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Geographical indications protection for natural stone?
EU-Commission asks whether marble et al. can be identified according to provenance or regional particularities, which in turn, would allow classification
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„StoneLab“ is the name of a new technology-warehouse for the stone branch, which has started up in Carrara
Mies van der Rohe’s Onyx Wall adorns the façade of Zurich’s Allianz Headquarters
Wiel Arets Architects, based in the Netherlands, transposes natural stone pixel-patterns from the glass walls in the Barcelona Pavilion
Joe Doucet: Natural stone furniture ready for assembly
New York designer creates highly functional marble coffee tables
EPD: A certification as proof of natural stone’s strength
The new Environmental Product Declaration allows effective and direct ecological comparison of various building materials
Premio Fondazione Henraux: testing the boundaries of marble sculpting
The prize endows outstanding works made exclusively of marble sculpting
Middle East Stone: a new natural stone trade fair in May 2015 located in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf
A spin-off of the Big5 in Dubai is expecting a sustained boom in luxury buildings in the region
WorldSkills 2015: Participation for stone masons is ensured
In Brazil’s São Paulo, international craftsmen will compare skills in working natural stone
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A mysterious crater 30 cm in diameter opened on the Siberian peninsula of Yamal.
Tucker Awards: Natural stone façade with a touch of Kente Cloth
Philadelphia’s new Barnes Foundation Museum is close to the founder and, like him, seeks to distance itself from its surroundings