The special show “Natural Stone Architecture – Made in Germany”

At Stone+tec 2007 in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg from 6-9 June 2007, companies from all over the world offer a wide variety of natural stone and the technologies for its specific application. The International Trade Fair Natural Stone and Stoneprocessing Technology with some 1,000 exhibitors is one of the biggest get-togethers for natural stone professionals at the heart of Europe.

“Made in Germany” has become synonymous with high quality throughout the world. The term, which was originally coined in the British Merchandise Marks Act exactly 120 years ago to provide protection against poor quality products from abroad, has changed in the course of time to become an unofficial seal for products of high quality. As long ago as 1894, the German Reichstag Commission in its draft of the Trademarks Act saw more advantages than disadvantages in the use of this marking for German products in international trade. However, “Made in Germany” achieved its final breakthrough as a quality label mainly after the Second World War and in the years of the economic miracle.

The special show “Natural Stone Architecture – Made in Germany” in hall 1 at Stone+tec 2007 takes up this quality term and shows a cross-section of the products of leading German natural stone companies. The presentation is intended primarily for architects and material decision-makers involved with large building projects.

The name of the place of origin as a quality feature is also used in another setting: Euroroc – the European & International Federation of Natural Stone Industries – has adopted the logo “Natural Stone – Every Piece Unique” as a common logo in various language versions to support its work and show consumers they are getting natural stone quality from Europe.

Stone Craft Day: Keynote Restoration
On Thursday, 7 June 2007, the “Stone Craft Day” at Stone+tec 2007, the presentation of the Peter Parler Award in the morning is followed by an afternoon geared to restoration: Starting at 2 p.m., experts from exhibiting companies provide information at five presentations chaired by the Bundesinnungsverband des Deutschen Steinmetz-, Stein- und Holzbildhauerhandwerks on the following subjects: “Professional Cleaning, Hardening and Impregnation of Sandstone”, “Natural Stone Repair”, “Renovation of Floors”, “Laying Bonded Paving” and “Laying Natural Stone without Discolouration”. The presentations take place in the EventArea in hall 1 and attendance is free. Detailed information about the supporting programme and special shows at Stone+tec 2007 is available at www.stone-tec.com/supportingprogramme.

Popular: Natural stone for well-being
Stone gives us a feeling of security. Although it initially looks hard and cold, it can store and radiate warmth. The variety of structures and surface finishes convey a unique visual and haptic experience of this living natural material.

Natural stone has always been a popular element of bathing culture, which combines cleaning the body with cleaning the soul. It serves as a basis for steam and sweating baths in the form of glowing stones and is used as material for baths, loungers, floors and walls. The Greeks and Romans in the Ancient World appreciated it just as much as the Arabs in their public baths of medieval times.

Wellness oases have developed into popular places of relaxation in the hectic modern world in hotels specially designed for this trend and within people’s own four walls. Natural stone plays an outstanding role here in each very individual design, whether as aesthetic design element or as part of Feng Shui concepts. The exhibitors at Stone+tec 2007 offer an extensive range of products for every taste especially for interior design use in wellness areas and baths.
 
Source: Stonereport