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Marble Trade Fair in Izmir: presentations even more opulent than last year‘s
Last year’s growing pains were a thing of the past at this second event at the new venue
Latest news: Auction of stone sculpture in support of Save the Children’s Syria Aid programme
British sculptor Matthew Simmonds donates his work influenced by the colonnade around the Temple of Bel, Palmyra / Bidding closes on May 7th, 2016
Briefly noted
Ireland’s Dry Stone Wall Association will be holding a festival in County Donegal’s Glencolmcille on June 17th to 19th 2016
Peter’s Corner: The stone branch should present itself with emphasis on muse not muscle
Producers have only themselves to blame when accused of destroying the landscape
Berninis marble „Animas“ show a nymph and a satyr not salvation in heaven and punishment in hell
Arts History professor David García Cueto (University of Granada) analizes unpublished documents from the Archivio Storico Capitolino
Austrian gravestone-award: Individually designed objects replace petrified monitors
The jury assessed creative output, choice of material, craftsmanship and „intellectual concept“
Plate tectonics: parts of an island volcano, complete 70 Million years ago, are now lying 3,500 km apart in the South Atlantic
Research by marine scientists from Kiel and Bremerhaven, Germany
Granite upgrades a hitherto unsightly plaza in Oslo
Thomas Heftyes Plass, devoid of its former asphalt covering, now invites passers-by to stay for a while
GfK releases 2016 purchasing power data for Austria and Switzerland
For Austria, each citizen has an average of €22,536 for consumption, rent and living costs / Switzerland: per capita €42,300
„Gorgonized“: electric guitars in natural stone
Frank Scheucher achieves „a unique sound and volume“ for his instruments with a body with a thin stone layer