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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

Floor Covering News

Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. The product is high-end in nature, due to several factors. While this is no doubt a point in the category’s favor, it can also come across as too “unpredictable” for consumers who are unfamiliar with natural stone.

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CEU: THE ART OF SPECIFYING NATURAL STONE

Realstone

THE ART OF SPECIFYING NATURAL STONE. This one-hour session is designed to give architects and designers an overview of how to specify natural stone. What do you need to know about its species, color variations, and finish possibilities? Is the quarry able to produce the sizes and quantities you need?

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MIA Releases Stones of North America Version 3

StoneDimensions

Stones of North America is a comprehensive iPad® app that gives design and construction professionals quick, easy access to detailed information about natural stones quarried in North America. The app features natural stones from more than 100 quarries in North America.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

They produce and export 90 percent of the region’s natural slate used for roofing or flooring. European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales. Pictured above and below, is natural slate on a mountainside near the Mosel River in Rhineland, Germany. Related Links.

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Why You Should Use Natural Materials In Your Design

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Chances are, you’ve also wandered what exactly counts as “natural”. In the world of interiors, “natural” is a broad term that encompasses any renewable resource that is harvested from the earth for use. Read on to find out why renewable resources are the way to go when it comes to your décor.

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