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Usually precast but can be poured on-site in all colors and textures, concrete furniture includes tables, chairs, benches and a never-ending list of accessories from lamps and stools to planters and bookcases.
A giant-sized concrete gear table inspired by Ayn Rand’s novel, “Atlas Shrugged,” greets all who venture into the lobby of 145 Palisade St. in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Located on the banks of the Hudson River, the repurposed commercial building once housed the circa 1853 Anchor Brewing Co. However, today […]
When Cody Carpenter invited Warren Ness as the vertical concrete carving instructor for Carpenter’s Plan B Studio training program last fall in Tacoma, Washington, Ness detailed plans to make a coffee table. It would resemble a large boulder with pops of color, dendritic plant embellishments and a flat top. The […]
Michael Littlefield founded Mlange Studio in 2006, so he could transition his business away from stamping and into interior applications, furniture and decor. Michael Littlefield’s first close encounter with concrete happened in the spring of 1980 when he was just 5 years old. His family was building a new house, […]
Benches these days come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Add the element of decorative concrete to the mix and practically anything is possible. Take the cluster of benches that graces the courtyard of the Stamp Student Union at the University of Maryland – College Park, for instance. They […]
If it’s been said once, it’s been said a million times: There’s no limit on the possibilities with concrete. Take, for instance, what can be done with a simple 4-by-4-foot, 1-inch-thick urethane mold. Combined with concrete and four legs, you could use it to make a plain Jane square table. […]
Inspired by urban living, Eric Weil, sculptor and founder of Oso Industries in Brooklyn, and his team individually handcraft multifunctional furniture and architectural elements featuring concrete and other materials in clean, geometric forms. In 1996 Weil graduated from Oberlin College where he studied sculpture. He also studied woodcarving in Ghana, […]
By now the booming market for concrete countertops is well known. Architects and designers are well versed in concretes ability to contribute to the cool, natural look that is in such demand. What is not as well known is the growing popularity of concrete furniture pieces some of North America’s most creative craftsmen are creating.
Lilli Ann Rosenberg discovered concrete more or less by accident, when a concrete truck dumped a pile of wet cement in a vacant lot across the street from the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, where she taught art to children.
They’re heavy and they can be hard to install. But for some customers, decorative concrete tubs are worth every drop of sweat.
Architect Bjorn Ollner met Gary Jones while they were both working on a pirate museum in the Bahamas (and if you know Gary, that doesn’t seem like an odd place to find him). Ollner started his career in Sweden designing free-form concrete houses.
