Archives
Trade fairs: „Key exhibition for stone in Central-Eastern Europe“
(October 2011) November 9th to 12th is the window of this year’s Kamien-Stone to be held in the Polish city of Poznań
Marketing: Pre-sale return guarantee
(October 2011) Can natural stone be recycled? Of course! as every child will tell you. But this is a subject never broached in discussions – a serious shortcoming since competing material such as glass and aluminium are always quick to remind us of the high recycling coefficient of these materials. Read on for some recycling examples for natural stone and a new PR idea
Design: Stone houses for the birds and for man’s best friend
(October 2011) The idea of a „Pets Village“ made of travertine and treated to resist fouling comes to us from Italy
Markets: Considerably higher returns despite decrease in tonnage
(October 2011) Strong growth in Italy’s marble-value-added exports / From January till May 2011-10-02
Art: Long-distance hiking to the atelier
(October 2011) US-American artist and sculptor Marc Carroll finds shapes and processes for working stone in nature itself
Miscellaneous
(October 2011) An artificial mountain 2000 m high is a project currently under discussion
Architecture: Ideas for the fifth front
(September 2011) Examples of roof tiling in natural stone from Norway, Switzerland and Germany. A ceramic roof from Japan
Markets: Competition for Carrara’s White
(September 2011) Afghanistan undertakes steps to market its marble reserves world-wide
Natural stone lends a tropical air (2)
(September 2011) Marbrasa of Brazil has granites and marbles with unusual attraction
