Natural stone has always been a popular choice when designing a kitchen or bathroom, but lately, another material with similar technical characteristics has become a viable option on today’s market.

Using the knowledge he gained from running porcelain factories for many years, Luo Shengxiang made the leap to quartz surfacing in 2006 when he founded Nande Quartz Stone.

A residence in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA, received a full-scale transformation, which brought an air of elegance, as well as an open-format living space, to its 4,128-square-foot interior.

For a junior and senior high school in LaFayette, NY, the design team from Ashley McGraw Architects, located in Syracuse, NY, wanted to make a school auditorium that is designed for performance – and that doesn't refer only to what happens on the auditorium stage.

Throughout each of the five boroughs, these patches of open land help relieve the surrounding chaos. One of the city’s most historic parks, now known as The Battery, was recently renovated using a variety of local granite which provides a fresh revived look.

Currently, the company operates four quarries in South Dakota, one in Minnesota and is in the process of opening three sites in Wyoming for Red sandstone, Teton Taupe and Casper White.

As small businesses continue to look to expand, traditional methods of marketing should be supplemented with social media marketing.

Since opening La Pietra Tile & Stone in 2002, Fabio Figueiredo has immersed himself in the stone industry.

When designer Sabine Schoenberg was com-missioned to work on the renovation of a home in Greenwich, CT, her goal was to focus on the next generation of home building.

When driving down the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), which hugs the dramatic California coastline from the redwood forests to the sun-drenched beaches of San Diego, one stop worth making is at the Julia Pfeiffer Burns Vista Point in Monterey County near Big Sur.