The Fall 2022 edition of the Building Stone Magazine is now available for free download from the website of the Natural Stone Institute (NSI)

COBALT, a Super Exotic quartzite with blue background, golden veins plus incredible resistance, from Brazilian Vitoria Stone company

The designer duo Apospersano drafts for the company Pimar lighting accents and wall panels made of Lecce limestone

The novelty of the creations is that the focus is not on the form, but on the material and its effect

Sculptor Antonio López‘s work “Mujer del Almanzora“ made of Blanco Macael marble is the biggest marble sculpture in Spain

It was created in 2019 using CNC machinery processing the 230 t of stone and is supported by an interior metallic structure

The Fondazione Henraux has announced the 3 winners of its 2022 International Sculpture Prize

Winners are artists who work on contemporary themes innovatively using marble

Eight winners from all over the world received the 2022 biennial Tucker Design Awards for innovation and excellence in the use of natural stone

The Bybee prize went to architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien

Apprentices in horticulture and landscaping learned the know-how for dry-stone walling and also the ability to work in a team

The walls once played an important role in the pastures on the slopes and are evidence of the culture

BLUE STONE OF HAINAULT (Pierre Bleue de Belgique), the famous Belgian limestone appropriate for almost every application, quarried by Carrières du Hainaut company

Application open for THE BLUE NIGHT 2023 (May 05 and 06) in Nuremberg’s Old Town with “Messages” as theme for German and international artists

After 2 years of booming demand, France’s stone sector is facing a certain “slowdown“, according to the editorial in Pierre Actual (10/2022)