Stone-Ideas.com

“StoneLift“ aims to solve Brazil’s container shortage and make ship transport of stone slabs faster and more environmentally friendly

The open box has been patented. Investors are being sought for the international market launch

TAJ MAHAL, a quartzite from Brazil, with ivory or amber veins on a glassy background, quarried by Mineração Vermont in the state of Ceará

VERMONT DANBY®, a prestigious white marble in North America used in many US-East Coast landmarks, with ten varieties, quarried only underground

The “Wave” conference and dining table from Marelli grows beyond itself in the “Maxi” version

By Bookmatching, marble tops are possible “up to any desired size” and in many stone types

The Spanish Premios Macael were bestowed for the 37th time

The award recognizes buildings from all over the world that have used natural and engineered stone from companies in Andalusia

There will be two new natural stone trade fairs in 2025: Stonegal at the beginning of June in Galicia (Spain) and Vulcanica Stone at the end of May in Sicily

The focus will be on regional varieties (granite and lava stone, respectively)

As part of the Vinschgau Symposium in the summer of 2024 in the mountains of South Tyrol, a sound sculpture was also created

For this, the artistduo Johannes Kroeker & Elias Nunner from Regensburg, Germany collected the sound of the marble and images of the processing

OMANI BEIGE/SAHARA BEIGE, a very special limestone (marble) quarried and processed by Stones World International Co. LLC in the Sultanate of Oman

6th Henraux International Sculpture Prize: winners are Olivia Erlanger, Nicola Martini, and Tarik Kiswanson

The Henraux Foundation sees the award as a platform for new ideas in contemporary sculpture for the purpose of further development and renewal

The Swedish Natural Stone Association’s 2024 design award goes to Li Odén and Louise Hagberg

They designed uses for natural stone leftover pieces: a doorstop and light switch