politicians, not to fix higher luxury goods tariffs on natural stone
At Jaipur’s Trade Fair in the State of Rajasthan preventative lobbying was under way to avert the worst
Elyn Zimmerman’s „Wind, Water, Stone” on view at Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey, USA
The artist explores the relationship between light, color, scale, material and 3D-spaces / On show is also Ned Smyth, among others
Briefly noted
„PAR JUPITER“!!“ (By Jupiter): A monument has been erected in the French city of Angoulème commemorating the famous cartoon artist René Goscinny, intellectual father of Asterix and Obelix
3D-Printing with stone slurry: „Stone on Demand“ offers many new possibilities for the marble branch
Recycling waste from stone production / The stone branch should be weary not to miss the bandwagon as in the case of engineered stone
Hermana República: In the restaurant behind the gabions craft beer is served
The unobtrusive Merida-based building in Yucatán’s capital makes numerous references to its surroundings
„Sculto“: fair for Spanish sculptors in La Rioja, Spain
Galleries are invited to present their works in the marketplace of Logroño / International enlargement planned for 2018
Coffeehouse tables topsy-turvy: natural stone for the pedestal, not the table-top
Designer Brodie Neill with roots in Australia realizes a radically material-compatible product design with his „Elements“ line
Foster + Partners’ win competition for a new luxury hotel in Makkah looking at the Holy Kaaba
The design follows a philosophy of ‚luxury with humility’ with an understated elegance throughout the development, says one of the architects