The 56th Marmomac opens its doors today

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The Marmomac 2022 International Exhibition opens its doors today for the 56th year in Verona, Italy. It is one of the largest and most important natural stone industry exhibitions.

During the exhibition’s four days, visitors will have the opportunity to be informed about all the news and modern trends around marble and natural stones, technology, and equipment, as well as the use of materials in architecture and decoration.

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The exhibition will be open daily, from 27 to 30 September, from 9.30 to 18:00, while according to the exhibition programme, visitors can choose between many events and talks.

The Stonenews.eu team will be there to bring you all the latest news.

The programme is detailed:

27/09/2022

HALL 10 11:00 – 12:00

RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY

Opening ceremony 56th Marmomac

Organized by: Veronafiere

Ribbon-cutting ceremony with authorities

27/09/2022

HALL 10 12:00 – 14:00

PRESENTATION

Stoneland

Speakers: Simona Finessi | Craig Copeland

Organized by: Platform Architecture&Design in collaboration with Veronafiere

Presentation of the photographic exhibition of Stoneland architecture. Representative projects of the use of stone made by 15 major international architecture firms that will also be present at Marmomac to illustrate them within the schedule of the meetings.

27/09/2022

HALL 10 14:00 – 15:00

ROUND TABLE

Furniture upcycling: the future of repurpose and re-use | Brand&Stone 4.0

Moderator: Danilo di Michele

Organized by: Brand&Stone in collaboration with Veronafiere

Innovating for a smarter, more sustainable world. The greatest innovations come from being able to reimagine the future. We believe in the responsible development of technology, respecting human values and promoting sustainability for people, the planet and prosperity.

27/09/2022

HALL 10 15:00 – 16:00

PROJECTS PRESENTATION

Stoneland, Case Studies Photographic Exhibition Session I

Organized by: Platform Architecture&Design in collaboration with Veronafiere

Case studies Stoneland photographic exhibition with speech of the architects: J05 am arquitectura | Fabio Mazzeo Architects.

27/09/2022

MASCAGNI ROOM 16:00 – 17:00

ROUND TABLE

Presentation of the XXXIII World Stone Report

Organized by: Carlo Montani, Aldus Casa Edizione in collaboration with Veronafiere

The World Stone Report – thirteenth of the Aldus Publishing House – a third of a century after its first edition in 1990, continues to submit the sectoral results to the reflections of the political moment, productive categories and social forces, and proposes those relating to 2021, conditioned by a planetary situation to which the Covid emergency has conferred dramatic aspects, with evident economic repercussions.

27/09/2022

HALL 10 16:00 – 17:00

ROUND TABLE

Marmo + Press | Dimensional Surfaces Market: Changes

Speaker: Emerson Schwartzkopf

Organized by: Stone Update Magazine in collaboration with Veronafiere

The United States is a massive consumer of dimensional natural stone and other hard-surface products. Overall demand rose dramatically in the past few years, even with the pandemic and other economic issues. However, the product mix has changed as well. An analysis of imports will show the impact of variable values, increased actions in tariffs, and the needs of end-user customers, and how this has influenced the flow of products in 2022 and possible trends in the future.

27/09/2022

HALL 10 17:00 – 18:00

ROUND TABLE

Pietra naturale e distribuzione, quale futuro?

Speakers: Federico Della Puppa, Responsabile Area analisi Smartand | Luca Berardo, Presidente Assoposa e Sercomated | Flavio Marabelli, Presidente onorario Confindustria Marmomacchine. Moderator: Alessio Corazza, giornalista Corriere del Veneto

Organized by: Veronafiere

28/09/2022

HALL 10 10:00 – 12:00

PROJECTS PRESENTATION

Stoneland, Case Studies Photographic Exhibition Session II

Speakers: 123DV Liong Lie | Alexander Owen Architecture + Interiors James Owen Webster | Alvaro Hernandez Felix Studio Álvaro Hernández Félix | Attn Attn Architecture & Design Egbert Miles Chu | De Meester Vliegen

Organized by: Platform Architecture&Design in collaboration with Veronafiere

Case studies Stoneland photographic exhibition with speech of the architects: 123DV | Alexander Owen Architecture + Interiors | Alvaro Hernandez Felix Studio | Attn Attn Architecture & Design | De Meester Vliegen | Gancikov Architecture & Design Studios | Gustavo Guimarães Arquitectura & Urbanismo.

28/09/2022

HALL 10 12:00 – 13:00

ROUND TABLE

Visionary Stone | Stone sculpture in the digital age: advantages and disadvantages of its evolution

Speakers: Raffaello Galiotto and Valentina Fogher

Organized by: Raffaello Galiotto in collaboration with Veronafiere

The world of stone sculpture is facing a very significant evolution. A scenario is expected in which digital immateriality joins numerical machinery’s precision and powerful strength to plow through the stone body in exploring new expressive languages. The exhibition is inspired by the works on display to take stock of the use of digital technology in stone sculpture and thus stimulate a debate on future developments in both positive and negative terms.

28/09/2022

HALL 10 14:00 – 15:00

ROUND TABLE

Etica_Litica

Speakers: Marcello Cutino, ADI VTAA President | Luciano Galimberti, ADI National President | Stefano Rossi, professor at the University of Trento | Carlo Trevisani, designer and curator for the exhibition | Luca Facchini, coordinator on experiences between Marmomac and ADI VTAA

Organized by: ADI Italy – Association for industrial design – Veneto and Trentino Alto Adige Delegation in collaboration with Veronafiere

Etica_Litica reflects the theme of sustainability as a transversal value in the design field. An analysis of new scenarios through the critical reading of the Compasso D’Oro award and ADI index. The Etica_Litica exhibition is an example of a sustainable approach in the stone material field with exciting and unexpected proposals of objects and furnishing accessories, all linked by exploiting the marble slab with the minimum waste.

28/09/2022

HALL 10 15:00 – 17:00

PROJECTS PRESENTATION

Stoneland, Case Studies Photographic Exhibition Session III

Speakers: Gancikov Architecture & Design Andrew Gancikov | Gustavo Guimarães Arquitectura & Urbanismo Gustavo Guimarães | Kupershtock Architects Yaron Kupershtock | MA Office Jalil Mousavi | Patricia Busto Studios

Organized by: Platform Architecture&Design in collaboration with Veronafiere

Case studies Stoneland photographic exhibition with speech of the architects: KAAN Architecten | Kupershtock Architects | MA Office | Patricia Busto Studios | Studio Anne Holtrop.

28/09/2022

HALL 10 17:00 – 18:00

AWARD CEREMONY

Pinnacle Award

Organized by: Natural Stone Institute in collaboration with Veronafiere

29/09/2022

HALL 10 10:00 – 11:00

ROUND TABLE

Marmo + Tech | Solutions for Production Machines

Speakers: Sebastien Lienart | Johannes Rahm | Luca Caselli

Organized by: Siemens

29/09/2022

HALL 10 11:00 – 12:00

ROUND TABLE

Marmo + Tech | Batch one for Stone Shops and Industrial Enterprise

Speakers: Matteo Traini | Lanfranco Fontanelli | Roberto Vianello

Organized by: Biesse Group

Integrated solutions for kitchen countertop production with different levels of automation. Take part in our event at Marmomac to unleash the mastery of machine integration.

29/09/2022

HALL 10 12:00 – 13:00

ROUND TABLE

Discovering Italy university research and the landscape of urban public spaces

Speakers: Giuseppe Fallacara | Domenico Potenza

Organized by: Giuseppe Fallacara and Domenico Potenza in collaboration with Veronafiere

The exhibition translates into a collection of significant images and experimental prototypes of the strength of stone to build a path to accompany university research: from the Italian historical tradition to the most advanced technologies of the digital revolution. We are convinced that this is the most exciting aspect of research for the near future; study to be nurtured and promoted (both in Italy and abroad) starting from the continuous collaboration between experimental explorations and new forms of production. The idea is to tell the variety and richness of a widespread lithic landscape, starting from a sort of “journey into the Italy of stones,” capable of telling the territories of the quarries, the stratifications of urban landscapes, and research experiments scientific studies in the various Italian and foreign schools of architecture.

29/09/2022

MASCAGNI ROOM 12:00 – 13:00

ASSEMBLEA NAZIONALE

Associazione Nazionale Le Donne del Marmo

Organized by: Associazione Nazionale Le Donne del Marmo

29/09/2022

HALL 10 14:00 – 15:00

ROUND TABLE

Marmo + Press | The Natural Stone Industry in age of turbulence and uncertainty | What can a stone company do to become carbon neutral?

Speakers: Anil Taneja | Ralph Morgan

Organized by: Publicaciones Litos in collaboration with Veronafiere

In an age of wars, pandemics, government indebtedness, real estate bubbles, supply chain disruptions, labour shortages, demographic factors, new sensibilities, etc. you name them, and there is so much turbulence and uncertainties that doing any business at all is hazardous and comes with high risk. Sustainability, how can stone company become completerlu carbon free? The Poycor case.

29/09/2022

HALL 10 15:00 – 16:00

ROUND TABLE

Marmo + Tech | Siemens: Digital transition plan 4.0

Speakers: Roberto Pessina | Alessandro Cozzolino | Luca Caselli | Vincenzo De Paola

Organized by: Siemens

29/09/2022

HALL 10 16:00 – 17:00

CONFERENCE

Il passaggio e il dialogo generazionale: tematiche scritte sul marmo? L’esperienza di un Gruppo Bancario

Introduction by: Leonardo Rigo, General Manager Banca Aletti. Speakers: Giovanni Marafante, Managing Director Aletti Fiduciaria | Nicola Comi, General Manager Aletti Fiduciaria

Organized by: Banca Aletti, Gruppo Banco BPM

30/09/2022

HALL 10 10:00 – 11:00

CONFERENCE

Antonio Canova, a Neoclassic genius

ISpeakers: Vittorio Sgarbi, President of Fondazione Canova | Moira Mascotto, Director of Museo Gypsotheca Antonio Canova

Organized by: Museo Gypsotheca Antonio Canova

30/09/2022

HALL 10 11:00 – 12:00

ROUND TABLE

Marmo + Press | The stone market in France: the cultural factor

Speakers: Claude Gargi | Elisabeth Polzella

Organized by: Pierre Actual in collaboration with Veronafiere

30/09/2022

HALL 10 12:00 – 13:00

AWARD CEREMONY

The New Best Communicator Award

Speakers: Walter Mariotti, Editorial Director Domus | Jennifer Richinelli, Editorial Director Stone World – USA | Camilla Bellini, Influencer and Interior Designer | Aurelio Chinellato, Professor of Exhibition Design at IUSVE | Marcello Cutino, President ADI VTTA. Moderator: Elisabetta Gallina

Organized by: Veronafiere

Whatever the objectives are for attending a trade fair – sell a product, launch a new line or promote a brand – today, it is increasingly essential involve users through attractive, welcoming stands that are all-embracing, connected, and evolved. Marmomac’s Best Communicator Award, given since 2007, has now been transformed – becoming The New Best Communicator Award with just two categories: Design and Concept – with awards for Italian and International companies.

30/09/2022

HALL 10 14:00 – 15:00

PRESENTATION

Get to know the power of Brazilian Stones

Organized by: APEX BRASIL with CENTROROCHAS

30/09/2022

HALL 10 15:00 – 16:00

AWARD CEREMONY

Donna del Marmo Award 2022

Organized by: National Association Le Donne del Marmo in collaboration with Veronafiere

30/09/2022

HALL 10 16:00 – 16:45

ROUND TABLE

Marble, art and protection of the territory: a possible combination? Catalog presentation of the exhibition-event Stone Light Streets – A Widespread Awareness of Nature

Speaker: Marco Giaracuni | Francesco Ronzon | Elena Pedrotti | Karima Oustadi | Francesca Piccolino Boniforti | Andrea Lavezzi

30/09/2022

HALL 10 17:00 – 17:45

AWARD CEREMONY

DAMN 2022

Speakers: Marco Giaracuni, President of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Verona | Francesco Ronzon, Director of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Verona | Moreno Ziesa e Luca Donatoni, Donatoni Macchine srl | Ayelen Pesenti, Lucrezia Picariello, Camilla Quarti, Sara Mosconi, students of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Verona