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Showrooms thinking big
Brazilian company Brasigran exhibits huge wall-mounted stone slabs
Art: Photo-realism in stone
Sculptor Ongky Wijana from Bali creates sculptures of animals and Asian motifs
Miscellaneous
(August 2009) Wire saws are looking toward innovative implementation in disassembly of old nuclear reactors
Markets: new opportunities for natural stone in the US real-estate market
(July 2009) According to a study by Harvard University on modernization of homes, energy conservation may create new demand
Boulders support the roof
The Mestizo-Restaurant in a city-park of Santiago de Chile bridges the exterior with the interior with natural stone blocks
Design: Never-ending mosaic ideas
(July 2009) Brazilian firm marketed 230 new ideas last year alone
Stone Stories: „Lovestones“ in Verona
(July 2009) The theatre in the city which served as backdrop to Romeo and Juliet’s dramatic romance is selling stones engraved with oaths of love to finance renovation
European Master craftsman for stonemasonry
Europe has established courses in further education for masonry in cathedral construction in an attempt to keep the pool of knowledge alive
Markets: stop rogue waste disposal
European Union develops waste disposal concept for Palestine’s stone industry
Art: XXL
Swedish artist Claes Hake is famous for his monumental granite sculptures