When guests and visitors approach the entrance of the Boston Children’s Hospital they are greeted by a “hide and seek” style wall made of Mesabi Black® granite. The stone provides a backdrop for the intricate design of animals and foliage, which the project’s architect and designer calls “Playful Nature in the City.”

Attendees at StonExpo/Marmomac at The International Surface Event (TISE) in January 2020 will notice more natural stone on display than ever before. A new Natural Stone Pavilion will debut prominently in the middle of the show floor. The pavilion is strategically positioned near the Natural Stone Institute booth and adjacent to the Marmomac International Pavilion, which will also include several natural stone suppliers. 

Havana™ is an elegant and understated stone-look showcasing cool and warm neutral colors in a variety of sizes and coordinating mosaics.

For this week's Throwback Thursday we look at an article about Cubic Stone in the May 2002 issue of Stone World magazine.

The deadline for all Natural Stone Institute awards has been extended to Saturday, July 27, 2019.

This year's AIA Conference on Architecture featured a one hour long seminar on the World of Natural Stone: Geology, Sourcing, Selection, Testing & Processing.