Articles Tagged with ''natural stone''

Natural stone products from India

August 1, 2018

Known for its seemingly endless types of granite and stunning exotic material, India is among the leading sources of natural stone. The following showcase highlights several of the most popular varieties offered by a few prominent Indian stone manufacturers.

A Showcase Of Stone From Latin America

May 14, 2018

With exotic stones such as quartzite continuing to grow in popularity among the design community and homeowners alike, stone producers in countries such as Brazil and Peru exhaust efforts to find new varieties of material to satisfy customer demands.

NYC’s Irish Hunger Museum: Restoring a Cultural Stone Masterpiece

Built of 32 varieties of stone representing each of Ireland’s 32 counties, the Irish Hunger Memorial in Manhattan receives a massive overhaul to restore its architecture and protect it from further water damage

April 12, 2018

Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), CTA Architects, P.C., construction manager The LiRo Group and contractor Nicholson & Galloway, Inc. have completed the $5.3 million renovation and waterproofing of the Irish Hunger Memorial.

United Polaris at O’Hare Intl Airport in Chicago, IL

Natural Stone Used in Lavish Airline Lounge for United Airlines

With United Airline’s new Polaris seats onboard its aircrafts, the corporate giant looked to revamp its airport lounges, starting in Chicago

Jason Kamery

April 11, 2018

Introduced earlier this year, the United Airlines Polaris seats improved upon the airline’s business class seats on international routes. To be able to give passengers a full experience, United Airlines also created a new luxury passenger lounge, United Polaris.

New Architectural Spec Help from Indiana Limestone Company

April 5, 2018

Building on a long history of providing useful tools to architects, Indiana Limestone Company continues to develop professional resources and make them available to the design community.

Monks use Natural Stone to Build Spiritual Oasis

Determined to construct their new monastery on a picturesque mountaintop property in Meeteetse, WY, despite budget constraints, the Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel dedicated their time and skills to learning to work a CNC machine and fabricate the stone pieces themselves

April 3, 2018

Faced with cost provisions, the monks took on the impressive challenge of learning to operate a CNC stoneworking center and fabricate all of the stone needed for the project themselves.

Jennifer Richinelli

April 3, 2018

I think we can all agree, there is an inherent beauty to natural stone that most people find desirable for both residential and commercial designs.

Wilsonart Blends Nature with New Quartz and Solid Surface Designs

Versatile hard surface palette perfect for both home and workplace

March 30, 2018

Technology may be everywhere, but consumers today are still looking for ways to bring nature into their everyday lives.

Blue Fantasy hard marble, quartzite by TAB India

Blue Fantasy Semi Quartzite, Hard Marble by TAB

March 27, 2018

TAB’s worldwide exclusive BLUE FANTASY is available in polished, honed, leather and brushed finishes, tile and slabs.

Stone of the Month: Double Brown Quartzite by Cereser Marmi S.p.A.

March 15, 2018

This Stone of the Month is Double Brown quartzite supplied by Cereser Marmi S.p.A. of Verona, Italy.

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