The Bench That Grows Stronger Every Time You Water It
When I first came across the PhytoSymbiosis Seat, it looked like a piece of architecture that had been left in a garden long enough to…
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The 2-Person Rocking Bench Made From 55kg of Plastic Waste
Most furniture tells you exactly what to do with it. A chair says sit. A table says set things down. A bench says sit, maybe…
Forget Upholstery: Lærke Ryom Tailors Furniture Instead
Most upholstered furniture is essentially furniture under stress. Fabric gets stretched, stapled, pulled taut, and forced into submission over rigid frames. It is, fundamentally, a…
The Furniture That Looks Like It’s About to Walk Away
There’s a particular kind of design that stops you mid-scroll and makes you think: wait, what exactly am I looking at? That’s exactly what happened…
This Furniture System Uses Just 2 Materials and No Glue
Let’s be real about furniture for a second. Most of us want pieces that look great, last forever, and don’t cost as much as a…
The Case for Heirloom Furniture in an Era Obsessed With Biodegradable Everything
Joe Doucet has always been good at saying uncomfortable things politely. His latest provocation, delivered via Columns, a furniture collection with Bulgarian studio Oublier, is…
This Sculptural Bench Captures Sardinia’s Sea in Recycled Resin
You know that moment when you’re standing at the edge of the ocean, watching waves roll in with that hypnotic rhythm that makes everything else…
This Floating Bench Defies Gravity (and Your Expectations)
Have you ever looked at a mountain peak piercing through clouds and thought, “I want to sit on that”? Well, Miles Hass from Make With…
When a Neighborhood Reclaimed Its Lost Shore With 9,200 Face Masks
Here’s something you don’t expect to sit on: surgical masks. Nearly 10,000 of them, to be exact. But that’s exactly what Design PY created in…
This Solar Bench Just Turned Every City Street Into a Charging Hub
Picture this: you’re exhausted from walking through the city, desperately need to charge your phone, and suddenly spot the perfect bench bathed in soft light….
Reconstructing Value turns banknotes into benches
If you’ve ever dreamed about sitting on a fortune, literally, you’ll get a chance to do so at London Design Festival with the Bank of…
Bench turns plastic waste into beautiful outdoor furniture
The Torii Bench began with a simple question asked every day at Placyle: what if plastic waste could be turned into something beautiful? The idea…