TUREKS BLOG

One of the more constant questions that a company in the natural stone industry is asked revolves around how stone is cut. Specifically, the direction and path the saw takes as it is “slicing” through a block of stone. So let’s discuss What is Vein Cut Stone and how it differs from Cross Cut [...]

Marble Veining is a topic that is in fact a question. This topic/question roams the landscape of the stone industry in 2018 and has been out there for years, if not centuries. Perhaps the best idea here is to develop a brief understanding of marble and then move on to veins and veining. Let’s [...]

The topic of White Marble Mosaics is a broad one and bears some explanation. Let’s dive in and understand this subject a little better in order to create a better informed end user.Firstly, mosaic is defined by dictionary.com as “a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored [...]

European Kitchen Stone Trends is a vast topic so let’s take a concise view for the purposes of this post. Interiorzine.com gave us a few things to think about and also details that a Turkish natural stone producer, such as Tureks, can address.Color ideas are almost always all over the [...]

The annual stone and tile trade show in the United States is known as Coverings. The stone, tile, and glass industry is really many industries that are joined together by a common customer. Every year, this seemingly unrelated group gets together. Stone quarries, porcelain manufacturers, [...]

The American stone, tile, and glass industry is many industries that are joined together by the pursuit of a common customer. Every year, this disparate group gets together for an event known as Coverings.  In 2018 we will all be meeting in Atlanta, the natural Capitol City of the South. Stone [...]

Milan Design Week is always a serious moment for the interior design and fashion industry in general. Although we didn't attend this year 2018 was clearly no exception. We would like to talk for a minute about a couple of things of note.  There is an interior design firm from the United [...]

Here are five reasons to choose natural stone for any design plan that you may be contemplating.It is totally authentic: In a world of faux this and faux that, natural stone is as simple as can be. In the most basic terms, it is “dug up” out of the Good Earth, then cut and formed into [...]

Tureks is proud to once again exhibit at The International Natural Stone and Technologies Fair 2018 in Turkey. This event is a "have to be there" type of  exhibition for the movers and shakers of the stone industry worldwide. The typical roster of visitor types is below:Distributors and [...]