The unbearable lightness of concrete…

For a long time put away in the category of materials purely dedicated to the building trade, concrete has acquired its credentials in recent years in the field of furniture and object design. Thanks to the various technological advances, designers are gradually claiming its ownership, transforming its constraints into assets.

Check out our little selection of recent creations using this key material…

1. 4th dimension clock – Design by Sean Yu & Yi-ting Cheng for22 Design Studio.

2. Albert clock in Ductal® high-performance concrete  (produced by les ateliers Patrice Cassol) – Design by Welter Egon

3. Weight Vases – Design by Decha Archjananun of Thinkk studio for Specimen. (Note down the new 2012 creations : stained-in-the-mass coloured versions)

4. Konkurïto vase, inspired by Bento, the Japanese home-packed meal – Design by Xiral Segard

5. Bone stool in Ductal® fiber-reinforced concrete and oak – Design by Cédric Ragot for Ymer&Malta

6. Aplomb suspension – Design by Lucidi et Pevere for Foscarini

7. « Syzygy » luminaries – Design by OS&OOS for the Galerie Gosserez

8. UFO lamp – Design by Noon Studio for Arkhéia

9. Impact coffee table – Design by Noon Studio forArkhéia

10. Watertower side table – Design by Xiral Segard

11. Si Délicate table – Design by Numéro Unique

12. M table in washed concrete and steel – Design by Atelier Martin Berger

13. B.Flex urban bench – Design by Marine Peyre for Urbastyle

14. h2o urban bench – Design by h2o architectes