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In its December 2023 issue (#138), Cosmave association’s magazine Apuo Versilia Produce reports about famous stone buildings in Pietrasanta (Ospedale) and Genoa (Palazzo Lauro)

Trade fair Rocalia in Lyon from December 05 – 07, 2023: central themes are recycling of leftover pieces of natural stone and natural walls as habitats for animals and plants

French startup Malàkio uses stone powder and aggregates to make an artificial stone from shells that hardens without heat or pressure

The stone sector as a “green“ sector with a lot of computer work

The Euroroc General Assembly discussed current problem areas and opportunities at Marmomac 2023

CARDOSO STONE (Pietra del Cardoso), a sandstone with a dark gray tone and decorative white veins, quarried by Italian company Da.Vi Srl in the Apuan Alps

Swedish Natural Stone Association‘s magazine “Sten“ (04/23) discusses the national approval process for new quarries

The corporate architecture on the new buildings of the IESE Business School in Madrid picks up on classic construction forms such as the round bridge and vaults, while at the same time emphasizing the school’s orientation towards the future

News about the rock eyes of the marine chiton Acanthopleura granulata

The small animals have lenses made of aragonite and can probably detect the appearance of predators through changes in brightness

Registration open for Coverings 2024 (April 22-25) in Atlanta, Georgia

Core tenets of the ceramic tile and natural stone exhibition will be “Sustainability,” “Health & Wellness,” “Outdoor Spaces” and “Timeless Luxury”

Miscellaneous: news all around ornamental stone and rock

“Karst Gem“ is the name design studio alcarol gave its new side table. It is made of a boulder of karst rock embedded in a mold of crystal-clear resin