Taking the Leap into Stone Fabrication
A part-time job as a CAD programmer while in college forged a path for one young fabricator to embark on his own journey into the stone industry
Read More
Items Tagged with 'stone industry'
ARTICLES
Stone Marketplace
An Inside Look At StoneLoads
Patrick Wells, CEO of the newly launched StoneLoads online stone marketplace, shares details with Stone World about how the idea for the platform was realized and what he hopes to achieve with its development
Read More
EVENTS
IMAGE GALLERIES
A Showcase Of Stone From Latin America
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. The following are some of the many new stones from these regions that are now available.
Brazilian Stone Roundup
As the result of continuous investments in quarries and factories, Brazilian stone producers are a steady source of new material. The following is a glimpse of the numerous stones that have been introduced recently.
CNC Tooling
In this photo gallery, check out the latest CNC machinery products within the stone industry
Date: April, 6, 2016
Coverings 2015 Installation & Design Awards
Fifteen stone and tile projects were acknowledged at the fourth annual Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards, a program that honors outstanding design and installation of stone and tile in residential, commercial, sustainable and international projects. A panel comprised of notable editors, leading designers, installation experts and representatives from Ceramics of Italy, the Tile Council of North America (TCNA), Tile of Spain and National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) evaluated nearly 150 submissions based on technical execution, unique material applications, and overall design and purpose, and awarded high honors to those projects demonstrating spectacular stone and tile applications. In total, $20,000 in prize money was awarded to the winning designers and installers during the inaugural CID Awards & Opening Night Celebration, held Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Orange County Convention Center.
“The projects submitted in the 2015 Coverings Installation & Design Awards program once again represent some of the highest levels of skill and creativity in the tile and stone industry,” said Karin Fendrich, Coverings show director. “Coverings congratulates and commends all the designers and installers from these winning projects for truly illustrating visionary designs and exacting installation techniques.” The following is a look at the projects that were recognized in the stone categories.
Date: July 6, 2015
StonExpo 2015 Product Showcase
Check out the latest products from the StonExpo trade show.
Date: February 26, 2015
The Stone Fashion Show at Marmomacc in Verona
As usual, stone suppliers from Italy and around the world relied on the Marmomacc fair to showcase some of the latest stone materials to the international marketplace. The following is a look at just some of the stone materials on display in Verona.
Date: December 2, 2013