The StoneBooks
The stone samples are fabricated by Apexstone Amoy Marble & Granite at the request of Harvest Asia Pacific (Hongkong) Ltd. and distributed around the world from Xiamen, China.
The Stone Book is divided into two volumes. The first volume contains granite samples (Hard Rock). Each sample stone is cut to size 80x80mm (3"x3") and inserted into the book with 18 pieces per book. The second volume contains marble samples (Soft Rock). Each sample stone is cut to size 120x80mm (5"x3") and inserted into the book with 12 pieces per book. The size of books is 282x282mm. Each book weighs around 2.5kg (5 pounds).
The Stone Book is the first and only stone sample collection in the world now. Its purpose is to serve as a tool for the people involved in stone trading, fabricating, application, and specifying.
Through www.stoneGPS.cn, we establish accurate information of raw material (blocks and slabs) suppliers with manual verification for each stone, and direct production factory data of corresponding products, building seamless cooperation platform between consumers and producers.
The following are some enterprises and research institutions purchased in China:
Cendes Design Studio
Shanghai Institute of Visual Art,Fudan University
Tainan National University of the Arts
Cultural Heritage Preservation Research Center of Taiwan Cultural Assets Bureau
National Cheng Kung University
National Taiwan Museum