La Karrière: once a quarry, now a cultural attraction
The site in a village of 140 citizens about 30 km from Dijon attracts some 25.000 visitors per year / Summer art festival in...
Robot-made tables and vases feature surface textures created using algorithms
Iraqi-born UAE-based designer Layth Mahdi debuts a series of marble vases and tables with contoured surfaces milled by robots and designed using algorithms.Launched during Dubai Design Week last month, Layth Mahdi's...
Marble Tome: ‘Open Book Fountain’ in Budapest Flips Its Own Liquid Pages
In Budapest there's a fountain that looks like a book: every few seconds a sheet of water blasts forth from the book's spine, arcing...
The Use of Marble in Architecture: Classy Material for the Ages
Marble is a precious rock that has many different properties. There are very few rocks like it. The biggest reason why this rock is...
Marble & Shop: Dolce & Gabbana, the green marble of via Monte Napoleone
All the grandeur, elegance and baroque soul of Dolce&Gabbana, the iconic Italian high fashion brand founded in 1985 by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana,...
High aesthetics one of the protagonists in this year’s Marmomacc
Modern design and sophisticated aesthetics were the main features of many stands at this year's Marmomacc exhibition, which is held in Verona, Italy, until...
Natural Stone Institute Announces 2018 Pinnacle Award Winners
The winners of the 2018 Pinnacle Awards were announced during the Natural Stone Institute Awards Ceremony at TISE 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. Fourteen...
Star Wars heroes Rey and Kylo made from Carrara marble in Rome
Rey and Kylo Ren, protagonists of the third stellar trilogy, are displayed at “La Clessidra Sala Blu” gallery in Rome until 29 December. They...
Xiamen Habitat Design & Life Festival: This event is presented to connect stone and...
A brand new featured event, Xiamen Habitat Design & Life Festival curated by International Habitat Interior Design Association (IHIDA) will make its debut at...
Marble & Shop: Versace and the marble world
In the popular imagination, Versace represents fashion, the Medusa, and one of the most well-known and appreciated Italian brands abroad: but Versace is also...
