Stone and Architecture

The Savage Beauty of Natural Stone

No design is more beautiful than one created by nature. With this premise, the designer Alessandro La Spada has created for the showroom of the Italian company Antolini, twelve spaces in which the veins and colours of natural stone are combined with the designs that come from skins, feathers or shells of an animal. The result is an inspired harmony that highlights as never before the beauty of natural stone. 

ADNOC (Abu Dhabi) - Highest Building in the World with Exterior Granite Facade

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) new headquarters building, located in Abu Dhabi (UAE), recently completed, occupies a special place in the heart of the natural stone industry people for holding a unique record - it can probably claim to be  the highest building in the world with an exterior façade of granite. The building has height of 342 metres and has 65 floors of offices. The building was designed by the US based largest architectural and engineering firm HOK, USA.

The Italian Stone Theatre 2015

In the 2015 edition of the Marmomacc fair in Verona (Italy), held from 30 September to 3 October, “The Italian Stone Theatre” was presented, a project made by Raffaello Galiotto and Vincenzo Pavan to demonstrate what design and technology can achieve when united to the unique possibilities of natural stone.