Countertop Demand: Still Growing, But Slower
By The Freedonia Group
Demand for residential kitchen and bath countertops is forecast to increase 1.7 percent annually to 509 million ft² in 2009.
Category: Articles
St. Paul’s Cathedral Restoration, London
By Claire Santry
LONDON — Every Briton – and anyone in the world who holds this city dear – cares what happens to St. Paul’s Cathedral. And all of them – from the most-distinguished conservation specialist to the average layperson on the street – have a view on how this almost-300-year-old limestone treasure should be protected.
Salvaging: New Fascias From Old Places
By K. Schipper
If anyone’s looking for material to literally last centuries, stone’s the answer. So why bury it in a landfill?
The Perfect Seam, Part I
By Mark Lauzon
“Umm … is that as good as that seam is going to be … well, are you are finished with it?”
Surfaces 2006
LAS VEGAS – The new year gets off to a quick – and strong – start next month, when close to 40,000 will head here for Surfaces 2006.
Athenian Marble, Oklahoma City
By K. Schipper
OKLAHOMA CITY – Curt Cobb remembers being eight or nine years old when his father, Philip Cobb, first began experimenting with cultured marble in the family’s garage. Before too long, Athenian Marble was doing well enough that the senior Cobb was able to quit installing insulation with his brother installing insulation.
Mistaken Identity
By Emerson Schwartzkopf
You’re driving to check on a large installation, and all of a sudden you’re in a no-passing zone, following a huge untarped load of gravel. You hear that familiar ding, ding, tick, ding, tick and, if you’re lucky, you don’t see the little star marks appearing on the windshield.
Second City: Coverings Second Site
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Beginning in 2007, Coverings will find a second home in Chicago. The McCormick Place Convention Center, the largest convention facility in the United States, will host the tile and stone event in odd-numbered...
Waterjets, More Than a Nice Slice
Waterjet manufacturers say they’re seeing a huge boom in the use of their equipment in the stone industry – and it’s not only because of the technology’s clean-cut image.
The initial attraction to waterjet – or, more-properly, abrasive-jet machining – is still the ability to make both straight and curved cuts down to microscopic size utilizing computer generated files and very little water. But, manufacturers cite there’s a deeper appeal: versatility.
Quartz-Surface Showcase
CAESARSTONE USA
Sun Valley, Calif.
For 2005, CaesarStone announces Black Noir, Gold Abyss, Misty Carrera, Lagos Blue, Copper Abyss, Coffee Bean and Jerusalem Sand. “The hottest interior design colors are predicted to be red, citrus and chocolate brown, which is considered to be the new black,” said Arik Tendler, president of CaesarStone. “To complement these colors, seven new CaesarStone colors have become a permanent part of the 2005 collection.”