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Vienna: marble bust attributed to Corradini reaches €1.925 million
Il Giornale dell’Arte reports that a white-marble Veiled Woman, attributed to Antonio Corradini, sold at Dorotheum in Vienna on 20 October for €1.925 million.…
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United StatesLouisvilleHNA awards recognise Denver’s natural stone paving
Denver’s 16th Street revitalisation won the natural stone pavement category at the 2026 HNA Awards. The ceremony took place in Louisville on 22 October; OPE+Landscape pub…
↗Skystone to install nano diamond-wire cutting system in Jordan
Focus Piedra reports a planned Jordan installation of Skystone’s TSY-MLWA Nano Wire Saw for cutting large natural-stone blocks. The configuration combines block-lift feed…
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ChinaXiamenXiamen: eight designers explore stone in everyday objects
Stone-Ideas.com published its third retrospective look at Xiamen Stone Fair 2026’s “Stone Infinite Product Design Show” on 22 October. The project’s eighth edition, title…
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United KingdomLondonAntolini opens its London Stone Gallery
Verona Stone District reports that Antolini officially inaugurated its London Stone Gallery on 22 October 2026.…
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SpainStone façades: design and installation outweigh material failures
In a Focus Piedra interview, Ingepiedra’s Antonio Tello identifies breakage around fixings, corroded anchors, inadequate joints and unsuitable adhesives among recurring s…
↗SpainAragon opens consultation on limestone quarry permit extension
Focus Piedra reports a public consultation on extending the Fabregat-Pitarch limestone quarry authorisation in La Iglesuela del Cid, Teruel. The stated site area is 1.42 …
↗Portugal completes €68.9 million Sustainable Stone programme
Focus Piedra reports that Sustainable Stone by Portugal has concluded after €68.9 million in investment involving 52 organisations. Solancis hosted the final gathering in…
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IranMahallat’s role in travertine production
IRIB News highlights Mahallat as an important Iranian travertine district, reporting 115 active ornamental-stone quarries and annual extraction of about two million tonne…
↗Portugal: new cutting equipment for a stone workshop
Fabricaciones AOD has completed an installation for Magraser, Mármoles y Granitos de Portugal. Focus Piedra describes a 3,200 × 2,000 × 900 mm automatically rotating tabl…
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