Cement, new material for lamps

The cement was cast as fashion material in industrial design. One of the new uses is to create lamps, giving this decorative minimalist touch friendly prefab the riskiest.

We used to see items made ​​of cement in the urban landscape, from the furniture to the street or to the famous museums lofts looking for that "touch" industrialized. However, it seems that this material is entering the inside of our homes, making the new cement welcome times different trends . Here are some examples of adaptation to the world of lighting. One of the most amazing and creative new applications.

The first proposal brings the Italian brand Foscarini, with cement called Aplomb lamp, designed by Studio Lucidi and Pevere. It is a small lamp suspended inverted funnel shaped, handcrafted and made ​​in various shades (brown, gray and white). Its smooth finish gives it a transparent layer which minimizes the strength and porosity characteristic of this material.

The latest example comes from the hand of Renate Vos. The innovative lamp designer bin Dutch Concrete is the mixture of cement and silicone rubber. Two very different materials that create a lighting exquisite, giving warmth to light the contrast between components and doing interesting connection between them.

These designer pieces are usually not available to all, so as a bonus, I threw an idea. The first cement lamp inverted funnel shaped and the second, why not say, is quite similar to a bucket or pot. Learning to make the cement mix is fairly straightforward. believe I propose that cement your own lamp, drawing inspiration from the examples above. What do you think the project? This could be your next Do it Yourself. Your comments!