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Grasping into the marble or through it or embracing the stone?
Milena Naef received an award for her final study work in Cristallina marble at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam
Chelsea Flower Show: a garden in a stone rather than a stone in a garden
The most important garden show in all of England was the venue for an artist’s experiment: using a granite block beholders experienced greenery in an entirely new way
Marble design by Moreno Ratti: part vase part raw block
Italian designer gives his „Svelata-Collection“ an unusual shape
Levantina asks the $64,000-question: „Can granite be light and fleeting?“
Spanish company solicits fashion designer Jorge Vázquez to create women’s apparel to match their Naturamia-Stone-Collection
Italian stone machinery producers have eyes wide open on Iran
45 companies are present at the IRSE-fair in Tehran / Talks about a joint cooperation and a technology center
Fifth Design Competition of Turkey’s natural stone association IMIB
The opulently endowed contest once more opened the way household items in marble, travertine etc.
„50 Years of Living Marble“ at Marmomacc: retrospective on Italian product designers’ ideas with natural stone
The far-reaching scope of the exhibit will bring together the works of the „craftsmen generation“ with modern production with robotics and waterjet
Briefly noted
One of Stonehenge’s greatest secrets is: how did man transport the colossal rocks 200 miles from Wales to England?
Natural stone branch positioned to alleviate refugee problems
Transfer of knowledge in the stone branch of countries of origin could empower a few potential refugees to legally find gainful employment in Europe (or in the US)
Cosentino Design Challenge: winners of the 10th competition announced
International students’ were called to develop ideas for the use of the company’s engineered stones