When it came time to remodel a 7,000-square-foot residence in Dallas, TX, designer Elaine Williamson of Elaine Williamson Designs in Dallas, TX, needed to find the right balance between beauty and practicality.
Celebrating its 28th edition in Bologna, Italy, Cersaie 2010 - the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings - was held last fall, and the event hosted more than 83,000 visitors, and revealed leading trends and cutting-edge products from more than 1,000 exhibitors across 34 countries.
SassoAmerica and its parent company, Sassomeccanica SRL, have introduced the Plug’N Cut, its newest innovation and addition to its lineup of cutting and edge-polishing machines.
Every January, Stone World presents its annual Fabricator
Market Forecast, where hundreds of stone fabrication professionals from around
the country present their expectations for the coming year as well as their
feelings for the long-term.
Design of dimensional stone veneer is a straightforward process when the stone sizes are similar, utilize the same material and are connected to an appropriately framed structural backup. However, if stone panels of different sizes and shapes are part of the architectural vision and the existing backup wall limits the location of anchors, the designer must be creative and meticulous in the cladding design.
Diasant introduces its new 4-horsepower, heavy-duty
portable edge profiling and polishing machine, available from Regent Stone
Products. The Diasant 6000 HD is a two-speed (3,000 or 6,000 RPM),
hydroplaning, continuous-duty router capable of working granite edge profiles
up to 10 cm thick.
The use of the diamond wire technology has always been
considered the new frontier in the stone industry, leading Pellegrini Meccanica
to produce the relevant equipment for both quarry exploitation and stone
processing factories.