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Stone Services Group Adds Granite Gold Countertop Protection Plan

Stone Services Group (SSG) is excited to announce that it has partnered with Granite Gold Inc. to market and sell its unique Granite Gold...

Tenax No.9 Ceramic Razor Blades- Pack of 10

The Tenax Ceramic razor blades are ideal for quartz stone materials, as well as all other stone.

Industry startup Stone Services Group directs national rollout of Hot Sauce software system

Ignite Consulting Group taps SSG to bring revolutionary product to countertop fabricator shops of all sizes

Wine & Stone: An Interactive Comparison

The Natural Stone Institute will be holding a Wine & Stone session at KBIS next week at 3 p.m. on January 22 in room N229. The speak...

Neolith offers holistic surfacing experience at IMM 2020

Neolith will once again be exhibiting at IMM Cologneat Koelnmesse, Messeplatz 1 Mülheim, 50679 Köln, Germany (13-19 January 202...

Vitória looks to continued expansion

The Vitória Stone Fair | Marmomac Latin America is scheduled for February 11 to 14, 2020 in Espírito Santo, Brazil. Th...

Braxton-Bragg Releases 2020 Catalog

The Braxton-Bragg 2020 catalog is here with hundreds of exciting new products. One of the newest product lines featured in the cata...

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Industry Insights

Tryon's Tips: Annual review and planning

I was in awe of the elaborate strategic plan the leadership team and I just produced. After three dedicated days of planning and brainstorming, we had seven pages of strategic …

Large Scale Production

Stone Industry Perspective: What makes natural stone sustainable?

Natural stone is nearly complete as a building material in its natural state. It is recyclable, low maintenance, emits no VOCs and is one of the most durable materials on …

Mosaics & Decorative Tile

One-on-one with mosaic tile artist Mercedes Austin

Jason Kamery

Contemporary Stone & Tile Design magazine had the opportunity to talk with Mercury Mosaics owner Mercedes Austin about her 20 years of experience, how she got started and some of …

Hospitality/Commercial Design

2020 Hospitality design trends

Jennifer Richinelli

With the hospitality design sector in a seemingly constant state of change, tile and other alternative material manufacturers need to stay up-to-date on current trends in colors, shapes, finishes and …

Interior Design

Quartzite used for large kitchen island and countertops

Jennifer Richinelli

Additional space and storage ranked as top priorities for Katie Katzman when renovating her dated kitchen, as well as to have views of the picturesque lake in the backyard of …

CSTD Features

Home features mosaic tile to make unique and colorful living space

Jennifer Richinelli

Set in the Texas hillside on the outskirts of Austin, TX, a newly constructed residence reflects its surrounding habitat with regional limestone featured extensively on the exterior design. And while …

Fabricator Equipment

Taking a business approach

Jennifer Richinelli

While Hunter Adams did not have any prior fabrication experience, he did have a MBA and business sense. So when a long-time family friend asked if he would be interested …

Editor's Note: Winter 2020

Jennifer Richinelli

Contemporary Stone & Tile Design kicks off the New Year with a look at kitchen and bath design. Whether a renovation or new construction, stone and tile remain a consistent choice among homeowners for various applications in these living spaces.

Stone Column

Stone Column: What’s in store for 2020

Jennifer Richinelli

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. It’s always hard getting back into the swing of things after having a nice long break, but I’m excited about some of the new things we are launching here at Stone World in 2020.

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Reclaimed Brownstone

Very high quality Portland Brownstone available for restoration projects. We have an excellent supply of blocks available. This material is hard to find. We can provide fabrication, shops drawings and…

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Prodim Factory Draw Advanced - Multiple plane solid modeling in 2D/3D

Prodim Factory Draw Advanced is a new software module that features easy-to-use design functionalities for creating solids and the modeling of multiple planes in 2D/3D.

CSTD Features

Renovating a collegiate sandstone landmark

Heather Fiore

Boston-based architectural firm, Finegold Alexander Architects, recently transformed Boston University’s (BU) historic Tudor Revival-style castle into the new Dahod Family Alumni Center. The 15,371-square-foot gathering place, which serves BU’s 300,000-plus graduates, features original sandstone masonry on the exterior that was carefully cleaned, repointed and patched to restore the building back to its original grandeur.

Web Exclusives

Emperador Brown marble adds to high-rise elegance

A residential tower in an exclusive area of Panama offers posh living spaces which are lavishly dressed in Italian marble

Industry Insights

Stone Industry Perspective: Managing through economic cycles

As we approach the beginning of a new year, and a new decade, we are encouraging all of our Rockhead members to take a close look into their business and identify key areas of focus that will allow them to plan and scale their business based on present or potential economic cycles.

Stone World Magazine

2020 January

In this issue of Stone World Magazine, read about the upcoming TISE show, we provide solutions for protecting and maintaining natural stone, see the results of Stone World’s annual Purchasing Plan Survey, and much more!

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Contemporary Stone & Tile Design Magazine

2020 Winter

In this issue of Contemporary Stone & Tile Design magazine, read about a kitchen and bath design that reflects a homeowners’ fun-hearted nature, protecting tile and stonework, and much more!

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