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Collaboration Between Gönye Project Design and Stoneline

As Stoneline, we are excited to be a solution partner for projects that push the boundaries of design and enrich aesthetic experiences.

Within the scope of our architectural office visits in this direction, we were guests of Gönye Project Design today. We had an efficient presentation where we shared our collections, designs and application areas.

We would like to thank Gönye Project Design team for their hospitality and interest!

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Knidos

As Stoneline, we are proud to contribute to the excavations of the ancient city of Knidos.


The work carried out in this unique ancient city in cooperation with Selçuk University and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism not only brings history to light, but also allows us to preserve our cultural heritage and carry it into the future.


Join this journey with us and witness the historical richness of Knidos!

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We were in Verona for the Marmomac 2024 Fair

This year, it was a great pleasure for us to share the magic of natural stone with visitors from all around the world in Verona. As Stoneline, we extend our heartfelt thanks for the interest you showed in our stand and for the valuable feedback you provided. We had a fair filled with inspiring projects, new collaborations, and unforgettable memories! We look forward to our next meeting! Feel free to reach out to us anytime to connect or share your projects!

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Palezzo met with designers at the Maison & Objet 2024 Fair with its New Series

As Palezzo, we left another Maison Objet Fair behind with pleasure… It was a great honor for us to have the opportunity to meet you, our esteemed visitors, and to see your interest in our designs.

While we presented aesthetics and quality together with our sustainable understanding with our collections we exhibited at our stand during the fair, we also had pleasant conversations about the latest trends and technological innovations in the sector. We sincerely thank you for your participation and for taking your valuable time to visit us.

In the future, you can contact us at any time for any information and questions about our products.

Hope to see you again at future events!

Thank you very much.

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IKSV 2024 : TWO UNFORGETTABLE CONCERTS

As Stoneline, with our commitment to culture and arts, we are proud to once again support the Istanbul Music Festival organized by IKSV. In addition to days full of art and music, this festival is a perfect platform for cultural interaction and sharing. This year, as a sponsor of the 52nd Istanbul Music Festival, we presented two unique concerts.

An Enchanting Night at Sent Antuan Church

Our first concert took place in the historic Church of St. Antuan. In this mystical venue, the mesmerizing performance of baritone Benjamin Appl and accordion virtuoso Martynas Levickis gave the audience unforgettable moments. This impressive music feast, combined with the atmosphere of the church, deeply moved everyone.

Unforgettable Moments with “Time Travel”

In our second concert, saxophonist Asya Fateyeva and baroque ensemble Lautten Compagney Berlin’s “Time Travel” project attracted great attention. As part of this project, we hosted the world premiere of “Dancing Queen”. This innovative and mesmerizing performance was one of the most talked about events of the festival.

We are delighted to support art and music and honored to contribute to this important festival! ✨

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WE MET AT TWO SPECIAL CONCERTS AT THE ISTANBUL MUSIC FESTIVAL

As Stoneline, with our passion for culture and art, we are delighted to once again support the Istanbul Music Festival organized by IKSV. The festival has become a meeting point for art, music, cultural interactions, and sharing, in addition to its days filled with art and music.

As the sponsor of the 51st Istanbul Music Festival, we had the opportunity to connect with art enthusiasts through two special concerts.

Our first concert took place in the impressive atmosphere of the French Palace. Les Vents Français & Éric Le Sage treated us to an unforgettable evening with “French Winds”

Our second concert, the world premiere of “Women Have Waited Long Enough” a three-part composition written by female composers from the Netherlands, Turkey, and Iran,

took place in the magical atmosphere of the Basilica Cistern and became one of the most exciting concerts of the festival.

Looking forward to meeting again in music-filled days!

Stoneline

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STONELINE PUBLICATIONS PUBLISHED “NATURAL STONE GUIDE FOR ARCHITECTS”.

The second book of STONELINE Publications, Turkey’s first publishing house focused on natural stone, “Natural Stone Guide for Architects” has been published.

STONELINE Building Products, the leading brand of the Turkish natural stone industry; continues to support education, culture and art with its initiative in the field of publishing. The second book of the publishing house, “Natural Stone Guide for Architects”, is a reference source for architects, interior architects, engineers, natural stone practitioners, academics and students who need basic information about the process that starts with the decision to choose the right stone for the use of natural stone in buildings. “Which natural stone should be used where?” The book, which aims to give the right answer to the question, was written by experienced architects, academics and industry experts.

natural stones; It is the most important building material that has been widely preferred and used since the ancient period as the main structure, flooring and covering element in buildings. Natural stones add significant value to the architectural and aesthetic identity of the buildings, thanks to their rich variety of types, colors and patterns, as well as their durability and long service life. “Natural Stone Guide for Architects” aims to convey the basic information that may be needed regarding the use of natural stone in architecture as a building material, with references from history.

In the “Natural Stone Guide for Architects”, the formation, production and processing process of natural stone from block to cladding; important structures that have left their mark in the history of architecture and the place and importance of natural stone in the history of architecture; natural stone selection criteria in architecture; indoor and outdoor usage areas from residence to public area; design methods and construction principles; principles of deterioration, cleanliness and preservation; evaluation methods in terms of sustainability, numerical data on natural stone resources of our country and more are presented with texts written by experts. In the “Types of Natural Stones” section, examples of widely used natural stones of different types and origins are included with their technical specifications. At the end of the book, there is a comprehensive glossary with explanations of technical terms related to natural stones.

Dr. In the book, which was edited by O. Serkan Angı, edited by Gülçin İpek, and graphically designed by Cem Günbek, information about the process from the selection of natural stone to its use is provided by Dr. O. Serkan Angı, Assoc. Dr. Demet Arslan Dinçay, Prof. Dr. Genco Berkin, Assoc. Dr. Deniz Aslan, Prof. Dr. A. Nil Türkeri, M. Architect Canan Baş, Prof. Dr. Written by Seden Acun Özgünler. Evren İyigönül and Nuray Saatçioğlu Uygur from the STONELINE Building Products expert team also shared their application experiences with the reader. At the end of the book, Prof. Dr. There is also a comprehensive dictionary containing explanations of technical terms related to natural stones prepared by Emin Çiftçi.

STONELINE Publications, whose editor-in-chief is Architect Gülçin İpek, considers the “Natural Stone Guide for Architects” as a first step towards the subject and aims to fill an important gap in the natural stone literature by constantly updating and developing new titles to be added in line with the needs and suggestions in future new editions of this study. aims.

With texts accompanied by nearly 1,000 photographs and technical detail drawings, the book informs the reader about the use of natural stone in architecture. The book is offered for sale at www.yemkitabevi.com and bookstores.

Natural Stone Guide for Architects
Editor : O. Serkan Angi
Episode Writers: O. Serkan Angı, Demet Arslan Dinçay, Genco Berkin, Deniz Aslan, Evren Iyigönül,
A. Nil Türkeri, Canan Baş, Seden Acun Özgünler, Nuray Saatçioğlu Uygur
Editorial Director: Gulcin Ipek
Book Design : Cem Günübek
Technical Advisor: Neslihan Gucmen, Architect
Publisher : STONELINE Publications
Type : Architecture, Design, Construction Techniques, Construction Materials
Skin info : Thread stitched
Paper : Matt coated, 130 gr
Color status : Colorful
Print date : March 2023
Number of prints : 1st Edition
Number of pages : 406
Size : 15×19 cm

About STONELINE PUBLICATIONS:
STONELINE Building Products aims to promote natural stone through books to be published in line with a publication program, to enrich the literature in this field, and to support academic research that is a source by establishing a publishing house with a sense of social responsibility. www.ocm7ohqbio-staging.wpdns.site
The first book of STONELINE Publications, “Natural Stone Facades / Planning Principles, Projects and Structures” was published in 2022.

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Palezzo met with designers at the Maison & Objet 2023 Fair with its New Series

The new series of our Palezzo collection, which we started to offer original, artistic, artisanal flooring and wall covering alternatives that complement designs, met with designers at Maison & Objet 2023 Fair, one of the leading fairs of the design world.

While the latest trends in the decoration world were discovered at the Maison&Objet Fair, which is held every year in January and September, the visitors of the fair had the chance to get to know and examine brands and designs from different countries.

We thank all our exhibitors and visitors for their interest.

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The first book of Stoneline Publishing

“Natural Stone Facade / Principles of Planning, Projects and Constructions”

The leading brand of the Turkish natural stone industry STONELINE established “STONELINE Publishing” to produce reference books about natural stones.

STONELINE Publishing became the first publisher in Turkey that focused on natural stones. The first book of the publisher, “Natural Stone Facade / Principles of Planning, Projects, and Constructions” was prepared in two languages in collaboration with the German publishing house DOM Publishers and presented for sale.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the leading brand of the Turkish natural stone industry, STONELINE Construction Products, has added a new contribution that the company has given to education, culture, and art since its establishment process, with its initiative in the field of publishing. STONELINE Publishing which structured as part of a social responsibility conception, aims to support academic researches and enrich the literature in the field with the help of reference books as a “publishing house specializing in natural stones”.

The first book of STONELINE Publishing, “Natural Stone Facades / Principles of Planning, Projects and Constructions” was prepared in both languages, Turkish and German in collaboration with the German publishing house DOM Publishers, and was simultaneously printed and published in Turkey. The book which written by architect and editor Konstantin Krüger; also enriched with texts by Philipp Meuser (Prof., Architect), Hermann Graser (German Natural Stone Association, President of DNV) and Tobias Nöfer (Architect).

In the book, apart from informative texts written about theory and practice, selected projects of architectural offices operating in the international arena are analyzed one by one by Editor Krüger and presented with detailed drawings, photographs and texts which explaining the design principles. Among the 23 projects selected from 15 different world cities, including Istanbul, Izmir and Mugla, projects of five architectural offices from Turkey such as EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture, Atelier Han Tumertekin, Erginoglu&Calıslar, Teget Architecture, DDA – DILEKCI Architecture are also included.

Mehmet Bayrak, Chairman of the Board of STONELINE Construction Products, stated that their company has contributed to education, culture and art since the day it was founded, and that they established STONELINE Publishing as a thematic publishing house that focuses on natural stone, with a conception of social responsibility.

 While stating that they have increased their contributions for education, culture and art several times in recent years, Bayrak also shared their conception of social responsibility in this regard with the following words: “If we want this world to be better, it could only be done through education, culture and art and I believe that a country that progresses in these fields will progress in every field. We support many projects to be in part of the education of children and youth in Turkey. We are also among the supporters of the Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation and the founders and supporters of AURA-Istanbul Architecture and Urbanism Research Academy. We develop various projects with universities and host exhibitions of students. Now, with the establishing of our publishing house, we aim to contribute to the enrichment of the natural stone culture and literature by publishing in the field of natural stone and to support the field by publishing academic researches that written in this field.”

STONELINE Publications editorial director Gülçin İpek shared the following information about the publishing house: “We have established STONELINE Publications as “a publishing house specializing in natural stones”. We aim to contribute to the fields of architecture, interior architecture, culture, art, design, archeology and geology with the publications we prepare with a focus on natural stone, and to support academic researches that can turn into publications in these fields. ‘Natural Stone Facades’ is the first book of our publishing house. The book, which exemplifies the phases of natural stone from quarry to construction with references from history and contemporary practices, and will guide their correct use, was prepared simultaneously in two languages, German and Turkish. The books we will publish will deal with natural stones sometimes with their technical and sometimes with their cultural extents. Bringing books in different languages into Turkish is also among our goals.”

‘The Natural Stone Facades’ book aims to show the variety of applications of a natural stone as a material and to create a platform for discussion to guide its use in the right place and in the right way. At the same time, it is aimed to ease the process by pointing out the importance of cooperation between the investor (employer), the architect and the stone supplier. This cooperation has a great importance especially in the initial stages of planning.

This book; consists of five main sections covering current design trends and technologies in natural stone facade design, references and basic information from the history of architecture, design methods, a comprehensive and original analysis of built structures and their facades, the adventure of natural stones from block to construction, and main stone types.

Introduction to the Subject and New Trends

In the “Introduction”, Hermann Graser takes the reader on a broad tour of the horizon, from the current advantages of natural stone as a building material to its current applications, from traditional construction techniques to contemporary manufacturing methods. Under this title, the advantages and disadvantages of the main facade construction types are introduced by associating them with the building construction methods, while the use of different construction types together in the same project is explained with examples.

Theory and Fundamentals

Under the title of “Theory and Fundamentals”, Philipp Meuser, by taking the thousands of years of stone as a building material into consideration, he also seeks answer to his question of “Does contemporary architecture need to break its bond with this traditional material?” and draws a conclusion that the bond is should not be broken.

Designs with Natural Stones

Under the title of “Designs with Natural Stones”, Tobias Nöfer; As a continuation of the subject, closely examines the details between the subbasement and the roof eaves, such as molding, lesene and pilaster, column and pillar adornment and surface, corner and joint, both in terms of classical style language and plasticity in shaping.

Constructions and Facades

This section includes projects built in the last 20 years, as well as additional structures, renovations, repairs and reconstructions. The project range, which extends from a two-storey gable roof house to multi-storey residences, includes different typologies such as residences offices, hotels, schools and museums built with a reinforced concrete framed building system. Different facade types such as masonry walls, facade front walls, ventilated stone clad facades or self-supporting solid elements are exemplified in the selected projects. While each project is introduced with its main lines, almost from the urban planning scale to the joint details, with texts, photographs and photograph captions, the relationship between design and material is also examined. In terms of design approaches, the projects are examined by classifying them as projects that have an impressive position in terms of relief effect, emphasis on massiveness, scale and positioning from afar, their original relations with the environment, and the use of light and shadow effect.

Extraction and Processing of Natural Stones and Their Types

In the last part of the book, Graser and Krüger explain the processes of natural stone from quarry to cladding and the main natural stone types with the help of photographs.

The book ends with sample implementation plans. It is written in a language that even non-architect readers can easily understand with the help of texts accompanied by nearly 1,000 photographs and technical detail drawings. Although the book focuses on the use of natural stone on the facade, it also informs the reader in detail about natural stones.

Natural Stone Facades / Principles of Planning, Projects and Constructions

Size: 22.5 x 28 cm

Page: 304

Cover: Cardboard cover with side pieces

Author and Editor Konstantin Krüger

Chapter Writers Hermann Graser, Philipp Meuser, Tobias Nöfer

German Edition: DOM Publishers / ISBN 978-3-86922-210-3

Turkish Edition: STONELINE Publications / ISBN 978 – 605 – 73447-0-0

Editorial Director Gulcin Ipek

Art Consultant Cem Günbek

Translated from German by Zuhal Nakay, Architect

Translation Overreading and Technical Consultant Neslihan Gucmen, Architect

Consultants Serkan Angı, Geological Engineer; Sinan Izgi, Architect

Main Distributor: YEM KİTABEVİ www.yemkitabevi.com

You can buy the book at www.yemkitabevi.com and bookstores.

About STONELINE PUBLICATIONS:

STONELINE Construction Products aims to promote natural stone through books to be published in line with a publication program by establishing a publishing house with the awareness of social responsibility, to enrich the literature in this field, and to support academic researches that have characteristics of a source www.ocm7ohqbio-staging.wpdns.site

STONELINE PUBLICATIONS PRESS CONTACT:

SİBEL KEYVAN, Communications Consultant

0532 384 30 66, [email protected]

[email protected]


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HOW DO WE SELECT BLOCKS?

The first step of presenting the best shape of a stone to our customers is the selection of block. And the most important part of block selection is to have customer’s perspective. Looking at the stone from the perspective of the customer requires efficient interaction with customers. Customer visits and meetings, customer’s website and social media posts give nice clues about the expectations of the customer. We select blocks based on such data by considering certain criteria such as the structure, color, pattern and machinability of the block – all determined by our expert engineer – and then take photos of the block from various angles and share them with the sales team and production manager. Sales team share their thoughts with the customer about the eligibility of the stone for the project while production manager offers his ideas about the final shape of the stone following production. Block is purchased and dispatched to the factory only after all these elements are agreed upon between the parties.

All actions are taken in order to meet and even go beyond customer expectations as we do in all other processes under the umbrella of Stoneline when selecting blocks. As a result, the customer buys a product that is specially selected and produced.

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STONELINE SLAB QUALITY CONTROL

We know very well how tiny details make huge differences in projects and it’s our objective to present the best state of stone to all of our customers. For this reason, slab quality control starts with placing the block on the gangsaw.

We carefully monitor all actions from cutting the block to turn it into a slab to make sure that slabs enter the quality control process at their best shape.

The size, thickness, pattern, surface finish, smoothness and many other criteria are checked during quality control which is followed by filling the quality control form. Then we take photos of each slab. In case of stones with frequent pattern variations, we support photos with videos. Then, all photos and videos are shared with the customer. The purpose here is to reflect the status of slabs to the customer – whether a distributor or a project owner. In this way, customers are assured whether slabs will fit to the project and the collection or not.

The slabs that pass quality control (inspection) successfully and approved by the customer are then bundled and dispatched. During loading of the bundles, all actions are again recorded with photos and reported to the customer.

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HOW DO WE SELECT THE STONES IN OUR COLLECTION?

There are two important criteria when selecting stones for our collection: research and communication.

The first step in research stage is to identify preferences of each country in respect of color, finish, patterns and consumer behaviors.

At this stage, we gather information by carefully scanning websites, social media platforms, and magazines and sectoral reports of design, architecture and decoration in each country. The research results are analyzed after all information from regular customer visits and meetings is combined. The colors, surface shapes and patterns that are identified as a result of such work are then compared with the selections in our natural stone quarries. Finally, we contact the eligible quarries and acquire relevant stones to our collection.

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2020 – Viewed Up To Seen/Group Exhibition

The group exhibition “Viewed Up to Seen”, consisting of the works of two young artists, Sırma Şiir Okan and Hatice Akyüz, who is working with concepts such as collective life, urbanization and migration. The show was opened to the visitors until 5 November 2020 at Stoneline Art Gallery.

The show gathers around  different techniques such as photography, painting, printing. Hatice Akyüz and Sırma Şiir Okan brings new perspectives on the social life’s personal and collective

structure. In Hatice Akyüz’s works, she works with  the ruins in the city that, there is not much left except the absence of its once inhabitants; on a plane blended with space, time, energy and memory

they come across. Through photographs and engravings; The “house”, which is a private place, collapsed in the political order, By being open to “others”, it is included in the public sphere.

In Sirma Şiir Okan’s works, the spatiality of the audience and the canvas or paper is dealt with by establishing a relationship between its spatiality.

It is detached from its original spaces and pasted on an artificial plane, beetles deprived of their belonging collectively and individually. The artist highlights concepts such as belonging and immigration and creates new space for alternative readings.

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Stoneline İzmir Marble Fair 2020 Contest Of Stand Design

As Stoneline family, we aspired to organize a contest in which students from various disciplines work together to produce in the field of natural stone, an area which we have internationally served more than 20 years. The theme we have designated, was the design of the fair stand on which the Stoneline products would be exhibited. With this contest, we aimed to encourage the students of interior design and industrial product design, to think on natural stone and create innovate ideas.  

Our contest which we have designed for architecture, interior design and industrial product design students to create innovative and creative ideas about natural stone and marble, to make them familiar with natural a material which they will use in their desings, to empower succesfull and creative young designers by improving their perspective on the natural stone and to ensure the creation of original and contemporary design with contest spirit, has been completed. 

Attention given to the contest is the best evidence to prove that we have reached our goal. 149 students from 43 universities have participated to the contest. As a result of the evaluation conducted by the jury, in addition to the first three prizes, five projects have been awarded with Equivalent Mention Award. We have happily observed that, within the scope of the contest; students of architecture, interior design and industrial product desing have created creative and innovative ideas, have embraced the importance of working with young people from different profiles and relationship between the disciplines. Every type of building material in the world, has a shelf life. Natural stone however, is one of the building materials which have the longest shelf life, with correct application and preservation. We hope that, with this contest, we have been able to help young people to familiarize themselves with the natural stone which is one of the materials they will use in their future designs and to explore the value which this material coming from the nature can add to architecture and the possibilities it can provide. As an establishment, we have always emphasized on enouring the sucessfull and creative young designers.  

With this contest, we are proud that we we will able to help create a platform to further create original and contemporary designs. We would like to thank the esteemed lecturers of universities which always provided their help, participant students and Members of the Elective Council for their interest in this contest which we plan to annualize.

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IKSV & Stoneline Musician Support Fund

Istanbul Music Festival is creating a new fund with the contributions of STONELINE which is one of the sponsors of the show. The project of “Musician Support Fund”, in the field of classical music, aims to support the professional musicians who are not working in a public institute or a private orchestra and are not able to perform because of the the pandemic of COVID-19, by providing them a performance opportunity on digital platforms. Applications to the “Musician Support Fund” which has been created by Istanbul Music Festival, can be made via the application form in this link, until the date of July 10.

Accordingly, we are in a period which economically damaged the musicians and all other beneficiaries of the music production and created different approaches concerning the access to art. IKSV General Manager Görgün Taner who states that “solidarity and cooperation will be our greatest tools while we endure this period”, emphasizes that the field of culture and arts will shapes its future with new and creative solutions and helping the artists is especially important in this period. Taner completes his words by saying “I am happy that we could start a support programme in the field of classical music through Istanbul Music Festival and we present our sincere gratitudes for STONELINE to actualised this dream of ours”. 

STONELINE General Manager Mehmet Bayrak who states that we should emphasize on solidarity express his opinion of the support fund: “We are in a period which not only effects a country, but effects the world in a global scale. We need to reach the shore. With minimal damage. Elderly will lend his hand to the young, powerful will lend its hand to the weak. We too, as STONELINE family, wanted to contribute to the moral of artists, especially young artists who are one of the parties gravely effected by this period. We thank IKSV who provided this opportunity to us and who has been the strongest advocate for culture and arts in our country for 50 years.

Musician Support Fund Application Criteria

Participants who are residing in Turkey, completed their bachelor education, graduated from conservatories, who worked with the professional orchestras and communities performing in Turkey between the dates of January 2018 and January 2020 as a free orchestra musicians and is not currently employed in a goverment institute  or private institute or orchestra, will be able to apply to Musician Support Fund.

Participations will be evaluated by a council including Orhun Orhon (Maestro), Oğuzhan Kavruk (Antalya State Symphony Orchestra General Music Director and 1st Maestro), Özge Tanrıver (İzmir State Symphony Orchestra Manager), Ahmet Rahtuvan (Antalya State Symphony Orchestra Deputy Manager, Horn Artist), Ozan Göktan (Manager of Filarmonia Istanbul and Orchestra of Istanbul Chamber, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra Horn Artists) and Doğukan Çokşeker (CRR Symphony Orchestra Manager) as manager and led by Efruz Çakırkaya, Istanbul Music Festival Director). Musicians chosen by the festival management, by joining the streams with the title “Musical Talk” which will be aired on social media channels and providing a record which they made on online platforms to be presented in the stream, will have the opportunity to be awarded with TRY 1.000.

Within the scope of the project, applications of which has been opened on May 22, 2020 and is planned to remain open until July 10, it is aimed to support the orchestra musicians who are not able to work due to the pandemic.

“Musical Talk” records in IKSV Youtube Channel

In June, “Musical Talk with Hakan Şensoy” which has been organized within the scope of “Musician Support Fund actualised within the scope of Istanbul Music Festival by the contributions of one of the sponsors of the show, STONELINE, has hosted the famous names of the classical music in Turkey. Program which is streamed live on the “Facebook”, “Instagram” and “IKSV YouTube” channels of Istanbul Music Festival, on every Tuesday evenings at 21.00, with the technical help of Hereous, consists of a talk with the guest of the week and a small concert. Additionally, records o the musicians who are awarded with “Musician Support Fund” is streamed on the program.>>You can reach the records of every program via “IKSV YouTube channel.

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“Pastorale Alla Turca”

48th Istanbul Music Festival organized by Istanbul Culture and Art Foundation (IKSV) and proudly supported by us, Stoneline, is preparing to Invite all the music enthusiast around Turkey to get together between the dates of September 18th – October 5th, 2020 on digital platforms, because of COVID-19 pandemic. 

“Pastorale Alla Turca” concert to which we are a show sponsor, will be streamed in September 27th, Sunday, at 20:00. 

Even though we deeply wish that we were together in a concert hall, resulting from the measurements and conditions of this unusual period, it is required that we need to experience the unique taste of music online this year.  

We would like to thank Istanbul Culture Arts Foundation (IKSV) who continous to contribute to the field of culture and arts with new and creative solutions in such a period and wish you a great experience.

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Beethoven, tells the coherent relationship between the humanity and nature in  His 6th Symphony, Pastoral. Beethoven Pastoral Project which is conducted within the scope of BTHVN2020 centered around the celebrations of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, calls for the artists all around to world develop their owns perspective into this relationship in our current day where nature is threatened and humanity consumes its environment and resources fastly. Turgay Erdener’s new composition ordered by Istanbul Music Festival, heeds this call which becomes especially imporant in this period where we undure though times as humanity. Artist creates a brand new composition where instruments from our country and from classical western music come together, by harmonising the works of the Ottoman composers lived at the same time with Beethoven, with Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony.

Derya Turkan and Yurdal Tokcan who are considered amongst the leading virtuosos, not just in Turkey, ut also internationallity with their abilities regarding the Turkish instruments, they are also wanted guests in international projects and festivals. Serkan Mesut Halili successfull representer of the young generation, lives a carrier streching from Berlin Konzerthaus to Sydney Opera. Just like percussionist Aykut Köselerli who performed in various orchestras around the world, as well as in Turkey, contrabass player Kağan Yıldız also performs in concerts around the world with various musicians. Semplice Quartet awarded with Donizetti Classical Music Awards, proves that it is a long lasting and diferent musical community with its both nationally and internationally succesfull concerts since 2009, its wide repertoir streching from Baroque to today and its projects interacting with various disciplines of art.
For detailed information https://muzik.iksv.org/tr/kirksekizinci-istanbul-muzik-festivali/pastorale-alla-turca

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Cleaning and Maintenance of Marble Surfaces

You can preserve the beauty of the marble surfaces you use in your living spaces for many years by paying attention to the issues we have compiled for you below.

If you buy your table, coffee table and counter style marble products directly from the manufacturer, request surface protection before they come to you. When this process is done with the right material and the right application, it will provide protection against stains on marble surfaces. We recommend repeating the application every one or two years, depending on usage. When cleaning, use soft-textured materials such as micro-fibers instead of hard-textured materials. Instead of cleaning materials containing chemicals, choose neutral cleaners pH7, diluted soap bar and lukewarm water. Dry the surface with a soft cloth after cleaning. Do not try products from other materials (tiles, ceramics, etc.) to solve a problem on the surface. If possible, seek advice from your manufacturer.

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Properties of Natural Stone

Natural stones are not an industrial product as their names suggest, but a uniquely ORIGINAL product that has been shaped in nature over billions of years, is an inseparable part of it and contains all the mystery of nature. Therefore, it is at peace with nature during and after its use. It is “ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY” with its common expression.

Natural stones are a DURABLE and STRONG material that will satisfy all kinds of functionality and fine taste with the right stone selection and right applications. Thanks to its superior physical properties, its LIFE is UNLIMITED.

It is a material with superior and unique qualities that CANNOT BE IMITATED and cannot be found in any industrial material. With these features, it has become a unique tool that carries messages from the past to the future. Ancient cities, monuments, sculptures… When evaluated from this point of view, natural stones bear the VALUE OF DOCUMENTARY QUALITY by witnessing the development of the world and therefore humanity.

IT IS EASY TO PROVIDE. Countries and regions have local natural stones. Natural stone is almost ready in nature to be used as a building material. The local stones used in the architecture and the details of the combination of this material form the design language and determine the LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER OF the region where it is built.

Natural stones DO NOT LOSE ITS BEAUTY AS OLD, they can be restored or simply regain their former beauty after proper cleaning.

It has become the indicator of both beauty, magnificence and elegance with its SHAPABLE STRUCTURE in all areas of use, from monumental works and historical buildings to today’s residences and works of art.

Natural stone has countless visual and physical VARIETIES depending on the purpose of use and design, and DIFFERENT TEXTURES can be obtained with the surface treatments applied on it.

 It can be used in three dimensions to provide a SHADOW-LIGHT EFFECT.

Natural stone is much more ECONOMIC than artificial materials when evaluated in terms of Cost – Life. The costs required for cleaning and protection are equally low.