While the amount of digital and new technology shops increase, there are still a few out there that believe in the “old school” way of doing things.

Stones of North America is a comprehensive iPad app that gives design and construction professionals quick and easy access to detailed information about natural stones quarried in North America.

Up in the hillside outside of Verona, Italy, in the Volargne stoneworking region of Northern Italy, is the Breccia Pernice quarry operated by Essegi Marmi.

The four-day event will encompass a 166,000-square-meter exhibition area in a completely renewed layout designed to optimize the visitor experience.

Selling out over a month ahead of the show date, Marmomacc, the leading international stone industry trade show, gears up for its 49th edition, scheduled for September 24 to 27, 2014 in Verona, Italy.

In June, a group of architects participated in the first “Designing with Natural Stone” Portugal, which is a branded event of the Marmomacc Stone Academy.

This Stone of the Month is supplied by Cereser Marmi S.p.A. of Verona, Italy.

Hanley Wood Exhibitions has announced an extensive list of sponsors and endorsers who are working with show management to make the October launch of The International Surface Event East (TISE East) a big success.

The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has announced that it will hold an accreditation program immersion course during The International Surface Event (TISE) East in Miami, FL, on October 22, 2014

Recently, I went to Marble, CO, to visit the Colorado Yule quarry.