The Natural Stone Institute has provided natural stone and fabrication services for its 44th home with the Gary Sinise Foundation through its R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment) program. The Foundation’s R.I.S.E. program builds 100% mortgage-free specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders. Natural stone and fabrication for U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Romulo “Romy” Camargo and his family were provided by The Granite Place, Concept Elite Enterprises and Northern Stone Supply.

Aardwolf Industries LLC offers aluminum backer plates attached to a polishing tool, and each of the pads is equipped with a snail lock adapter. The adapter fits into place and locks on with a twisting motion. To remove the pads, untwist and clear, replace them with the next grit.

As part of its summer 2022 launch, Daltile is now offering two new natural quartzite extra-large slab products. Daltile’s new Caldera Blue and White Pearl are mined in Brazil, one of the ultimate sources for the world’s finest natural quartzites. 

The New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID NJ) will hold its 2022 Design Expo & Trade Show on Thursday, September 29th at Birchwood Manor in Whippany.  Themed Re-Connect, the daylong event promises to let attendees do the same.  They will be able to innovate, discover and be inspired with HSW & AIA CEUs, a keynote luncheon with famed design visionary Karim Rashid, and a trade show with numerous resources. 

New Ravenna, a premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for residential and commercial installations, presents five additions to the Studio Line collection -- bringing the total number of designs to 82 selections.

NKBA will recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the kitchen and bath industry across all specialties

Designs of the Reworked Collection by M+ Mosaics are the vision of different designers who are invited to create new graphic and chromatic compositions with traditional glass materials. One of the most recent designs is “Confetti” by Massimo Nadalini.

The OMA CNC Finger Bit is a modified 8-segment CNC finger bit for quartzite, granite, marble and engineered stone, available from Weha. The OMA CNC Finger Bit is designed to run between 14 to 25 inches per minute between 5,500 to 8,000 rpm, depending on the stone being used.

SURFACES from The International Surface Event (TISE) announces celebrity showhome tours, September 24th and 25th in Malibu Hills, CA.  

Akepox® Panel Adhesive 7030, available from Akemi, is ideal for surface area bonding of thin ceramics, as well as for natural and artificial stone on cement-coated rigid foam building boards.