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(November 2013) Carrara will soon boast a new technology center (Centro Technologico) currently under construction
North America and Western Europe with recovery in housing construction through 2017
(November 2013) Yet study by Freedonia Group predicts that new increase will remain below 2007 levels
Latest news: Marmomacc at the East coast of the US
(October 2013) In October 2014 the „International Surface Event East“, a spin-off of StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas, will be held in Miami Beach
Veins in stone for the bathroom
(October 2013) Design ideas in natural stone tiles
Product design in natural stone: household items for you and me
(October 2013) Italian-based Scandola Marmi and designer Manuel Barbieri have designed little things for every-day use
Competition to promote France’s new generation in natural stone as a „durable alternative“
(October 2013) La Pierre de France Company in cooperation with the trade publication Pierre Actual called on up-and-coming young architects for ideas
„Key event for stone in Central and Eastern Europe“
(October 2013) This year’s KAMIEŃ–STONE, Stone Industry Fair will run from November 6th to 9th in the Polish city of Poznań
Cooking with gas on marble or granite cooktops
(October 2013) Italian company presents cooktops in natural stone for high-end kitchens
Marmomacc 2013: Stone Meets Science and morphs to a modern material
(October 2013) New doors were opened for the stone branch at the Verona Trade Fair
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(October 2013) Spanish Cosentino Group is advertising for its engineered stone where it is used: „Karlos Arguiñano cooks with you” is the name of a new cooking series on TV