The latest in a periodic series of concrete as art comes from Monterrey, Mexico, where what began as an experiment to relocate cement away from construction sites and into the home has become "an upscale product with big personality." Monterrey-based design studio SHIFT combined its love for local production and the abundance of concrete (one of the Monterrey's main products) to create a more humanistic use for the material.

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