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Quarrying Stone Slabs with Heat

Examples are described in the scientific literature, and the process is still known e.g. in Southern India

Solid construction with natural stone: In the “Interlocking Stone House” by Play Architecture in the Indian state of Karnataka, stone slabs and pillars interlock to form walls

Marble CALACATTA AZURE, a hard and durable stone with a unique blue-gray tone, quarried by Yanue Import and Export in Liaoning Province, China (with offices in Xiamen and Shuitou)

Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan: One company presented itself with half-truths about the ecological footprint of its material

We leave no stone unturned

“Minutes“ from Euroroc’s General Assembly; FILA Solutions with double-digit growth 2024; University of Sydney with webpage about sand sculpting; Video of the Month: “Why marble is the king of art and architecture“

NSI webinar with Pierre Bidaud on “Structural Stone: An introduction to the Load Bearing Potential of Natural Dimension Stone” (April 17, 2025, free to attend)

On the “Rosa Torget” (Pink Square) in the Swedish city of Malmö there is a dance floor made of polished natural stone

The place invites citizens to meet and also wants to attract patients from the hospital next door

Marble SAKURA, the brilliance of cherry blossoms and the radiance of spring condensed into eternal veins, quarried by Xiaotian Mining in Cambodia

On show at ABC Stone in Brooklyn, NY: ideas from five leading landscape architecture firms for the use of stone in the design of terraces, in gardening, and in landscaping

Seen at Casa Cor Ceará in Brazil: bar counter with a base made from a lightweight yet solid-looking raw block