By K. Schipper
DUNDIS, Ont. – If you’ve never heard of NaturStone Corp., you’re not alone. However, company officials believe 2007 is changing all that, as they’re poised to make a series of big splashes in the block, cast polymer and engineered-stone markets.
NEW YORK – A new branch of the First Republic Bank opened during the city’s hot summer … sporting a cool look of native sandstone. The Upper East Side office of First Republic Bank...
By K. Schipper
Many of today’s stone fabricators are in the business because of the boom in granite kitchen countertops – so what happens when someone comes in and asks for marble tops?
The following are U.S. quarries and major distributors of thin-stone veneer.
HOLLIS, N.H. – The Natural Stone Council (NSC) announced the launch of its branding program, including a new logo, in mid-January.
By M.W. Penn
Malcolm Holzman is an architect who loves to work in stone and its endless array of natural beauty. If he and the team of architects at New York-based Holzman Moss Architecture were given carte blanche to design a building, you can bet a major part of the project would be of stone.
By K. Schipper
The start of the year is always a good time to look back at where you’ve been and try to see where you’re going. Unfortunately, if you’re buying natural stone, there’s no clear roadmap for the months ahead.
While paying the right price and having the right products are always important, there are other trends stone fabricators and installers need to watch.
CLEVELAND – Demand for residential kitchen and bath countertops in China will increase 7.3-percent annually to 92.2 million m(2) (992.4 million ft²), according to a new study – but the material picking up most of the slack is surprising.
By K. Schipper
JEAN, Nev. – For travelers on Interstate 15, this is a place for cheap gas and taking a roadside turn at the gaming tables, just over the hill from the high-pressure glitz of Las Vegas.
Few of them will ever know that a dozen miles west, and out of sight of traffic, a unique form of quartzite is quarried. Processed mainly in Jean, it’s then sent out as everything from slabs for countertops and vanities to crushed stone for landscaping.