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„We Speak Stone“ was the first stage of a new promotion initiative by Veronafiere-Marmomacc taking 10 companies from the Veronese Stone District to New York City
Stairwell in natural stone with a 320° twist
The Stonemasonry Company, based in Great Britain, deploys taught steel ropes for the construction of its spiral stairwell
Spanish geologists propose the quarries of Berroqueña Granite for the list of „Global Heritage Stone Provinces“
The label by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) shall help to promote stone with high cultural importance
Citco at this year’s Salone del Mobile: spectacular art work in natural stone
Company takes on new star architects in the circle of its designers
Tables from Citco’s Zaha Hadid Collection auctioned for the benefit of the new London Design Museum
The Verona based stone company had donated three pieces from its 2013 cooperation with the recently deceased star architect
Wall tiles with 3-D effects in natural stone
Turkish-based Assos Marble showed out-of-the-ordinary design products at the Izmir Trade Fair
Salone del Mobile (2): Designer Raffaello Galiotto enters the lion’s den with his ideas for marble and the likes of it
His concept: in order to conserve the attractive properties of the material, it must constantly be confronted with new ideas
Salone del Mobile (1): Natural stone amply represented – and even visible
But the stone sector must present more new ideas to create attentiveness and to promote its material as modern
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Sky burials are a traditional final resting place in Tibet and Mongolia, where remains are left to birds of prey and vultures which are thought to carry the souls of the dead skyward
Latest news: 1st International Sustainable Stone Conference at Carrara Marmotec on May 20, 2016
Forum to discuss and exchange viewpoints on the issue of „green“ approach and circular economy in the stone sector