In our Marmomac issue, we take a look at the spectacular presentations during the trade fair and in particular introduce the designer Raffaello Galiotto, who has been a fixture in Verona for years. We also take a look at another artist from Italy: Nazareno Biondo. He is known for the everyday objects he creates from Carrara marble. We also travel to Denmark, where the parliament is being given a new entrance. The paving in the parliament courtyard is being designed with used recycled granite slabs. This is how Denmark is setting an example for the green transition.
18.10.2024
Fascination Marmomac – The stone in October 2024
The "Journey to the Center of the Table" presentation during this year's Marmomac by Raffaello Galiotto features two-dimensional table tops made of extraordinary STEIN with three-dimensional centerpieces in CNC machining. Galiotto designed the individual objects and the ensemble. The idea behind it: When confronted with an empty table, we often place an object in the middle. According to Galiotto, this is a calming gesture, guided by our innate sense of order and balance.
Trade fair for marble in Verona
Marmomac opens its doors in a few weeks and we can once again look forward to eventful days in Verona. In addition to all the important appointments with exhibitors from home and abroad, we in the STEIN editorial team are once again particularly excited about the presentations in Hall 10, where the Full/Empty exhibition curated by Raffaello Galiotto, among others, promises spectacular surprises. International designers and companies from the stone sector have announced natural stone works created using new digital tools. Another highlight will be the “Walk of Stone” curated by Giorgio Canale, which will showcase the creative and technological advances in the sector. The exhibition sees itself as an “ode to the diversity and beauty of natural materials”. That’s quite a statement! On a 300 square meter catwalk, companies from the stone industry can each use one square meter to show their most valuable creations.
Raffaello Galiotto | Artificial intelligence in the machine hall
Precision and technical reproducibility are topics that designer Raffaello Galiotto deals with intensively. He has been a permanent fixture at Marmomac for years. STEIN author Inge Pett took a closer look at the artist and his creative work. Read more from page 6.
Dear readers, our author Michael Spohr has found out for you in advance what you can experience at the trade fair in terms of AI and industrial manufacturing. From page 30 onwards, find out which companies you should definitely visit if you want to optimize the processes in your machine shop.
Natural stone from Rayyane Tabet
We in the editorial team are particularly pleased that natural stone is often used in art on buildings. Starting on page 42, we present the work of Lebanese artist Rayyane Tabet. 115 marble pallets created by him will in future adorn the inner courtyard of the depots and workshops of the National Museums in Berlin.
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