Miscellaneous: news all around natural stone and rock

For sandcastles, you need sand, summer, and water. In the Netherlands, there is even a World Sand Sculpting Academy (WSSA)

Lee Ufan in a retrospective at the National Art Center, Tokyo: combining natural and artificial materials in large sculptures made of steel sheets flanked by bolders

A survey by the Swedish Natural Stone Association: young people want more traditional forms of burial, i.e., in a cemetery and with a headstone

For the first time, an association has obtained a database on this topic

Call for applications for Artist-in-Residence scholarships in 2023 by the Fondazione Internazionale per la Scultura in Peccia in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland

New in our Stone Finder: NIWALA YELLOW, an ochre sandstone full of texture whose unique aspect is created by sea fossils, from Spanish Levantina company

On our own behalf: Every Saturday, we invite our readers to have a look into our archive. See the left column of the webpage

German Natural Stone Award 2022: prizes for buildings in Europe with natural stone from Europe

The main award went to a rather inconspicuous new building for a monastery library

Swenson Stone Consultants Welcomes Edward Eglin as Vice President and Director of Business Development

Natural Stone Institute Completes 43rd Home with Gary Sinise Foundation