Omer Arbel’s 8.0 Concrete Chair feels almost like a sketch from the side. A few thin lines, a seat and a back. Your eye does the rest of the work. Concrete isn’t usually the material I associate with something this light. That’s what caught me here: a heavy material with such a spare silhouette. I like designs that make me look twice at something as familiar as a chair.

Omer Arbel’s 8.0 Concrete Chair looks almost like a sketch from the side. A few thin lines, a seat and a back; your eye does all the rest. Concrete isn’t a material I’d usually call light. That heavy material and a spare silhouette caught my eye. I like a design that makes me look twice at something as familiar as a chair.