These stone creations prove that there's much more to organic materials like pebbles and rocks than just gravel. The innovative designs featured in the slideshow below range from faux stone floors to marble motorcycle helmets and giant Zen stone architecture like the image on the right.
Check out the cluster below of rock and stone innovations to see these designs and more.
Implications - The rise of environmentalism has inspired consumers to think more closely about their relationship with nature. Designers and architects have similarly used elements of the natural world as a design muse. Creative professionals can take advantage of this opportunity by looking to the flora and fauna in their area for inspiration.
45 Pebble & Rock Innovations
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DIY Pebble Animals
Hand-Painted Pet Rocks
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Stonehenge Watch
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Livingstones
Living on the Rocks
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Faux Stone Floors
2 Form Design Pebble Rugs Are Made of Felted Balls of Wool
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Agate Mania
From Stone Necklaces on Vogue Italia to Gucci Summer 2009 Agate Belts
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Laughing Rocks
Hilarious Grinning Stone Sculptures by Hirotoshi Ito
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Soapstone Ice Cubes
Whiskey Stones Cool Your Drink Without Watering it Down
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Pebble-Shaped Phones
The Apple Pebble Mobile is an Organic Take on the Original
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Organic Beach Portraits
The Stoned Face
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Mounted Stone Fireplaces
The 'Blomus Vidro Wall Fireplace' Burns Green And Healthy
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Faux Pebble Floors
Pachamama ‘Eclipse' Leather Rugs Look Like River Rocks
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'Water Vortex' Stone Bathrooms
The Leonardo Collection by Bigelli Marmi
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Painted Rocks
Russian Gift Stones Feature Iconic Logos
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Pebble-Shaped DVD Players
The Samsung DVD-H1080 Says Sayonara to the Square (CES 2009)
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Zen Stone Architecture
Rocking New Taipei Performing Arts Center Uses Slabstones
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Granite Motorcycles
You Will Marble Over This Badass, Stone Cold Rockwork
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Glam Agate Accessories
Eye Popping Stone Jewelry, From Cobalt Pendants to Rings
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Oluce Stones
Outdoor Lamps From Space
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Flintstone Architecture
Home Rocks Under A Solar Umbrella
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Stone Skis
Granite Zai Skis by Simon Jacomet
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Zen Stone MP3 Player
Compact and Wonderful
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Rocky Tourism
Earthy Destinations Like Natural Rock Formations Gain Popularity
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Camouflaged Speakers
SteroStone Fountain Speaker
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Eco-Friendly Ice Cubes
Nordic Rocks
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Smog-Reducing Architecture
I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis Made of Cemstone
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Glow In The Dark Pebbles
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Teeny Flower Vases
Carved Beach Stones by Mitsuru Koga
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Glacier Furniture
Don't Take Gaetano Pesce's Waterfall Designs for Granite
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Marble Helmets
They're Light, Protect You, And Made From Real Stone
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Korean-Style Indoor BBQs
The Pebbles Stone Grill Cooks Fish Fast
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Recreating The Past
7 Modern Day Stonehenge Replicas
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Next Gen Pet Rocks
USB Pet Rock Could Lead to a Hard Time From Your Friends
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Sink and Tub in Harmony with Environment
Boxart Stone Design
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'Scalable' Student Housing
Apartment Building With Rock-Wall Facade
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Simple Radio Controlled by Stone Placement
Natural Radio
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Fluorescent Pebbles
The Life Pebble Innovation for Firefighters
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Marble Track Tables
Marbelous Designs
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Winged Bathroom Sinks
Capellini's ‘Lavado' Marble Basin Looks Ready to Fly Away
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Rock and Stone Design
Stone Age Fashion and Pebble MP3 Players
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Fake Rock Speakers
Klipsch AWR-650-SM
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Illuminated Wall Tiles
'Light Shape' by GranitiFiandre
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Frozen Granite Cubes
Literally Serve Drinks "On the Rocks"
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Stone Bath
Maxim's Slate & Ash Design
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Spiritual Awakening Decor
Zen Inspired Rock Garden in Test Tube Vases
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Pumping Granite
Designer Granite Dumbbells
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Stone-Like Styrofoam Stools
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Colorfully Immersive Retail Experiences
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Upcycled Rubber Material Partnerships
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Functional Illuminated Bricks
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Minimal Joint Furniture Capsules
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Industrial Space-Themed Collab Sneakers
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Topographic Wooden Coffee Tables
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Dream-Adorned Mosaic Benches
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Bio-Cement Oceanic Structures
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Naturalistic Stone Device Chargers
The Einova Charging Stone Offers an Elegant Way to Power Up
Biblical-Inspired Sculptural Furniture
Niamh Barry Presents a Range of Dynamic Lighting
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Dynamically Artful Furniture
Zaha Hadid Architects's Erosion Collection is Made for Neutra Design
Stacked Pebble-Like Furniture
The FIGURE Sofa and Lounge Chair are Inspired by Josef Hoffmann
Microalgae Building Materials
SOM's Bio-Blocks Technology Uses Microalgae Instead of Concrete
Glass Surfaced Furniture Series
Alain Gilles Designs the Illusion Collection for Glass Variations
Chic Stone Fragment Tables
The Skrivo for Miniforms 'Pinto' Table is Indoor and Outdoor-Ready
Sea Pebble-Inspired Serveware Capsules
Kelly Wearstler & Giobagnara Present the Maris Collection
Naturalistic Grass-Inspired Chairs
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Textured Fluted Light Collections
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Architect-Designed Stone Furniture Collections
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Lab-Grown Stones
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Music Festival Bright Pavilions
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Versatile Travertine-Inspired Tables
Morten Georgsen’s Tivoli Collection is Sculptural
Rotating Bamboo Screen-Cladded Studios
11.29 Studio Uses Rotating Screens Around Painting Space
AI-Fueled Sustainable Product Series
SPACE10 and oio studio Add AI to Products of Place
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Earth-Connecting Luxe Floor Installations
Hermès Designs a Captivating Installation at La Pelota
3D-Printed Quartz Furniture
OZRUH Debuts a New Furniture Collection with Recyclable Quartz Sand
Stone-Like Meteorite Luxe Bags
Coperni Introduces a Look at the Stealthy Swipe Bag
Silicone Shell Heating Systems
Victor Ström Designs the Ergostone Pebble with Heating and Cooling
Tree-Inspired Modular Outdoor Furniture
Savia by Finsa and Stone Designs Designs the ORIXE Capsule
Motion Blur-Inspired Rocking Chairs
Muddycap Designs the Fast Rocking Chair with a Visual Illusion
Sustainable Productive Portable Gadgets
Logitech's Pebble 2 Collection Feature a Sustainable Build
NYC-Inspired Steel Furniture
Micah Rosenblatt Designs the City Block Collection of Furniture
Interactive Kinetic Sculptures
This Dynamic Sculpture Takes Its Cue From Tide and Wind Data
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Bright Whimsical Home Accessories
Blue Balcony Design Studio Delivers a Range of Vibrant Decor
Dynamic Outdoor Tile Collections
Cristina Celestino Presents the Tivoli Tech Tiles for OUTERclé
Cozy Storage-Focused Furniture
The Pocket Chair by Blå Station is Designed by Stone Designs
Stone Offcut Decor Collections
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Mineral-Exploring Modern Decor Capsules
Sten Studio Presents the Cosmic Relics Collection
Urban Debris-Crafted Portable Lamps
We+ Designs the Beautiful Remli Lamp Using Rubble and Debris
Industrial Contemporary Family Tables
NOVOCASTRIAN and Britannicus Stone Designs the Hagstones
Limestone Plinth Holiday Homes
Kontextus Architecture Studio Designs the Clifftop House
Pebble-Like Beauty Packaging
Lumson's Romantica Jar Delights the Senses by Drawing from Nature
Moon-Inspired Column Lights
Olivier Vitry’s MOONLIGHT Collection Adds a Dose of Texture
Terrazzo Side Table Concepts
Stuart Cole Designs the Simplistic Balance Side Table Concepts
Hidden Urban Oasis Cottages
Winwood McKenzie Adds an Extension to the Quarry House
Village-Inspired Tapered Stone Airport
Foster + Partners Designs a Set of Stone Buildings
Hollow Terracotta Pillared Gardens
Formafantasma Creates the Biodiversity Island in Champagne
Brand Heritage Exhibitions
'Stone Islands' Archival Exhibition is on Display at Holt Renfrew
Organic Ancient Design Furniture
The Earth To People Furniture Collection is Naturally Crafted
Microplastic Particle-Transformed Designs
The Tyre Collective Creates Products from Particles
Nature-Inspired Multifunctional Speakers
MOSSLAB's Moss Echo Speaker Brings Nature into a Space
Patterned Sustainable Interior Collections
Cosentino Unveils the Le Chic Collection with Silestone
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Porcelain Stoneware Home Collections
Casalgrande Padana Presents the Aquatio Collection
Sustainable Repurposed Clay Bricks
Mutina and Konstantin Grcic Create Eco-Friendly Bricks
Contemporary Nature-Inspired Homes
Fuller/Overby Architecture Designs the Nebo House
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Cinematic-Inspired Terrazo Collections
Concrete Collaborative Unveils Night Palm x Stealing Beauty
Layered Landscape Rug Collections
Dale Chihuly and The Rug Company Drop Masterpieces II
Biological Recycling Parkas
Stella McCartney & Protein Evolution Create Designs with AI & Biology
Locally Farmed Pet Foods
Pawstone Provides Farm Fresh Ingredients in its Pet Meals
Meteorite Dust-Made Bricks
LEGO and the European Space Agency Form Unique LEGO Bricks
Stone Foundation Hotel Expansions
Ignacio Munoz Bustamante & Javier Mera Expand Las Pajareras
Prehistoric Sandstone Lighting Capsules
Leo Lei Joins HB-AS On the Berea Collection of Lights
Artful Climate-Themed Installations
Michael Pinsky & Studio Bark Unveil the Making a Stand Design
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
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Repurposed Waste Transit Tiles
Jeffrey Miller Creates Riles for the London Underground
Beetle-Inspired Sustainable Planters
The Fog Smart Hydroponic Planter Leans on Biomimicry
Japanese Gates-Inspired Benches
Ewan Lamm Designs the Torii Gate Inspired by Torii Gates
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Dynamic Colorful Glass Designs
Kosta Boda, Hanna Handotter, and Front Design the Pavilion Set
Stone-Clad Commercial Blocks
Local Architecture Network Completes a Series of French Blocks
Rammed Earth Furniture Installations
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Ergonomic Sleek Remote Controls
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Sustainable Vivid Installations
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Chamotte Stoneware Furniture Series
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Mesmerizing Sand Pattern Sculptures
Ed Cano Designs the Crystal SANDSARA Blending Meditation
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Dynamic Marble Sink Designs
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Dynamic Vibrant Rug Collections
Kevin McClellan Designs the Sedona Series of Artful Rugs
Stone-Like Supportive Toys
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Contemporary Rocking Pouffe Stools
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Textured Local Stone Residences
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Stone-Stacked Dynamic Fountains
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Stone-Integrated Dynamic Furniture
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Architecture Melding Artful Rugs
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Traditional Sandstone Housing Blocks
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Childhood-Inspired Sculptural Tables
Morten Georgsen Designs the Tivoli Collection for BoConcept
Longevity-Focused Tile Collections
Mutina Joins Barber & Osgerby on the Time Collection
Broken Bike Lock Furniture
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Rice-Centric Outdoor Installations
Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota Present Sunrice
Aegean Architecture-Inspired Home Designs
Studio Kali Designs the Arkhe Collection of Furniture
Decorative Ceramic Office Interiors
Iosa Ghini Associati Designs the Fiandre Office Space
Wisdom-Focused Skincare Packaging
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Artwork-Covered Speaker Models
The Creative Pebble V3 Artisan Edition Speakers are Eye-Catching
Aurora Lights-Inspired Glassware
Progress Design Creates the Beautiful Rex Rock Glasses
Hand Carved Cork Furniture
( ae ) offices Designs the DOL Furniture Collection with Tactile Detail
Climate-Awareness Soft Art Sculptures
GREEN GRADS Features Roberta Schreyer's Dreamstones
Sustainable Biophilic Stools
Ponti Design Studio Presents the Inspired by Nature Stool
Low-Lying Limestone-Clad Schools
Amelia Tavella Architectes Designs the Fossil Building
Vibrant Modern Outdoor Furniture
NEUTRA and Migliore+Servetto Drop La Grande Muraglia Outdoor
Local Stone-Clad Coastal Shelters
Izat Arundell Designs the Caochan na Creige in the Bay of Harris
Pink Plaster Limestone Homes
Studio Mehta Architecture Designs the UA House in Kenya
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
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City Exploration Apps
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Stone Vaulting Glass Sculptures
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Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
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Retro Coastal Home Updates
Feldman Architecture Renovates the Pebble Beach Residence
Local Stone-Made Holiday Homes
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Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
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Weathered Stone Minimal Homes
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Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series
Micah Rosenblatt Presents the City Block Series in Art Show
Recycled Stone Rural Residences
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Nature-Inspired Design Objects
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Gem-Inspired Illusion Rugs
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Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
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Raw Stone-Inspired Jagged Tables
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Stacked Pebble-Inspired Towers
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Greek Island Tranquil Resorts
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