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Natural Stone Trends.(Guest Commentary)
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Surface Fabrication
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April 1, 2007
| COPYRIGHT 2007 Cygnus Business Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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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 ...
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