In spite of the fact there is still a lot of time to the next year’s STONE+TEC 2015, the organisers are not wasting their time. The exhibition registration will start in May, and everyone that will send their applications by 31 July 2014 will be offered special discounts.

The competition is supposed to be another way of promoting natural stone. As the organisers in Poland, Turkey, Egypt, Brazil and India assume, the jury will choose two winners in each country. The best students will go to places famous for best natural stones! In the jury we will find representatives of the branch, stonemasons, architects, scientists and, of course, representatives of national branch magazines.

The stone sculpture “Amazing grace” is the first out of 100 which Jon Fathom is planning to make. Marble polar bears are supposed to draw attention to the problem of climate warming, which poses a threat to the population of polar bears in Alaska. The artist started making its first work of art before the end of 2012.

Bulgari, a famous jewellery company, wants to spend as much as 1.5 million euro on renovation of stone Spanish Steps, one of the famous symbols of Rome. The stairway can be found by the Spanish Square and leads to Trinita dei Monti church. It was built in 1725 and has 138 steps.