As everyone working in the stone quarrying sector knows, the biggest obstacle in obtaining administrative permits for quarrying is related to environmental aspects. Not only does a detailed restoration plan have to be submitted after completion of the mining operation and the appropriate funds have to be deposited, but it also takes a lot of time.
On the occasion of the first anniversary of the designation of the Landscape of Light (an area in the centre of Madrid comprising Paseo de Recoletos, Plaza de Cibeles and Paseo del Prado) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the streets of Madrid has been hosting from 7 October 2022 to 11 December2022 the exhibition of the Galician sculptor Manolo Paz, "The Distance that unites", a travelling exhibition that has been in S
Two years of pandemic and harsh confinement have caused us to rethink our way of life in many ways. One of these is housing: the impossibility of leaving home and the imposition of teleworking have made us more conscious of the spaces in which we spend our daily lives. We have become aware of the limitations of our homes in the face of this drastic change in the way we live and work.
During the celebration of the Marmomac fair in Verona, as always, one highlight is the Italian Stone Theatre, a thematic exposition that combines technology, design and stone. The theme of the 2021 edition was “Time in Stone”. Its organisation was done by Raffaello Galiotto and Vicenzo Pavan and the displays were the following:
Space: Gärna Studio. "El jardín de las Delicias" by Laura Gärna and Enrique García. Marble frames by GRANITH
There are not many companies in the stone industry which can claim to have existed for 100 years. Palin Granit from Finland is one of them. Here is the story of this granite mining company from its origins till today.
