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...
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...
The Temple of Hephaestus: A Marble Masterpiece of Ancient Athens
The Temple of Hephaestus, also known as the Thiseion, is one of the best-preserved ancient monuments in Athens. Built in the 5th century BC,...
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...
John Bizas: The world through its unique sculptures
John Bizas is a special sculptor and he has managed to capture in his visual universe forms and symbols worldwide…
With marble as its basic...
Marble and stone as seen in the new 2023 collections
Marble and the other types of natural stone have been among the most commonly-used construction materials since antiquity – Pliny the Elder extolled its virtues...
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...
Miniature Architectural Spaces Nestle into Carved Chunks of Raw Marble
Since antiquity, marble has been a preferred material for sculptors and architects alike because of its relative softness and the unlikelihood that it’ll shatter....
The Past and Future of Marble Sculpting: Art Beyond the Ages
Marble sculpting is an art form that has stood the test of time, with evidence of its existence dating back to prehistoric times. From...
Helaine Blumenfeld Translating Her Vision – Revd Jonathan Evens
Rupert Edwards, Director of the recent Sky Arts documentary ‘Hard Beauty’, describes the film’s subject, Helaine Blumenfeld, ‘Britain’s most successful sculptor you have never...
