The Magic of Recreating Ancient Greek Masterpieces
A workshop in Athens produces the only officially-certified replicas of ancient Greek masterpieces which are sold at the country’s archaeological sites, monuments and museums.The...
Jaime Hayon explores color through hand blown glass and marble in ChromaticO exhibition
Following his first solo exhibition at Galerie Kreo in 2015, Jaime Hayon presents ChromaticO, a new collection for the gallery that explores color and its ability to...
The European Stone Festival 2020 will take place in Freiburg, Germany from May 15...
The theme for the festival in 2020 is “900 years of stonemasonry and stone carving from the Middle Ages to the present day”.The European Stone...
Burj Jumeira supertall skyscraper will rise from fingerprint of Dubai’s ruler
Visuals have been released of the SOM-designed Burj Jumeira, a 550-metre-tall split-volume skyscraper in Dubai that will rise from a lake shaped like the fingerprint of the emirate's ruler. Unveiled by state-owned Dubai...
7 ways to put marble in the home decor without spending a fortune
You stare at those marvellous houses in Instagram and Pinterest but you do not dare to think if you could possibly adopt the ideas...
The second day of Architects Talks as part of the exhibition “The Architect Show”...
The second day of The Architects Talk, on Sunday, December 12 at the Metropolitan Expo, will begin with a great tribute to the materials....
A film about Zaha Hadid premieres online
A short film about British-Iraqi architect Dame Zaha Hadid has been shown for the first time as part of a Virtual Design Festival, which is running...
Island village keeps tradition of marble sculpture alive
Yiannis Hondroyiannis knew how to use a hammer and chisel at the age of 7. “I learned all about marble and its secrets in...
Natural Stone: Different, Durable, and Desirable
During a recent photo shoot, a photographer commented on how many of Hana Ishikawa’s projects feature natural stone compared to other firms. Ishikawa, the...
Berlin new museum building made of marble and natural stone aggregates
David Chipperfield Architects’ new central entrance to the city’s Museum Island has been officially handed over to the State Museums of Berlin prior to...
