GLOBAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

During the fair ROCALIA, held in Lyon (France) on the dates 5 to 7 December, 2017,the competition "Building with Natural Stone in the XXIst Century", organised by the association SNROC and the magazine Pierre Actual, also took place. The competition awards projects completed recently in France in which natural stone which mostly either comes from France or has been elaborated there.

The unique beauty of natural stone when aligned with new technologies can create ever more imaginative new textures and finishes.

Few people would not have not heard of Antonio López, the greatest living Spanish painter. While his fame derives from his paintings, it was he who designed the marble sculpture “La Mujer de Almanzora”, (“The woman of Almanzora”, in English), the highest in Spain, recently completed and installed during the summer of 2017 in Olula del Río (Almeria).

KOELGAMARMOR

Located in the Ural region, Koelgamarmor is one of Russia´s most popular marble. It has been used in hundreds of buildings in Russia and also in other countries.

Paulo Giafarov dgg@sili.com.br

Chemical engineer and Technician in buildings. Founder of THE DGG ASSESSORIA, a stone consultancy company in 1985. He has wide experience in projects and dealing with architects in Brazil and around the world since 1978.

At the end of a major international fair many people usually make a quick reflection by asking themselves (and others): How was the fair? How is the industry doing? What was new? For the exhibitor, who has usually spent a lot of money, the most important question is obviously- “How many orders did we get? How many enquiries did we get?

Guide 1- For the Professional Users

This exhibition is composed of installations developed with Italian technology around a concept defined by the designer Rafaello Galiotto. A company of the industry ties up with a design company to finalise the product. The objective, more than showing the potential of the new technologies, is to highlight the applications on a mass scale with commercial products.