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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,...

Lavender Bay House: a play of geometries in the heart of Sydney

The Sydney Harbor is a picturesque tableau of contrasts: amid the artistic strokes that nostalgically portray the marine blue and the slow progress of...

Marble Project: Marsotto Showroom in Milan

A showroom for a signature of excellence in the marble sector made entirely of marble? It takes place in Milan, where the Nendo studio took...

Daniel Arsham’s post-apocalyptic Porsche

Ever wondered what a Porsche 911 would look like if it was caught up in a Volcanic eruption and buried for hundreds of years?...

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...

Marble Cladding: Unmatched Prestige for Walls

The elegance of marble is timeless: the ancient Greeks already used marmaros, the "shining stone," to create magnificent monuments dedicated to the most famous...

Realistic Pillows Sculpted from Blocks of White Marble

In studios in Oslo and northern Italy, Norwegian sculptor Håkon Anton Fagerås uses a pneumatic hammer and other carving tools to shape blocks of marble into...

How Artists Use Natural Stone to Create Timeless Sculptures

The beauty and versatility of natural stone are among the many reasons homeowners and builders gravitate to the material for their projects. Artists often...

Bulgari unveils first-ever Octo Finissimo Tourbillon timepiece made entirely out of marble

Bulgari’s first Octo Finissimo Tourbillon timepiece carved in green marble springs to life, plated with rose gold watch hands and encased in 110 facets...

Final 20 artists selected for Tuwaiq International Sculpture Symposium

Following an overwhelming response to Riyadh Art’s open call for submissions, the final 20 sculptors have been selected for the 3rd edition of the...