Construction workers may cry foul when they see all of these unconventional concrete creations. Concrete is used primarily as a building material, but designers have been re-purposing the tough stuff to create everything from electronics to wedding rings.
Using concrete to create everyday items may not make sense to a foreman, but it is a sensible strategy from a design standpoint. Concrete is tough, durable and eye-catching, all qualities found in good design. Making something like a memory stick or furniture out of concrete also extends its lifespan as concrete is virtually shatterproof and fireproof. If your only knowledge of concrete comes from buildings and city streets, then you definitely need to browse through at least a few of these unconventional concrete creations.
27 Unconventional Concrete Creations
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Cement Sunglasses
These Concrete Glasses for the Concrete Show Make for Heavy Seeing
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Sculpted Supercars
A BMW Z4 Model Created from Bricks Could Fetch $125,000
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Stone Age Espresso Machines
Shmuel Linski's 'Espresso Solo' is Rock Solid
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Faux Fabric Stools
Stitching Concrete is Designed to Be Deceptively Indestructible
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Concrete Chaise Longues
Ricardo Garza Marcos' Rama Bench is Simple Yet Sturdy
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Cement Jewelry
Beat Poet Concrete Rings Are Made of Reclaimed Components
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Classy Concrete Accessories
Lauren Cummings' Geometric Jewelry is Architecturally-Inclined
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Life-Sized LEGO Blocks
Tara Ketchum's Concrete LEGO Blocks are Solid
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Cement Fabric
Concrete Cloth by Concrete Canvas is Named Material of the Year
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Suggested Space Stem Holders
Weight Vases by Decha Archjananun Split Their Task in Two
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Concrete PC Cases
The Concretronic Computer Case is a Construction-Quality PC Mod
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Stone Age Speakers
The 'Exposed Concrete Speakers' Shows Shmuel Linski's Love of Raw Materials
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Curvy Cement Couches
'Dune' by Rainer Mutsch is a Rock Solid Couch Collection
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Depressed Footprint Door Mats
Stellvertreter Coat Racks Suggest Shoe Placement
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Concrete Jewelry
Smersh Design
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Indestructible Office Supplies
'Solid' from Magnus Pettersen is Built to Last
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Giant Concrete Bears
Steelman Creates a Sky High Stuffy Teddy
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Asphalt Accessories
The Molla Space Concrete Ring is Hardcore Fashion
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Concrete USBs
The Memory Weights USB is Worth Its Weight in Data
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Concrete Lamps
Joachim Manz Trabant Pendant Light is a Marvel of Interior Design
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Concrete Lighting
The Aplomb Lamp by Paolo Lucidi and Luca Pevere is for the Tough Crowd
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Rock Solid Rec Room Essentials
The HENGE Concrete Ping Pong Table is Designed for Outdoor Play
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Concrete Book Bolsters
The A-Z Bookends Are for the Scholar in Your Home
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Ultra Tough Tech
Kix Berlin Presents USB Sticks Made Out of Concrete
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Cement-Topped Scents
The Alexa Lixfeld Fragrance Bottle is Topped with Concrete
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Concrete Ping Pong Tops
James DeWulf Spices up Table Tennis with a Designer Flair
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Concrete Speakers
Finally A Sound System for ‘Hard Rock' Music
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Industrial-Inspired Homes
Glassbrick Apartment by Studio Karhard Alters a Flat with Nightclub DNA
Concrete Art-Inspired Watches
Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 is a Watch Highlights Its Case Design
Recycled Tiny Houses
Shadow House by Matti Kuittinen Uses Waste Materials for Full-Scale Living
Metal Sheet Tables
The TWIST Table Bends a Single Metal Sheet into a Unified Storage Design
Concrete Brick-Themed Footwear
The He She Brick Slippers Have an Industrial Appearance
Giant Custom Inflatables
Creatable Inflatables Designs Eye-Catching Structures for Brand Exposure
Sculptural Mixed-Material Artful Furniture
Longchamp & Pierre Renart Launch a Capsule of Furniture
Accessible Urban Furniture Designs
The 'T ‘able' Urban Furniture Concept is Inclusive
Compact Outdoor Tables
This porTable table concept transforms into seating for four in seconds
Industrial Strength Furniture
The Intra Side Table by Tom Robinson Highlights Structural Strength
Metal-Based Concrete Homes
PPAA's Mexico City Concrete House Sits on a Raised Steel Structure
Staggered Floor Modern Residences
Malý Chmel Designed the House of Seven Floors in Czech Republic
Futuristic Imaginative Design Concepts
Toyota Introduces the Unique E-Collection of Products
3D-Printed Wooden Furniture Series
A Team of Designers Created Projects with EconitWood
Concrete Gridded Garden Homes
The Rua Polônia House in Brazil Boasts an Industrial Frontage
Streetwear-Branded Decor Ranges
The Crate & Barrel x Converse Furniture Collection Has 80 Pieces
Textile-Topped Table Design
The Tumble Tables Elevate Sustainability Through Sculptural Form
Earth-Layered Concrete Homes
House of Four Soils by Hiren Patel Architects Uses Rammed Earth
Unexpected Boundary-Pushing Chairs
Marco Segovia Presents the Atypical Chair Concept
Dynamic Sculptural Tables
The Interactive Transformation Table Boasts Playful Unfolding Design
Unconventional Awkwardly Seated Tables
The Uncomfortable Table by Capitalism Has 34 Legs
Functional Streamlined Ceramic Tiles
Unknown, Untitled Introduced the UU Tiles Collection
Brutalist Korea Books
Brutalist Korea Photobook Shows Concrete Architecture Across Seoul and Jeju
Castle-Inspired Homes
This Hollywood Hills House Channels Medieval Castles with a Modern Aesthetic
Landscape-Blending Concrete Homes
Diez + Muller Arquitectos Designed the El Pastizal Home
Organic Ancient Design Furniture
The Earth To People Furniture Collection is Naturally Crafted
Sustainable Cork Installations
Forest for the Trees Showcases Cork Sustainable Furniture
70s London Home renovations
Archmongers Redesigns the Elemental House in Hackney, London
Imaginative Modern Outdoor Furniture
Thomas Heatherwick Designs the In-Side Collection for Magis
Corn-Made 3D-Printed Buildings
MANUFACTURA CORNCRETL Focuses on Bio-Based Building
Sound-Absorbing Recycled Materials
Mathilde Wittock Creates the Soundbounce Material
Multi-Storey 3D-Printed Houses
Park + Associates Completed the Design of the QR3D House
Bio-Based 3d Building Materials
CORNCRETL by MANUFACTURA Turns Corn Waste into Construction
Pavement Brick Sandals
Unipaver Flip-Flops Mimic Sidewalk Bricks in Shape and Scale
Coastal Timber Retreats
The Casa Guaecá Project Reinterprets Beach House Living Through Structure
Walkable Steel Sculptures
Five Fragmented Cubes Uses Folded Panels to Create an Immersive Design
Adorable Pawprint Bottles
The Pet Paw Bottle Turns Water Rings into Charming Pawprint Stamps
Sculptural Modern Turntable Concepts
Amuni Studio Creates the Hybrid Turntable Concept
Converted Industrial Homes
A 1960s Warehouse Transforms into a Residence Honoring Its Raw Design
Protest Sand Architecture
The Bland Castles Installation Turns Beach into Critique of Urban Design
Brutalist Chess Sets
The Mohmaya Chess Set Interprets Concrete Architecture in Game Pieces
3d-Printed Rubble Furniture
Inorganic Growth by Bentu Design Transforms Demolished Urban Villages
3d-Printed Modern Dog Houses
Liam De La Bedoyere Designs the Dog Hut Side Table
Carbon-Negative Artificial Sand
A Team at Northwestern University Developed an Alternative Sand
Outdoor-Focused Residential Developments
Concrete Amsterdam Finishes the Fishtown Urby Project
Sophisticated Table Designs
Gabriel Tan Designs the Stunningly Interesting Monumental Table
Threshold Bench Designs
The Torii Bench by Placyle Celebrates Recycled Material and Timeless Form
3D-Printed Tall Concrete Towers
Nova Fundaziun Origen and Professors Design the Tor Alva
Modular Concrete Printer Systems
Sunnyday Technologies M3-CRETE Is Open-Source and Field-Ready
Compact 3d-Printed Housing
The Tiny House Lux is Helping Address Luxembourg’s Housing Shortage
Millennium Concrete Houses
Heirloom House is a Modular Concrete Home Designed to Last 1,000 Years
Versatile Travertine-Inspired Tables
Morten Georgsen’s Tivoli Collection is Sculptural
3d-Printed Brutalist Chaisr
THE OBJECT 01 by Nako Baev Uses Recycled Petg from Water Bottles
Green Concrete Community Centers
Studios WORKac and Ignacio Urquiza Architects Form a Building
Nature-Inspired Furniture Series
The Riva Collection is Inspired by the Fluidity of Water
Forest-Edge Timber Homes
Timbertop House by Atelier Kastelic Buffey Anchors in Canada’s Woods
NYC Identity-Inspired Retail Cconcepts
Concrete Amsterdam Designs the Inaugural Steve Madden Store
Cave-Like Exposed Concrete Homes
Suzuko Yamada Architects Designs the Nakano House in Tokyo
Ceramic Modern Houses
The Hillsborough Residence Blends Modern Design with Sculptural Ceramics
Cereal-Inspired Frozen Custards
Culver's and General Mills Teamed Up on Cereal Concrete Mixers
Moody Industrial Retreats
The Pattern House Blends Industrial Materials and Lakefront Views
Urban Layered Homes
The Salmon House Layers Warmth and Sculptural Form to Melbourne’s Suburbs
Glass Geometry Furniture
The Glass Collection by Clive Lonstein Melds Geometric Precision& Depth
Wooden Site Home OFfices
Swatt + Partners Create the Moss Rock Design Project
Futuristic Museum Exhibitions
The Unnatural History Museum of Singapore Shows Mechanical Creatures
Bamboo-Based Dome Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Used Cardboard Tubes to Create the Blue Ocean Dome
Contemporary Material Exhibition Spaces
destilat Designs the TDW material_lab in Munich
Repurposed Concrete Structures
Architecture Research Practice Designed the Tetris House
Rounded Concrete Lamps
Mikka Concrete Lamp by Leon Bora Uses Softened Form and Mould Casting
Outdoor Lantern Concepts
This Camping Lantern Concept Features Rugged Form and Soft Lighting
Organic Urban Playgrounds
The Boulder Park Brings 3D-Printed Boulder Design into Community Play
Pink Concrete Apartment Blocks
The 144 Vanderbilt by SO–IL Uses Precast Panels to Shape NY Housing
Reusable Framework Systems
Origami-Inspired System 'Unfold Form' Reduces Concrete and Steel Use
Pyramidal Concrete Japanese Homes
IGArchitects Completed the Pyramid Hut Concrete Home
Cork Coaster-Integrated Coffee Tables
Liam De La Bedoyere Designs the Polka Coffee Table Concept
Plywood Furniture Collection
The Foster + Partners Join Collection with Isokon Pushes Plywood Use
Asphalt Furniture Series
As by So Koizumi is a Furniture Set That Uses Asphalt as Binding Material
Daily Ritual Objects
The Routines Collection by Morontacasanova Makes Moments Feel Like Ritual
Concrete Pavilion Residences
The Rancho Del Bosque Unfolds as Six Connected Concrete Volumes
3D-Printed Corn Composite Panels
MANUFACTRA Introduced the Corn Lime Material 'Concretl'
Japanese-Inspired Recycled Pavilions
Second Edition's Love Shack is Made of Recycled Materials
Underwater Concrete Printing Systems
Cornell And DARPA Advance Underwater 3D Concrete Printing
Wavy Concrete Roof-Topped Homes
VY Architecture Studio Designs the Vaazh House in Vedanthangal
Vibrant Multifunctional Nail Salons
Tigg Coll Designs the Bright Cona Coffee Bar and Nail Salon
Forested Concrete Pavilions
Miel Pavilion by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen Highlights Honey Processing
Material-Focused Design Campaigns
Corian® Design Has Unveiled Its 'WOW That's Corian®!' Campaign
Redesigning Restful Moments
The ANEW Project Turns Daily Objects into Mini Retreats
Ultra-Durable Bench Designs
Coated Outdoor Furniture Spotlights Its Garden Bench Collection
Adaptively Reused Office Buildings
Park Associati and Snøhetta Collaborate on Pirelli 35
Stone Cube Candle Holders
The Qub Candlestick Concept Adapts Between Taper Candles and Tealights
Modular Concrete Desk Organizers
BloomCase by Somya Chowdhary Use Snap-Fit Forms to Expand Storage
Bullnose Brick Apartments
In a Park Uses Double Bullnose Bricks to Shape a Soft Design
Sculptural Timber Tables
The Barricane Tables are Shaped by Craftsmanship and Refined Expression
Oyster-Shell Pavilions
Besley & Spresser Uses Recycled Oyster Shells in the Pier Pavilion Façade
Concrete Coastal Residences
The Lima House in Chile is a Pink-Pigmented Concrete Residence
Water Basin-Based Modern Residences
Faulkner Architects Designs the Reflective Red Rock House
Concealed Modern Barrel Stores
Studio Nine Architects Conceals a Store Under a Visitor Center
Restored Victorian Coastal Homes
High Strange Architects Designs House on a Hill
Hillside Concrete Retreats
This Concrete House Blends Sculptural Form with Panoramic Views
Sculptural Object Series
Lim Wooteck Studio EGOSYSTEM Dip Series Reimagines Tools as Furniture
Contemporary Adaptable Concrete House
Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos Designs the Binocular House
Concrete Sculptural Tables
The Ancora Collection Has Concrete Bases Made with Precise Architecture
Burnt Orange Walled Residences
Raúl Sánchez Architects Designs the Earthy Casa Magarola
Sustainable Side Furniture
The Re Up Side Tables Crafted with Recycled Plastic and Wood
Concrete Courtyard Houses
Lima House is a Concrete Residence Designed by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen
Transparent Bean Bag Furniture
Shayan Ramesht Designs a Sustainable Bean Bag Structure
Styrofoam Layered Stealthy Tables
Yuta Takahashi Design Studio Creates the VTNA Table
Curved Concrete Chapels
Design Alliance Architects Creates Chapel of the Risen Christ Project
Office-Catered Modern Pedestals
Llorenç Poy Ventura Designs the Sustainable Tribeca Pedestal
Stone Building Auditoriums
The Centre De Congrès Fuses Sculpture with Immersive Color and Light
Frozen Apple Butter Treats
Rita's Apple Butter Concrete is Sweet, Spiced and Fruit-Filled
Reimagined Monolithic Furniture Designs
Dmitry Kozinenko Creates Fossil Furniture for oito design
Modern Durable Trash Receptacles
Coated Outdoor Furniture Taunts Its 32-Gallon Trash Receptacle
Surfboard Waste Blocks
Surf Block Maui Turns Surfboard Foam Waste into Insulated Building Blocks
Tree Sap-Binding Timber Furniture
Earth to People Introduces Salvage and Sap Collection
Barn Home Transformations
The Bulls Barn House Blends Rustic Form and Modern Living
Adaptive Backyard Studios
Love Shack Adapts Reclaimed Materials into a Multifunctional Pavilion
Lakeside Concrete Houses
Maison Du Lac Perdu by Ravi Handa Architect Sits Beside a Forest Lake
Concrete Pavilion Restaurants
ÜBerhaus by Pezo Von Ellrichshausen is a Restaurant Pavilion
Contemporary African Designs
Daily Bridges Craft and Accessibility in Modern Homeware
Modern Tuscan Chapel Homes
The Pailunga Tuscan Chapel Transforms into a Contemporary Living Space
Childhood-Inspired Sculptural Tables
Morten Georgsen Designs the Tivoli Collection for BoConcept
Lake-Inspired Retail Interiors
Studio Gypsandconcrete Designed a Gift Shop Around Reflected Water
Mirrored Sand Cone Sculptures
The Interactive Sand Reflecting Cone Turns Desert Sand into Art
Brutalist Hotel Expansions
Hotel Sevilla by Zeller & Moye Pairs Concrete Design & a Historic Villa
Circular Architectural Surface Alternatives
Enkei Offers the New ReCeramix™ Surface Material
Styrofoam Furniture Capsules
TRASHY Turns Recycled Styrofoam into Elegant Concrete Tables
Pink Fluted Concrete Apartments
Nudes Clads the Rendezvous Apartment in Pink Tonal Concrete
Terracotta Concrete Retreats
The Alloa Hills Weekend Home Blends Recycled Brick and Warm Concrete
Residential Mountain Retreats
The Avber House Fuse Concrete & Timber to Respond to Alpine Terrain
Concrete Modern Extensions
The T House Extension Enhances Flow in a Reimagined London Home
Concrete House Renos
Mar Vista House is a Residence Redesigned by PPAA Using Sculptural Concrete
Geological Clog Design Studies
Tati Ferrucio’s Onda Clog Demonstrates Vizcom Collaboration
Block Partition Breezy Restaurants
Kimmel Eshkolot Designs the Malka Restaurant in Florida
Minimal Material Residences
Marcela Cure Reimagines Miami Living Through Material Restraint
Ribbed 3D-Printed Floor Systems
Autodesk Research and Additive Tectonics Unveiled Selective Cement
Revised Concrete Set Residences
Studio Becker Xu Creates the Dogtrot House in North Carolina
AI Construction Optimizers
Braincrete Uses AI Solutions to Optimize Concrete Production
Hillside Concrete Houses
GM House Uses Stepped Volumes to Follow the Natural Slope of the Site
3D-Printed Childcare Walls
Woh Hup 3D Prints Childcare Centre Exterior Walls