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A stone showroom is not a playground – safety guidelines for consumers entering such a place or a fabrication facility for the first time
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Sculptors and other artists may apply for residence scholarships of Künstlerhaus Lukas in Ahrenshoop, Northern Germany
Open for artists residing in Germany, in the countries around the Baltic Sea as well as in Norway, Iceland and the UK / Deadline is July 31, 2019
Europe has endorsed considering social and ecological issues in public procurement
Up until recently municipalities were obligated to allot contracts to the lowest bidder
Euroroc informs: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) approves tariffs against Quartz Products from China
USITC says: Those artificial stones are subsidized and violate fair trade / Accusations also against quartz from India and Turkey and against ceramics from China
The „breathing“ of magma chambers below the ocean may cause soft earthquakes related to the tides
An old question answered: why can tides trigger tremors at mid-ocean-ridges / Sensitive system might also react on fracking
Art aficionados and citizens of Carrara bring opera to the marble for a change
The events go by the name „Marmo all’Opera!“ and make use of historic production sites and prominent venues all around the pole of the white natural stone
Lithea Company’s new natural stone collection refers to the Byzantine Empire
The Sicilian Enterprise ties its interior décor objects to ancient Mediterranean cultures
Marble, alabaster and onyx are also popular as material for lamps
Every other year Milan’s Furniture Trade Fair has a focus on lighting called „Euroluce”
Simone Micheli launches a call for artists to design a room in the Soul Art Hotel in Naples
The goal is the create a place space devoted to art, design and creative inspiration
Stone Industry Fair in Moscow (June 25-28, 2019) will show Russia’s richness in natural stones
Production is mainly focused on the interior market
Lisbon is the new star in Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ ranking of economic prospects of European cities
The study „Emerging Trends in Europe 2019“ sees the ranking as a mix of newcomers and large well-tested markets
Italian Stone Theatre at Marmomac 2019: „Naturality: The Uniqueness and Purity of Natural Stone“
Stone as part of the biosphere and of human culture will again be the topic / New buyers program „On the road to Marmomac 2019“
Promoting the „green“ side of natural stone in a sales pitch
A compilation of facts underscoring the strength of marble, granite, and other types of natural stone
Former Spanish Grabasa company gets a new lease on life by German owned Piedra CyP (Piedra Canteras y Produccion S.L.)
The company will focus on super-thin stone panels in big sizes
Milan’s FuoriSalone: the grand furniture forum outside the fairgrounds in the city center
Design companies present themselves in galleries / Since some years, there is little room left for young designers and design schools
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Pietra Naturale Autentica is a network by companies of the Italian stone sector. It counts 50 members, according to the webpage titled „Stone is Better“
Professional sculptors and painters from the EU may apply for the 2020 award of the Bernd and Gisela Rosenheim-Foundation
The winner’s prize is 5000 € but one of his entries must be donated to the foundation / Exhibition for the winner and the shortlisted artists
„Trump’s tariffs create extremely favorable expectations for Brazilian Exports to the US”
Interview with Carlos Rubens A. Alencar, head of the Fortaleza Brazil Stone Fair
New ways of working natural stone: „recomposition“ and „twinned or derived forms“
Pioneer in his branch Raffaello Galiotto contends that the world of stonemasonry must adapt to sustainability, new machinery and acceleration
Artist Alicja Kwade’s „ParaPivot“ natural-stone-installations are on view at the roof garden of the MET until October 27, 2019
The Polish-German artist uses colorful marbles and quartzites plus steel to question reality and our perception
