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Architecture: Ideas for walls, façades and floorings (5)
(October 2012) A block of flats reminiscent of an ocean liner in Hamburg, a church in slate in Finland and an entrance hall with a quasi-tamed escarpment in London
Fairs: crisis? – somewhere else!
(October 2012) Italy’s leading stone-producing companies and the trade fair organizers presented themselves at this years’ Marmomacc going from strength to strength / Brazil bestows a new image for itself
Architecture: between heaven and earth
(October 2012) The new Rigi-Kaltbad in Switzerland combines the adventure of the Alps with a wellness ambiance
Design: Geometry meets gastronomy
(October 2012) Marble cooking utensils by young Italian designers / Menus and place-cards in stone from Austria
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(October 2012) Light stone and white marble are currently all the rage in Brazil
Design: Bicycle stands, hotplates and drinking fountains
(October 2012) Turkish students and new-hires design household products in stone for a design competition and hope to conquer new markets
Broken lines lines across the façade
Architects and the stone producer were called upon to come up with a low-cost implementation for slate for the construction of a new cultural center in Norway
Architecture: The material defines the character of the rooms
(October 2012) Japanese interior architect Aiji Inoue has designed a number of impressive interiors
Art: „Dry stone walling in extreme“
(October 2012) Duncan Elliott sets chunks of stone together collected from England’s countryside to create figures in motion
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(October 2012) The World Monuments Fund hopes to raise awareness of the Aleppo heritage and its fragility