Stone Craftsmanship: A Rare and Irreplaceable Skill
Stone carving—the fine art of chiseling natural stone into intricate interwoven leaves atop a column or angels gracing a cathedral portico—is uncommon enough that...
A Textile Designer Turns to Natural Stone
Award-winning American textile and product designer Lori Weitzner is used to working with textiles and paper, but when the opportunity presented itself to design...
5 clever ways to use natural stone in home décor
Rugged, rustic and eco-friendly, stone has a natural charm to it. When used in interiors, it lends a timeless and elegant vibe to spaces.
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Karl Lagerfeld’s marble ‘architectures’ presented at New York
Beloved German fashion designer and caricaturist, Karl Lagerfeld, continues to captivate from beyond the grave with his Architectures exhibition in the US.The sculptural showcase,...
Everything you need to know about marble worktops
Work a little luxury into your kitchen with a statement-making marble worktop
Marble has a luminosity, brightness and smoothness to the touch that sets it...
Objects of desire: How Connemara marble became the ultimate symbol of good taste
Architects and interior designers use materials the way painters use colour.You might pick a material for its appearance, or for qualities such as how...
Laongo: Where African sculptors etch memories, art on granite
Laongo is a haven for African sculptors.There, they carve their artistic thoughts and impressions on natural material- granite.Over 2000 sculpted works assail the visitor...
A Group of Objects Made From Recycled Terrazzo + Marble
The Terra Collection comprises a series of objects made from 100% recycled terrazzo and marble, making each piece completely unique.The objects’ shapes may remain...
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 Marble Sculptor Who Quietly Created a Trove of Art in Her Manhattan Loft
Hoisting 20,000 pounds of marble (twice the weight of a killer whale) into a sixth-floor Manhattan loft is no easy feat. But artist Hanna Eshel didn’t...
