# Construction Material Crockery These Concrete Plates by Nir Meiri Stand on Legs of Lumber By Amelia Roblin | Published 2011-03-04 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/concrete-plates-by-nir-meiri References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/concrete-plates-by-nir-meiri/) & [nirmeiri](http://www.nirmeiri.com/) Some of your food was once more animated than it is when served up and Concrete Plates by Nir Meiri dish out a little suppertime personality thanks to their playful shape and makeup. The industrial designer responsible for these stilted salvers chose to make them from an [unconventional cement mixture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intra-side-table). Composted of two parts, each platter has a surface to receive food as well as a sturdy [stone placemat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quisimangia). Concrete Plates by Nir Meiri give your mundane meal a little extra exciting flavor with such a fancy presentation. Great for freeing up space on your eating surface, this collection of [oddball kitchen crockery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trasa-home) is also a work of art, exhibiting in a gallery in Israel. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.3/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Sustainable Material Products:** The use of unconventional and eco-friendly materials in everyday objects. - **Artistic Home Goods:** Household items becoming more than functional, this category provides aesthetically pleasing objects. - **Functional Decor:** Items with both a beautiful and practical element, marrying form and function. ### Where This Applies - **Home Decor:** There is defiantly an opportunity for companies to explore functional yet beautiful household objects. - **Construction:** Fabricating unique homes with sustainable material construction. - **Art and Design:** The category of functional art is constantly widening as artists use unique materials to craft quirky and interesting items. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Concrete Sculptural Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ancora.md) - [Revived Mid-Century Serveware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tortugaware.md) - [Innovative Ceramic Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ceramic-tableware1.md) - [Handmade Dessert Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carolina-k.md) - [Sculptural Ceramic Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-of-tangible-spaces.md) - [Removable Plate Shelving Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gere-multifunctional-crockery-shelf.md) - [Luxurious Patterned Ceramic Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/patterned-ceramic-plates.md) - [Chic Stone Fragment Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skrivo-for-miniforms-pinto.md) - [Clay-Covered Outdoor Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nendo-kasane-33-clay-table.md)