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Article: Natural Stone Trends.(Guest Commentary)
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- Surface Fabrication
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Natural Stone Trends
By Mark Fernandes
In the natural stone industry, we live between the concepts of form and function. Genuine stone provides the foundations for buildings and homes as well as decorates those structures with its artistic characteristics. There is an inherent beauty in stone that is appealing to builders, designers, architects and homeowners, but people are also intimidated by products of great beauty and mystique, leading to misconceptions and lack of understanding.
As fabricators, you have the opportunity to not only be craftsmen, but educators, too. Perhaps it's more than an opportunity; it's an obligation to dispel myths and correct ...