Within the scope of cultural events at Marmomac 2018, an exhibition will be presented focusing on educational and research experiences involving experiments with the use of stone materials carried out by Departments of Architecture and Design in Italian Universities in collaboration with companies and vocational and art schools, and curated by Raffaello Galiotto and Vincenzo Pavan.
Natural Stone Institute (NSI) members have provided natural stone and fabrication services for 15 specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans through their support of the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment).
Members of the Midwest Chapter of the Natural Stone Institute (NSI) will gather on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 to tour Coldspring’s NSC 373 Platinum Certified Charcoal quarry and discuss how sustainability impacts a business.
On June 15, representatives from Women in Stone and Meisterfrauen met during Stone+tec 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany. With similar missions to empower women within the stone industry, the two groups met to learn more about each other’s history, organizational setup and goals for the future.
Daltile recently hosted a multi-faceted meeting for its Statements Program dealer members at the Ritz-Carlton in Cancun, Mexico. This conference is held every other year, and is designed to further solidify and increase the value of the partnership between Daltile and its Statements dealers.
Des Moines-based artists Kim and John Novotny announce a new stone art venture that captures images deep within the microscopic world of stone. The Midwestern artists are owners of Light the Earth studio and gallery located at Mainframe Studios in downtown Des Moines.
Natural Stone Institute is pleased to announce that Michael Picco (PICCO Engineering) has been selected to join the association’s executive committee as assistant secretary.
On the heels of a banner 50thedition, NeoCon, the world’s leading platform for the commercial design industry, announces a call for presentations for the 2019 show, June 10 to 12 at The Mart. Submissions will be accepted through September 30, 2018.
An innovative, versatile line of thin limestone construction panels from Indiana Limestone Companyis detailed in a new website, http://lightlimestone.com. The site provides ample information on the company's natural stone panels, highlighting their light weight, great strength and modular versatility.