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Global distribution of the affluent, can be looked up in the Global Wealth Report by the Boston Consulting Group
„Design sells“ – true even for natural stone
Interior as well as exterior decor are markets worth increased attention
Walls of natural stone brave the cutting Himalaya winds
In Nepal on the border to Tibet, a radio station was erected which some might describe as the world’s finest
Typical Mediterranean
Greek Kallimarmaron Company has designed bathrooms in a Thessaloniki residence
Grassi Pietre is tapping new target groups: engineered stone and a barbecue-set
The supplier of the limestone Pietra di Vicenza combines stone with technology and design
Placing luxury within reach: natural stone in Baroque splendor
Citco’s new collection, „Privé“, shows material and state-of-the-art craftsmanship
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Architecture with natural stone and ideas for this material will be the subject of increased focus at Verona’s Marmomacc
Primeval lava flows, not water formed the „canali“ on Mars
Water was far too scarce on the red planet to have cut the gigantic valleys into the landscape, says Swiss geoscientist
Sweden’s Helsingborg has wall-to-wall stone carpeting in its Kullagatan shopping mall
A striking design conceived after ancient Islamic geometric patterns sets a special accent
Cosentino as technical sponsor at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Architect Daniel Libeskind shows sculptural „X” made of engineered stone Dekton