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Stone age artists carved detailed human and animal tracks in rock art in Namibia
Indigenous trackers could identify the prints’ species, sex and age for 90% of analyzed engravings
Marmomac 2023: Brazilian Pettrus company won an “A Matter of Stone“ award for its cinema installation with a thematic focus on nature protection in quarrying
The presentation in Hall 1 was curated by Elle Decor Italia
Remnants of amethyst, jasper, agate, and quartz for light sources
Alfonso Martinez Brianza, product designer from Uruguay, finds uses for residues of semi-precious stones
Los Angeles LACMA exhibition “Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone“ through February 11, 2024
The show brings together art pieces that utilize the colors, veins and other natural features of stones
Peter’s Corner: at Marmomac, the newfound old solid (massive) construction was on display, namely with native stone as the load-bearing material
Prototypes were presented within the framework of “Marmomac Meets Academies“
Collection “Dal Classico“ by Lithea: inspiration from the design fashions that conquered the Mediterranean area from the 8th century BC
Greece was the source of inspiration at that time and Sicily was one of the centers
Put an end to the false Carrara Calacatta or Pierre de Bourgogne, which in reality comes to the EU from quarries abroad or is a fake stone
The EU Parliament has approved with a large majority the Protected Designations of Origin for natural stones / Validity also online
Miscellaneous: news all around ornamental stone and rock
An annular solar eclipse was visible above the Americas on October 14, 2023. We added links to Nasa information and to a webpage where “dancing under the eclipsed sun“ was commercially offered