For as long as three years now (depending on where you’re located in the U.S.), most conversations among stone industry members have begun and ended with a discussion of the economy - specifically how bad it is and whether or not it is ever going to recover. And while we have a long road ahead of us until we’re all the way back, all indications are that the worst is behind us.
Designed and
manufactured by Comandulli according to the latest concepts and structural
principles, the Spira automatic belt edge polishing machine can create and
polish flat, bevelled or pencil-round edges, and the company reports that it
has been noted for its performance and production on every kind of marble,
granite and engineered stone.
Celebrating its 27th edition, Cersaie once again
staked its place as one of the world’s largest exhibitions of ceramic tiles and
bathroom furnishings by drawing an international crowd of over 83,000 people.
Designed by Foster +Partners, the new Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in Dallas, TX, gives the city a landmark venue for the Dallas Opera as well as range of other cultural programs.
This Stone of the Month supplied by Levantina, Novelda, Spain. Technical details provide a frame of reference only. Because stone is a product of nature, testing to determine specific physical qualities should be repeated for each project.
In this issue of Stone World, we present our annual Fabricator Market Forecast (page 34), where hundreds of stone fabrication professionals from around the country offer their predictions for the coming year as well as their expectations for the long-term. Moreover, this study gauges how stone fabricators plan to spend their money in 2010 - in real dollar amounts.