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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...

How to Freshen Up Your Outdoor Space Using Natural Stone

If you’re thinking of updating your outdoor space, you’re not alone. As many of us are traveling less and spending more time at home,...

Renzo Piano and the use of stone and marble in his works

Italian architecture is a contemporary art that does not forget its traditions.Who better than Renzo Piano in his versatility has been able to take...

Architecture & Design: Stone as a tribute to Art Decò

House MM is situated in Brasschaat (a small green suburb near Antwerp in Belgium). It is a single-family house with all the necessary accommodations...

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...

In Italy, Art Becomes Reality

For centuries the craftspeople of Pietrasanta have translated artists’ ideas into marble and bronze. Franco Cervietti carved his first full-size copy of Michelangelo’s “David” when...

This Museum’s Facade Was Formed With 20,000 Pieces of Granite

The new Kadokawa Culture Museum in Japan is situated within a starkly designed structure by architect Kengo Kuma. Appearing pixelated, the facade is formed with 20,000...

The Beauty of Marble in Indoor Spaces and for the Facades

If we think of marble, the first things that come to our minds are the sculptures made by artists like Michelangelo and Canova. Alternatively,...