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Surface Design Show attracts pioneering natural stone, wood, tiles, recyclable materials, metal, living materials, paint, illuminated surfaces and coatings that can be used as flooring, cladding, ceiling, wall coverings and more. The “Material Thinking” theme introduced in 2011 highlights the thought process that goes into the development and...

During the event BudShow 2012 we are planning to build “eko_logic”, modern house designed by greenCUBE_127 highlighted in a national architectural competition “Your House – Dialogue with Tradition.” House is an example of modern architecture design and multi-dimensional sustainable economically and environmentally. We want to show that it...

  Rooted in antiquity, classic designs take on new life in the Perla marmi collection, which mixes the elegance of natural stone with the mystery of mother-of-pearl, water jet cut into an intricate pattern. Subtle stone and mother-of-pearl combinations bring products of permanence to your interior space in an eye catching, understated chic format. The...

Project Details: Location: Monteverdi, Lebanon Type: Residential - Houses Architects: Maroun Lahoud Architecte – www.marounlahoud.com Program: a large platform overlooking the valley; three master bedrooms, a wine cellar, a screening room, a semi-professional editing studio, a kitchen, an office, a large reception area and a panoramic terrace. Client:...

The hanging platforms offer a rest for rock climbers, a pause enabling them to enjoy the views and environment for a longer period before setting off on their journey once more. The surfaces are partly embedded partly protruding from the existing rock face structure. A grid of borehole foundations injected into the rock face expand into the existing granite,...

 Kerlite from Cotto D´este A great technological innovation in 3mm only THE NEW SURFACE FOR ARCHITECTURE “Kerlite” is the result of an extremely innovative productive system, coming from a highly performing and vanguard technology. It is produced in whole slabs of 100×300 cm. without using moulds and pressed on a carpet with a 15,000-t...

(Financial Times) — Hedge funds increased their bets against the euro to a record level in the last week of 2011, increasing pressure on the embattled European common currency as it enters the most testing year of its history. Many hedge funds lost money betting against the euro for much of last year, as the currency remained unexpectedly strong...