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...
Hotel & Marble: The Luxury Bathrooms
The combination of marble and hotels has always proved over time, and always in a different way, to be an effective solution to create...
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...
Marble and diamonds for Apple’s AirPods
Apple’s wireless AirPods earphones have been one of the company’s most surprising hits over the past few years, helping its wearables category grow beyond the Apple Watch....
The largest book in the world is made of marble!
The world's largest book is in the Kudodau Pagoda in Myanmar. The book has 1,640 pages with 100 lines each and is 1.52 metres...
How Marble Sculptures Have Inspired Artists and Captivated Audiences for Millenia
Throughout art history, sculptors have experimented with an eclectic range of mediums. While cast bronze, carved wood, and fired clay have made lasting impressions, no material has captivated...
David ‘preceded medical science’ – Renaissance work shows precocious knowledge of blood circulation
Michelangelo preceded medical science in the knowledge of blood circulation shown in his masterpiece sculpture David, a US medical expert says in a new...
Snug candle holders by Sanna Völker are carved from 500 million year old stones
‘Snug’ candle holders by Sanna Völker are handmade by stonemasons who have mastered their craft for four generations, dating back to 1880.All pieces are...
Emmanuel Babled remodels marble sculpture into upholstered chair for Offecct
French designer Emmanuel Babled has reworked his marble sculptural chair into a piece of upholstered home furniture for Swedish brand Offecct.Shown at Salone del Mobile in 2017, the...
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...
