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Olithas: Studo Efra's Concrete Furniture

By Core Jr - March 23, 2010

in Object Culture

Studio Efra has developed a smart and clean way to use thin-slab concrete in furniture.

Olithas, whose title comes from a combination of the Spanish word for wave (Ola) and the Greek word for stone (Lithos), had the goal of making "stone-like slabs appear to be light and fluid like a wave." To do so, they cast ridges into the underside of thin slabs of concrete, which provides and organic visual element but also reinforces the structure of the entire piece. Additionally, the ridges are engineered to perfectly fit the legs, made from stainless steel rod: they fit perfectly in, and, with the weight of the concrete pieces, will likely need no further fastening (at least for normal use).

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carlito sway

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hate to be the devils advocate, but im just wondering what it feels like / how easy it is to movie / how shins handle errant corners and, most important of all, what happens when it gets knocked over? do toes shatter? does it shatter?
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Juan Nunez

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I like it, really cool furniture!
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Anunta

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this looks cool smart and invitation to sit on.
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