Journal
Projets
January 06, 2023
Dice at Helen of troy Lausanne
Our most impressive installation of modular concrete cubes so far
Last October, Helen of Troy, the global consumer products company, inaugurated its new office for their Europe and Middle East headquarters. They are located near Lausanne, Switzerland in a new kind of office building created by QoQa: the QG center. The interior designer commissioned by Helen of Troy fell in love with our DICE modular […]
Shooting sessions
January 06, 2023
Curb coffee table at Evol
The Curb concrete coffee table pictured at Studio Evol
We recently took benefit of the hospitality offered by the design and communication agency Studio Evol to take pictures of the concrete, metal and wood dining table Sharp by the designer Bertand Jayr. And while we were at it, we also brought another piece of furniture from the same designer: the Curb concrete coffee table. […]
Shooting sessions
January 06, 2023
Sharp at Evol
Our latest concrete dining table at Studio Evol featuring Poter
At 3 bis rue Villeneuve in Lyon’s 4th arrondissement, Studio Evol’s offices are located on the ground floor of a typical building of the Croix-Rousse district: high ceilings with a mezzanine that houses a brainstorming room; stone walls and concrete posts that are left unfinished; a choice of sober materials that work very well together; […]
Collab
November 25, 2022
LB FEAT. cinqpoints
Cinqpoints is a French brand that creates and publishes games, stationery products and office accessories around the culture of architecture.
If you follow the Lyon Béton brand, you know our passion for architecture. Just like the architects we admire, we are obsessed with the aesthetics of form, the harmony of ratios and the use that humans will make of our creations. We found this obsession at cinqpoints and its founder Larence Calafat. The universe she […]
Projets
November 09, 2022
Small clouds in the Marais, Paris
The People opens a new address in Paris. Guess who equipped the toilets?
Après Bercy, Nation et Belleville, c’est dans le Marais que The People ouvre son quatrième établissement hybride parisien qui brouille les frontières entre hôtel, auberge de jeunesse, bar et restaurant. 400 lits répartis en dortoirs, chambres doubles et chambres familles. complété par un bar, restaurant à la future programmation festive sur 700 m² : le […]
Projets
October 24, 2022
Dice at Retrofutur
Dice modular storage cubes at Retrofutur, the HiFi specialist in Lyon.
Since September 2022, our modular concrete cube storage system Dice is visible and available at Retrofutur in Lyon (and soon in Paris). Retrofutur is the specialist of acoustic products that you can test in store: connected speakers, sound furniture, portable players, headphones, turntables, amplifiers… Their selection is obviously based on the audio qualities of the […]
Projets
October 06, 2022
Frag feat. Nasty
Nasty works on Frag and exhibits in Paris @Brugier Rigail gallery
Nasty obviously has loved working on Frag. Just a few weeks after we delivered him a good twenty of our Frag concrete frames, Nasty created a new series of unique and striking works. The artist is exhibited in the Brugier-Rigail gallery in Paris. NASTY – OEUVRES SUR BÉTONS An exhibition to be seen from 6 […]
Projets
October 06, 2022
François Pompon on Frag feat. M’Brick & Benn
François Pompon's polar bear in Lego bricks on a concrete frame Frag by M'Brick, enhanced by Benn.
For the 100th anniversary of the creation of François Pompon’s polar bear, the artist M’Brick, known for his amazing works made with Lego pieces, set himself the challenge of creating 100 paintings representing the famous polar bear. For these collages in the street, the Lego bricks are glued directly on the walls, notably on the […]
Tips & Tricks
August 26, 2022
Caring for concrete furniture
Tips on caring for, cleaning, and repairing concrete furniture.
So you’ve got yourself a handsome piece of concrete furniture, and you’re wondering how to care for it. Of course. It’s not every day that you bring a chunk of concrete into the house.At Lyon Béton, we often say that buying a piece of concrete furniture is a commitment.It’s an object that will enter into […]
designers
July 14, 2022
Lucie Albon
Illustrator The soft and poetic universe of this illustrator from Lyon was first revealed in her books and comics. Her characters quickly escaped in giant murals that embellish our cities. We managed to capture some of them on our FRAG concrete frames a few years ago. Lucie Albon delights us with a new collaboration on […]
Tips & Tricks
July 07, 2022
Dice Hifi
Dice, the ultimate storage solution for hi-fi sound systems and LPs.
When we asked our designer Alexandre Dubreuil to come up with a modular storage system capable of housing our vinyl record collections, we couldn’t have imagined the result. He went above and beyond by creating a system featuring two modules, each with an internal height of 32 cm (12.5”, perfect for storing our precious LPs). […]
Projets
July 05, 2022
Lyon béton at DEMATHIEU BARD
Lyon Béton at DEMATHIEU BARD.
Founded in 1861 in Lorraine, France, DEMATHIEU BARD is today one of the main French players in the construction and real estate development sector. The company is recognized for its technical expertise and its savoir-faire, particularly in the field of complex constructions and engineering structures in France and abroad. In December 2021, DEMATHIEU BARD brings […]
collections
July 02, 2022
Dice
Designed with care by Alexandre Dubreuil, DICE lets you create custom concrete home furnishings as easily as if you were stacking Lego bricks (big Lego bricks).
designers
June 29, 2022
Alexandre Dubreuil
Reconsider the interactions between people, spaces and objects.
designers
June 29, 2022
Bertrand Jayr
“Between art and design, there is only one step.” According to Bertrand Jayr, there is a transversality linking these disciplines that are both distinct and related. It is precisely by transgressing its own limits that Art constantly redefines itself. This is how this artist and designer from Lyon considers these two practices simultaneously. An innovative […]
designers
June 29, 2022
Martin Cuel
Designer and creative director. With each of his creations, he looks to offer innovative answers to unsolved problems. His design style is restrained and minimalist, allowing his intentions to shine through. If his designs speak to you, it’s to better start a conversation. With Bak, the sink he designed for Lyon Béton, Martin explores the […]
designers
June 29, 2022
Lyon Béton
collections
June 29, 2022
Sharp
When we look at a concrete structure, we often forget that it contains metal. Invisible, buried under the cement, it is in fact the metal that gives the building its structure. This symbiosis between cement and metal has been going on clandestinely for over 150 years.
collections
June 29, 2022
Frag
Since emerging in the 1960s, Urban art has remained one of the most dynamic and beloved formes of popular art. Sixty years later, you think somebody would’ve come up with a way to bring urban art from the street into the home. Alas.à l’intérieur est encore compliqué. That’s why Lyon Béton created FRAG—to give graffiti […]
collections
June 29, 2022
Perspective
The perspective collection has a very straight forward design: a concrete layer on top of a steel structure. We chose a raw look & feel but the execution is of a handcrafted finesse that can be seen at first sight. The legs are available in two finishes: transparent matte varnish for a raw style or velvet black epoxy paint for […]
collections
June 29, 2022
Cloud
Cloud is more than a storage solution; it’s an installation that brings a little fresh air to the places that need it the most. Designed by artist Bertrand Jayr, this concrete shelf celebrates toilet paper’s unique shape by lifting your spare rolls up off the ground and out from under the sink, cradling your T.P. […]
collections
June 29, 2022
Hauteville
During the tuberculosis epidemic of the nineteenth century, the town of Hauteville in eastern France was home to a number of large sanatoriums dedicated to caring for tuberculosis patients.
collections
June 29, 2022
Twist
Our twist collection, which consists of a concrete coffee table and a concrete side table, tells the story of a harmonious juxtaposition of form and material, inertia and motion.
collections
June 29, 2022
Donut
Here at Lyon Béton, when we think of bistro tables, we think of those world-renowned Parisian cafés. Like the Procope, the first rightful Parisian café, where Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot and Montesquieu got lost in thought and where, later, Danton, Marat and Robespierre started the French Revolution.
collections
June 29, 2022
Curb
Gourmets of design love to be surprised by details. Furniture of the Curb collection can’t be taken in with just one glance. Each of their faces is unique and impacts differently the scenography of your interior.
collections
April 29, 2022
Monobloc
This is the monobloc collection, with a minimalist design of a single concrete block for functional use. It will effortlessly enhance your decoration with a touch of raw, industrial and modernist design.
Tips & Tricks
February 05, 2022
DOC, concrete vinyl records storage
The perfect vinyl display rack to isolate a selection of records When designer and artist Bertrand Jayr designed the doc inspired by the computer directory icon, it was to make a magazine rack. But like Bertrand, we buy vinyl records more often than magazines and the idea of using it as a LP record rack […]
Shooting sessions
April 04, 2021
THE BAK CONCRETE SINK AT L’ARBUISSONNIÈRE
A couple of our friends recently changed their lives to embark on a very respectable adventure: making good wine! Jean and Stéphanie have recently settled in the Beaujolais region in Arbuissonnas, they have named their small wine estate, partly Beaujolais Village and partly Brouilly, l’Arbuissonnière. We let you discover why on their website. At the […]
Shooting sessions
November 02, 2020
Donut bistro table at Le Commerce
Photoshoot of concrete bistro tables at le commerce.
It’s Wednesday, September 30th, and we’ve got an appointment at Le Commerce, a swanky bar in Lyon’s 7th arrondissement. Those who follow us know, it’s our favorite part of town. Our mission: to photograph our new bistro table collection. It’s the big day, and at last, we get to unveil Donut, a collection of 3 bistro […]