Sharp Oblong Dining Table

Raw and industrial are only half the story when it comes to French studio Lyon Béton. From some of the roughest, toughest raw material around—concrete—Lyon Béton partners with world-class designers to create elegant furniture and furnishings that are more than the sum of their parts. Their claim to fame is right in the name—béton is French for “concrete,” and their home city of Lyon, France, was declared the second most innovative city in France in 2014. And what this studio does with their medium of choice is innovating on many levels, from reimagining uses for an industrial material to highlighting the conceptual and personal nature of home furnishings.