03.11.2024

That was the Marmomacc 2015

Autorbild
Building Design

Marmomacc 2015 closes with a record number of visitors and we conclude on a positive note: the international natural stone trade fair in Verona is not one of the leading events in the stone industry for nothing.

In just four days – from September 30 to October 3, 2015 – an impressive 67,000 people visited the Marmomacc natural stone trade fair in Verona. With this result, the trade fair topped last year’s visitor numbers by another three percent. But the number of exhibitors was also impressive: 1524 companies took up a total area of over 77,000 square meters. Among them were companies from 55 countries – with Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cameroon, Venezuela and Georgia as debutants.

We returned from Marmomacc 2015 a little exhausted, but full of inspiration. And in addition to business cards and good conversations, we also have some great impressions in our luggage that we don’t want to withhold from you:

Marmomacc celebrated its 50th birthday this year. To mark the anniversary, visitors were treated to a potpourri of technical innovations, exciting projects and stone materials in architecture and design. Photo: Ennevi Veronafiere
STEIN editor Julia Wolpert (left) explored the highlights of the trade fair together with Kerstin Neuhoff from Neuhoff Natursteinwerk and Roxanna Steininger (right) from Steininger Steinmetz...
Made in Italy: A symbiosis of technology, stone and design from Italian production awaited visitors to the "Italian Stone Theater".
In addition to three-dimensional staircase constructions and stone carpets - as shown here - the "Italy Stone Theater" also hosted the "Digital Lithic Design" exhibition, which provided a glimpse into the future of the natural stone industry. Photo: Ennevi Veronafiere
Heavy equipment: These telescopic handlers easily exceed the height of the exhibition halls with their lifting height.
Robots were also a big topic at Marmomacc this year. Here, a fully automatic diamond wire saw is at work.
A work of art made from the precious Italian natural stone Fior di Pesco Carnico: at the end of a ten-meter-long stone tunnel stands a figure reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man.
This is the right way to showcase a porous natural stone. The fine holes were not filled - as is usually the case - but deliberately left open to create highlights.
Semi-transparent natural stone and the play of light were omnipresent at the trade fair.
Terrazzo - the floor covering with small, enclosed stones - has been around since ancient times. Today, terrazzo floors are celebrating a comeback, as could be seen at Marmomacc 2015.
Particularly thin stone slabs and tiles are also in vogue, as this eight millimeter thin basalt stone shows. Due to its low weight, it is particularly suitable for elevators, furniture and shipbuilding.

We are already looking forward to the next Marmomacc and have already marked September 28 to October 1, 2016 in red in our calendars.

X
Scroll to Top