Contents
Features
Troublesome Dust
Silicosis is a serious hazard, but it shouldn't be a big deal with proper worker care and wet fabrication. So how could it possibly wind up getting a surface banned in a country?.
Hardscape North America Awards
Natural stone carve a notable niche in the annual competition to honor outdoor presentations.
Vol. 6, No. 2
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Departments
Spall
Natural stone makes a statement about life from a troubled place in a troubled time.
Capsule
The dollar is stronger and shipping costs take a nosedive. There's still one very nagging number, though.
News Highlights
This fall's industry shows in Italy get closer to pre-pandemic attendance levels. Also, Malaysian quartz-surface imports face new U.S. certification rules.
Hard-Surface Cinema
Stone Update Magazine Editor Emerson Schwartzkopf offers his views on the U.S. market during Marmomac 2022..
This Year's Tile Bounty
Craving that stone look? Arpi Nalbandian spies plenty of it at Cersaie 2022, along with other eye-catching designs.
The Laughing Tape Measure
Mix the macabre works of Hieronymus Bosch with the looming spectre of a manic night shift, and it's the stuff of bad dreams for Jason Nottestad.
The Safe Shop
A backache isn't necessarily a sign of aging. Learn how to lighten the load with good lifting habits.
SFA: What's the Answer?
Trouble cutting quartzite? The Stone Fabricators Alliance offers advice on this and other topics this month.
ProductPLUS: Quantra Quartz Vanities
The quartz-surfaces company produces a custom line of one-piece molded quartz sinks with matching-frame wall mirrors in a variety of new styles..
Product Talk
Our regular guide to goods and services for the hard-surfaces industry.
Workshelf
Stone Update Magazine offers audio versions of selected articles on one easy-to-access page.
The Directory
Find the solution you need for your business.
Agenda
The when and where of events and education for the industry.
Advertising Index
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ON THE COVER: Grazzini Brothers & Co.'s interior and exterior installation of 18,000 ft² of Jura limestone at the Minneapolis Public Service Building in Minneapolis won the firm a Coverings Installation and Design Award. (Photo Mitchell Stier Photography / courtesy Coverings)