Natural Stone Institute Announces 2020 Stone Industry Education Series

Aparentment-Iberian design: household items ready for assembly

Josep Vila Capdevial adopts „geometric, organic, and not perfect“ as the guiding principles behind his design

Study reveals how nodules can stay on top of the sediments at the bottom of the sea

The clumps of rare-earth and other critical elements are associated to deep-sea fauna / Growth of 10-20 mm in 1 million years

DeskSpace reproduces the celestial bodies of our solar system in exotic types of natural stone

The sun made of yellow calcite shines like a real star / Decoration e.g. for desk or mantelpiece

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

Swedish company Iris Hantverk has rediscoverd volcanic Pumice stone for skin care

Stonehenge: Ancient Mysteries and Modern Discoveries now open at The Houston Museum of Natural Science

Shown are 300 original artifacts and remnants of the society who created the monument and how and why

Designer Frédéric Haven presented his works at the „Belgium is Design“ joint exhibition at the Maison et Objet fair in Paris 2020

He showed 2 dining tables with natural stone top and steel frame

Topics of the year 2020: Climate change and design – great marketing opportunities for the natural stone branch

Peter Becker, editor-in-chief of Stone-Ideas.com, asks what is coming in the next 12 months and what the sector should contribute

Marketplace in Novo Mesto, Slovenia: a natural stone pavement modelled along the baroque

The square in the Slovenian city was redesigned by Atelier Arhitekti as a place for citizens

Is there a water cycle deep inside our planet?

Researchers have found that minerals can carry large quantities of water from the subduction zones into the Earth’s interior

„Epilogue” is the name of the new collection from Lundhs with everyday objects by the Norwegian designers Vera & Kyte

Remnants from the production of kitchen countertops are used

Swedish researchers: The inscriptions on the Rök runestone are about people’s fear of weather extremes

The fight for survival during famines is the topic, not the fight of heroes in battle

Natural Stone Institute Scholarship Recipients to Be Recognized at TISE Fair on January 28, 2020

Celebrated will also be the 2019 Pinnacle and Industry Recognition Award winners / No registration required

Fifth Fortaleza Brazil Stone Fair (FBSF) with focus on architecture and design

The state of Ceará, what with its rich deposits and favorable transport connections, is an emerging stone center of the country

La Napoule Art Foundation offers residencies for international top-artists interested in cultural interchange

„Extraordinary talents“ of all disciplines may spent October 2020 at the French Côte d’Azur / Denver Visiting Artist Program

Despite all Western sanctions, Iran has become a big stone producer and exporter in the last years

In his statistic yearbook, Dr. Carlo Montani notes that the country’s deliveries go almost only to markets in the East

„Percorsi d’Arte“ showed how new technolgies open doors for sculptors (2)

Four artists and industrial designer Raffaello Galiotto developed works previously impossible to accomplish

Statues on Easter island may have been indicators for freshwater and fertile soil, scientists say

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

A Nasa satellite captured imagery of the fires and the resultant billowing smoke cascading off the edge of Australia